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DERC - Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
N520
Houston, TX
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The Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at Baylor College of Medicine is one of the nation's leading centers for endocrine research. The focus of basic and clinical research of the division includes: diabetes, thyroid, metabolic bone, lipid, hypertensive, reproductive dysautonomic and prostatic diseases.

Faculty from the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center work closely with our researchers, and multidisciplinary programs include an integrated research training program in molecular endocrinology with senior members of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology.

Cores

Administration : The administrative core oversees and coordinates all the activities of the Diabetes and Endocrinology..

Molecular Biology, Genomics & Genetics : The DERC Microarray Shared Resource provides researchers access to state-of-the-art molecular profiling technology and services. This facility:

Protein, Proteomics & Mass Spec :

Vector Core : Delivering genes of interest into specific target cells is an important technology for studying the functions of genes...

Metabolic Physiology : The Mouse Metabolism Core under DERC is one of..

Animal Physiology & Phenotyping : The primary function of the Mouse MRI core facility is to provide high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy to assist DERC members in their research objectives. To achieve..

Assay & Analytical : The RNA In Situ Hybridization Core provides equipment and services to determine gene expression patterns in mouse tissues. Moreover, the core will collect (or assist in collecting) specimens..

People

Lawrence C. B. Chan, D.Sc., M.B.B.S. : Center Director, Core Director and Director, Pilot & Feasibility Program, . Phone: 713-798-4478

Lisa White, Ph.D. : Director, Microarray Resource, Biostatistics, and Bioinformatics Core, . Phone: 713-798-7607

Jun Qin, Ph.D. : Director, Proteomics Core, . Phone: 713-798-1507

Kazuhiro Oka, Ph.D. : Director, Gene Vector Core, . Phone: 713-798-7381

Pradip Saha, Ph.D. : Co-Director, Mouse Metabolism Core, . Phone: 713-798-3704

Robia G. Pautler, Ph.D. : Director, Mouse MRI Core, . Phone: 713-798-3892

Ming-Jer Tsai, Ph.D. : Associate Center Director, Associate Director for Biomedical Research and Core Resources, . Phone: 713-798-6253

Susan G. Hilsenbeck, Ph.D. : Co-Director, Microarray Resource, Biostatistics, and Bioinformatics Core, . Phone: 713-798-1627

Christina Thaler, M.Sc. : Director, RNA In Situ Hybridization Core, . Phone: 713-798-3320