Researcher Resource Request
All researchers wishing to request services from the KU ADC must click here to complete the KU ADC Researcher Request Form. You will then be contacted by the KU ADC Administrative Core to discuss your request.
Please click here to view the KU ADC's Standard Operating Procedures for Research Requests
Specialized services include:
• Fitness and body composition assessment (Clinical Core).
• Quantitative metabolite and energy substrate magnetic resonance spectroscopy (Neuroimaging Core)
• Mitochondrial DNA, gene expression, proteomics, enzyme activity, and oxygen consumption studies from brain, muscle, and platelet tissue mitochondria (MGM Core)
• Production and characterization of transmitochondrial hybrid cell lines (MGM Core)
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Partial list of metabolism-relevant services |
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Core |
Service |
Source |
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Clinical |
Resting metabolic rate, respiratory exchange ratio, aerobic/cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2 peak), body composition, glucose tolerance testing |
Human (living) |
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Neuropathology |
Brain protein aggregation assessments |
Human (deceased) |
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Neuroimaging |
Brain and muscle metabolites including oxidative stress (MRS), brain glucose consumption (FDG PET), plaque burden (AV45), brain activation patterns (fMRI) |
Human (living) |
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Mitochondrial Genomics and Metabolism |
Platelet mitochondria enzyme activities, platelet mitochondria O2consumption, platelet mitochondrial DNA heteroplasmy detection, WBC gene expression and gene sequencing, cytoplasmic hybrid cell line creation and characterization Brain and muscle mitochondrial function, brain oxidative stress |
Human (living)
Human (deceased) |
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