Nucleus

Nucleus: Network of Core Labs Enabling Solutions is a core organizing centre for multi-faceted research facilities in Windsor-Essex. It brings together health research infrastructure to:

Consolidate and inform health researchers of existing resources in our community and surrounding communities.
Enable multidisciplinary teams to address problems at the cutting edge of health care.
Avoid duplication and effectively optimize use of resources.
Make use of funding opportunities to enable Windsor-Essex to obtain and maintain critical cutting-edge research equipment.
Leverage donor dollars with research funding opportunities.

WE-SPARK is in the process of building an inventory of existing facilities, as well as our gaps and needs. Please check back often.

We have several research pipelines that are made up of multiple core facilities and require highly trained technicians and cutting-edge equipment. These pipelines are critical in addressing regional health issues, advancing innovation and technology and driving outcomes that support a healthier community.

Pipelines	Cores Used
Drug Development and Screening Innovative technologies are used to test the responses of patient samples to drugs with the goal of developing more effective drugs for different diseases including cancer.	Chemistry synthesis/analytical core lab Essex and Physics Imaging cores Flow cytometry Histology Zfish screening facility Mouse facility Clinical trials
Personalized Medicine Cutting-edge technologies are used to test the genomic/proteomic and epigenomic signature of patient samples with the goal of matching patients to the best treatments.	Mass spectrometry core GLIER genomics core Flow cytometry Computational biology core St Clair College 5G network Clinical trials
Regenerative Medicine Researchers are working together to study different regenerative systems and to engineer solutions for patients including novel medical devices.	Stem cell diagnostics core Essex and physics imaging cores Histology core Human performance core St Clair biotech lab
Recovery and Rehabilitation Researchers across the partnership are working together to test new solutions for post-injury recovery and rehabilitation solutions	Human performance core HDGH ARC
Environmental Health Researchers are monitoring our external environment (land, water, soil) and testing for compounds with toxic effects to humans	Chemistry synthesis/analytics core lab GLIER genomics core GLIER chemical tracers lab GLIER organic analysis nutrient lab GLIER centre for geospatial analysis Zebrafish screening facility