Mahmoud A. Saleh, PhD., Director
Xin Wei, PhD., Co- Director

The Biosensor and Biomarker Technology (BBT) Core Facility is a research support facility at Texas Southern University (TSU) that provides technical and resources support as well as hands-on training in molecular and biochemical techniques for environmental and biomedical research investigators. The main objective of the BBT is to provide essential research infrastructure to improve and facilitate the research capabilities of faculty investigators and graduate students at TSU. To accomplish this goal, the BBT core facility provides assistance to research investigators in the following molecular, environmental and toxicological techniques through RCMI-sponsored research resources.

Dr. Christopher Tymczak, CRL Director
Rambis Chu, PhD., Co-Director

Computational Research Laboratory Core Facility is a research lab designed to establish protocols for maintaining, managing, and sharing biomedical research related data sets. To strengthen the research capabilities of TSU faculty and students, by providing them with research and training activities in computational research. To enhance data mining and data visual capabilities of TSU faculty and students. To develop a collaborative computations-based research network among RCMI and non-RCMI investigators engaged in biomedical and behavioral research.

Kasturi Ranganna, PhD., Director
Amruthesh Shivachar, PhD., Co-Director

The MBTE Core facility consists of two components, Molecular Biology (MB) and Tissue Engineering (TE) component, which are created at the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Texas Southern University (TSU) to support biomedical research activities. The purpose of the MBTE core facility is: to maintain and enhance the existing molecular biology and 2-dimensional (2-D) cell culture section (MB), and to develop and establish the new tissue engineering section (TE) that supports 3-dimensional tissue-equivalent cell culture technology to provide biomedical researchers of TSU with molecular biology and cell culture research infrastructure.

James DuMond, Jr., PhD., Director

Under this granting mechanism funds were specifically identified for the development of a Proteomics and Functional Genomics Facility (PFGF) here at Texas Southern University. The rationale for such a facility is to enhance and support faculty and students at TSU in their research. The goal of this facility is to provide support for ongoing research and act as a platform for the development and/or expansion of future research projects for years to come.