About Us
The Laboratory Diagnostic Core has maintained CAP (College of American Pathologists) and CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act) accreditations since 2001 and has maintained the required standards for the past 20 years. The Core offers investigators an extensive menu of automated clinical chemistry, immunology and hematology assays (over 200). Tests range from commercially available FDA approved methods to research grade ELISA’s.
To recognize the Laboratory Diagnostic Core personnel or technology for support of your research, please refer to the Acknowledgment tab.
Contacts
Equipment
Has two modules in tandem:
c501 Module
- Clinical chemistry, ISE (K, Na, Cl), over 100 homogeneous immunoassays, HbA1c (whole blood measurement) Throughput of up to 1,000 tests/hour 60 direct-access assays
e601 Module
- Heterogeneous immunoassays, including cardiac markers and over 80 assays for anemia, bone and tumor markers, hormones, and infectious diseases Throughput of up to 170 tests/hour 5 direct-access assays Carry-over free disposable tips Clot and liquid level detection 9 minute STAT applications for NT-proBNP, Troponin T high sensitive (5th gen.), Troponin I, CK-MB, Myoglobin, hCG, and PTH
- CBC results: WBC, RBC, HGB, HCT, MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW, PLT, MPV.
- Differential results (absolute and %): NEUT, LYMPH, MONO, EOS, BASO.
- The ADVIA is capable of running multi-species analysis.
The QuickPlex instrument offers access to high-performance electrochemiluminescence immunoassays (ECL). Applications include but are not limited to cyotokine analysis, PK, ADA and serology.
Acknowledgment Guidance
Acknowledgments and Authorship
All work performed by Cleveland Clinic Shared Laboratory Resources should be acknowledged or considered for co-authorship in scholarly publications, presentations, and posters. By acknowledging shared resource expertise and instrumentation, you play a critical role in supporting our mission to maintain access to cutting-edge technology and services on our campus into the future.
The Cleveland Clinic Shared Laboratory Resources participate in the Research Resource Identifier Initiative to promote transparency and reproducibility of scientific methods. Please include the unique Research Resource Identifier, RRID number, in the Methods or Acknowledgments sections of your manuscripts.
Example Acknowledgments:
- We acknowledge the Cleveland Clinic Research Laboratory Diagnostic Core (RRID: SCR_027128), especially [staff name], for their assistance with [technique/technology].
- This research was supported in part by Cleveland Clinic Research Laboratory Diagnostic Core (Cleveland, OH) (RRID: SCR_027128).