Aging Biomarker and Service Core
Services
- Inflammatory cytokines/chemokines
- Alzheimer-related markers (Amyloid beta, phospho-tau)
- Metabolic biomarkers (insulin, leptin, adiponectin, etc)
- Human and mouse IGF-I & IGFBPs (1, 2 3), GH, etc.,
- Mitochondrial derived peptides (MDPs): humanin, SHLP2, MOTS- C, etc
- New assay development
Platforms
Meso Scale Discovery system (MSD)
- ~10 analytes small
- small sample volume (10-25 µL)
- high sensitivity
- broad dynamic range
SpectraMax M3 multi-mode microplate reader:
- absorbance, fluorescence, luminescence
- Application: ELISA, cell viability, fluorescent protein detection
Core address:
USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, 3715 McClintock Ave, GER B1B