We offer services and resources to microbiome researchers from across campus and beyond. Please use our MiCores website when you are ready to submit samples.
Our services include:
High Throughput Extraction of Nucleic Acids
Microbial Community Profiling - (16S, ITS, and EMP)
Click here to request a price quote.
The Microbiome Core is housed in the Medical Science Research Building I (MSRB-I). We provide services for the National Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Centers (MMPC) and are allied with the UM Center for Gastrointestinal Research (UMCGR).
Contact us at microbiomecore@umich.edu
if you have questions or would like to discuss a project.
Meet the team:
Tom Schmidt, Ph.D. - Microbiome Core Director
Chris Blair, B.S. - Microbiome Core Lab Manager
Christina Cartaciano, M.S. - Microbiome Core Lab Specialist
Ruqaiya Siddiqui, M.S. - Microbiome Core Lab Specialist
Karrie Black, M.B.A. - Financial Administrator
Michael Dority, M.S. - Core Administrator