Shared resources for the NCIBT include the extensive UC Davis research infrastructure of both Davis and Sacramento campuses that enables studies spanning from benchtop to industry dissemination. Additional resources exist at NYU Langone, UCLA, and Johns Hopkins University.
NCIBT Headquarters & Administrative Infrastructure
Computational, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence Resources
High Performance Computing
- UC Davis HPC2 High Performance Computing Cluster, including NCIBT-owned GPU computing resources.
- College of Engineering HPC infrastructure and Lambda GPU servers.
- Qi Lab's 240-core computational cluster with 1 TB RAM and 360 TB storage.
- Yang Laboratory GPU servers for advanced image processing and machine learning applications.
- UC Davis Center for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (CeDAR).
- TETRAPODS Institute of Data Science (UCD4IDS).
- UC Davis Center for Precision Medicine and Data Sciences (CPMDS).
- National supercomputing resources through collaborators including NERSC, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Argonne National Laboratory.
Visualization and Advanced Computing
Benchtop Research, Device Development, and Prototyping
NCIBT Laboratories
NCIBT investigators maintain multiple dedicated laboratories across UC Davis, NYU Langone, Johns Hopkins University, and UCLA, including:
- Marcu Lab at UC Davis
- Qi Lab at UC Davis
- Yang Lab at UC Davis
- ALBA Lab at UC Davis
- Islam Lab at UC Davis
- Srinivasan Lab at NYU Langone
- Ozcan Lab at UCLA
- Li Lab at Johns Hopkins University
Manufacturing and Prototyping Facilities
- UC Davis Center for Nano- and Micro-Manufacturing (CNM2), a 10,000-square-foot cleanroom facility.
- Tech Foundry Biomedical Engineering Machine Shop and prototyping facilities.
- Biomedical Engineering Rapid Prototyping Facility.
- Inventopia Engineering and Life Science Incubator.
- UCLA Engineering Machine Shop and Nanoelectronics Research Facility.
Genomics, Molecular Characterization, and Biological Resources
NCIBT has access to:
- UC Davis Genome Center.
- DNA Technologies and Expression Core.
- Genomics Shared Resource of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center.
- Immunohistochemistry Core at NYU Langone Cancer Institute.
- Biorepository and Molecular Pharmacology Shared Resources.
Capabilities include NGS sequencing, microarray analysis, transcriptomics, spatial molecular characterization, immunohistochemistry, pathology support, tissue banking, and biomarker development.
Preclinical Translation Resources
Small Animal Imaging
NCIBT investigators benefit from extensive small-animal imaging infrastructure including:
- Center for Molecular and Genomic Imaging (CMGI)
- National Biomedical Research Institute (NBRI) imaging resources
- NYU Langone Preclinical Imaging Core
- NYU Animal Imaging Facilities
- Johns Hopkins Small Animal Research Program (SAIRP)
Available modalities include microPET, microSPECT, microCT, MRI, ultrasound, optical imaging, bioluminescence, fluorescence, photoacoustic imaging, and molecular imaging.
Large Animal and Surgical Translation
Resources include:
- UC Davis Large Animal Survival Surgical Facility (Centaur Facility)
- UC Davis Surgical Research Facility (SRF)
- School of Veterinary Medicine facilities and services
- Michael W. Chapman Emergency and Trauma Center
Capabilities include survival surgery, fluoroscopy, echocardiography, animal model development, device testing, biocompatibility studies, surgical training, regulatory support, and long-term animal care.
Clinical Translation Resources
NCIBT has direct access to extensive clinical infrastructures through UC Davis Health and collaborating institutions. These include:
- UC Davis Medical Center
- Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC)
- Clinical Research Center and Clinical Trials Office
- UC BRAID multicampus clinical research consortium
- UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Clinical Trials Program
- Department of Neurological Surgery clinical infrastructure and traumatic brain injury registry
These resources support clinical trial design, regulatory compliance, participant recruitment, REDCap and informatics support, data management, investigator training, multicenter trials, and clinical dissemination.
Advanced Clinical Imaging Resources
NCIBT investigators have access to:
- UC Davis Department of Radiology
- Division of Nuclear Medicine
- EXPLORER Molecular Imaging Center (EMIC)
- Northern California PET Imaging Center (NCPIC)
- Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research (CAI2R) at NYU Langone
- NYU Department of Radiology imaging infrastructure
Capabilities encompass advanced MRI, PET, SPECT, CT, angiography, molecular imaging, radiochemistry, radiotracer development, total-body PET imaging with the uEXPLORER scanner, image analysis, and translational imaging technology development.
Biostatistics and Data Analysis Support
NCIBT investigators have access to:
- UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Biostatistics Shared Resource
- NYU Imaging Biostatistics Core
- NYU Population Health Biostatistics Resource
Support includes study design, power calculations, machine learning, predictive analytics, clinical trial statistics, imaging biomarker development, longitudinal analysis, high-dimensional data analysis, and omics integration.
Technology Translation, Commercialization, and Dissemination
NCIBT investigators have access to a comprehensive innovation ecosystem including:
- Innovation and Technology Commercialization (ITC)
- InnovationAccess
- Venture Catalyst
- Inventopia Incubator
- Aggie Square innovation ecosystem and industry partnerships
- UC BRAID dissemination infrastructure
These resources support intellectual property protection, startup formation, licensing, commercialization, regulatory planning, industry engagement, entrepreneurship training, and large-scale dissemination of NCIBT technologies.
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