1. Research

Dean’s CoREs

The Dean's Centers of Research Excellence (CoREs) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai bring crucial instrumentation and methodologies for cutting-edge biomedical investigation to our entire research community. Available to all Icahn School investigators, staff members, and trainees, our facilities are staffed by experts who not only provide services but also serve as sources of training and guidance. As such, our CoREs constitute a major educational resource for our trainees and for scientists wishing to diversify or explore new avenues of research.

We offer access to Dean’s CoREs services to all members of the Icahn School of Medicine community, regardless of departmental or center affiliation. We also welcome external users.

CoREs are not responsible for the application of their products or outcome of research studies involving their products.

Our billing system is designed for efficiency and transparency. Charges are initiated at the time of service request, and we issue monthly invoices based on the fund number provided to us. We appreciate timely communication regarding cancellations, as those made with less than 24 hours' notice incur full charges. For any billing inquiries, we ask investigators to directly contact the corresponding CoRE Director.

The Dean’s CoREs are administered through the Office of the Dean and are partially subsidized by institutional funds. Each CoRE benefits from an advisory committee that meets quarterly with its directors. Investigators seeking to establish a new Dean’s CoRE should submit a proposal for review by the Dean’s Office.

 

Meet the Director

Our Leadership

Sarah Millar, PhD
Sarah Millar, PhD

Director of the Dean’s CoREs

Shekhar Patil, PhD
Shekhar Patil, PhD

Administrative Director

Rachel Brody, MD, PhD
Rachel Brody, MD, PhD

Biorepository and Pathology CoRE Director

Daniel Puleston, PhD
Daniel Puleston, PhD

Metabolomics CoRE Director

Deanna L Benson, PhD
Deanna L Benson, PhD

Microscopy CoRE Director

Youngwook Ahn, PhD
Youngwook Ahn, PhD

Transgenic and Genome Editing CoRE Director

John F Crary, MD, PhD
John F Crary, MD, PhD

Neuropathology Brain Bank and Research CoRE co-Director

JAMIE M WALKER, MD
JAMIE M WALKER, MD

Neuropathology Brain Bank and Research CoRE co-Director

Samuele Marro, PhD
Samuele Marro, PhD

Stem Cell Engineering CoRE Director

Aneel K Aggarwal, PhD
Aneel K Aggarwal, PhD

Cryo-EM CoRE co-Director

Daniel Wacker, PhD
Daniel Wacker, PhD

Cryo-EM CoRE co-Director

Siu-Hong Ho, PhD
Siu-Hong Ho, PhD

Flow Cytometry CoRE Director