MCW Center for Microbiome Research Services
The Medical College of Wisconsin CMR and its staff provide expertise and technical support for a wide range of microbiome-focused research. Below is a basic outline of our services and technologies, including initial project consultation, sample collection and processing, data analysis, and interpretation. For more information please contact Dr. Nita Salzman.
Consultation
• Experimental design
• Grant applications

Training and Protocols
• Microbial sample collection and processing
• Bacterial nucleic acid extraction and QC
• qPCR and RT-qPCR

Direct Fee-for-Service: Bench Services
• Molecular processing of collected samples
• Bacterial nucleic acid extraction
• Nucleic acid concentration measurement
• qPCR and RT-qPCR
• Coordination of offsite 16S rDNA sequencing
• Sample storage and inventory management

Direct Fee-for-Service: Gnotobiotics
• Axenic and gnotobiotic mice
• Axenic mouse colony
• Defined microbiota mouse colony
• Choice of semi-rigid isolators or individually ventilated iso-caging for gnotobiotic experiments

Bioinformatics and Biostatistics
• 16S rDNA data preparation and OTU assignment, diversity analysis
• Guidance for hands-on analytical techniques

Intramural Pilot Awards
• Small awards to fund microbiome-focused experiments
• Applicable to all CMR services

Contact Us
Center for Microbiome Research
Medical College of Wisconsin
TBRC-CRI 3rd Floor
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
