Wisconsin Nathan Shock Center
Madison, WI
Specialized Core Areas
Administrative Core
- Provides fiscal and administrative support for all activities of WiNSC, including programming and funding opportunities.
- Oversees communication and data sharing among investigators and facilitates collaboration with other Nathan Shock Centers.
- Supports the organization of meetings, seminars and annual research symposium
Core Leader
Rozalyn Anderson, PhD
EmailResearch Development Core
- Promotes interdisciplinary and multidimensional research in the basic biology of aging.
- Expands the number of investigators engaged in aging biology research.
- Supports Pilot Awards, Idea Awards, Mini-Sabbaticals, and the Weindruch Scholar Program.
Energetics of Longevity Core
- Provides infrastructure for longitudinal studies of aging biology, metabolism, and age-related disease.
- Supports Metabolic Tracer and Genetic Toolkit Platforms.
- Provides access to mouse phenotyping, surgery, genome editing, animal models, small animal imaging, flow cytometry, TRIP, and comparative pathology services.
Discovery & Integration Core
- Facilitates mechanistic discovery in the biology of aging through access to advanced technologies.
- Supports biostatistics, data analysis, and machine learning through the Integrative Data Science Partnership.
- Includes the Molecular Profiling Service Hub and the Innovation Kitchen program.
Translation & Application Core
- Provides infrastructure and support for translational aging research.
- Includes the Nonhuman Primate Pipeline, Liquid Biopsy Platform, and Geroscience Accelerator.
- Provides access to small molecule, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, and flow cytometry services.
