A fee-for-service facility offering biomarker research support including consultation on study design, preparation and analysis of samples, and data analysis
Assay capabilities:
Enzyme immunoassays (ELISA), electrochemoluminescence & kinetic reaction assays targeting
- hormones (cortisol, DHEA, Estradiol, Testosterone)
- inflammatory markers (CRP, IL-1 beta, IL-6, TNF-alpha)
- enzymes (salivary alpha-amylase)
Multiplexed assays using magnetic beads, polystyrene beads,or MSD platform
Telomere length analysis
Sample types: saliva, serum, plasma, urine, blood and hair from humans & animals
Please remember to acknowledge our work in any publication that uses data from the BCL – it is an important metric for our evaluation. Example: We thank the Biomarker Core Laboratory in the Department of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State for biological assay data.