The purpose of the Adipocyte Core is to provide euploid rodent and human undifferentiated and differentiated mass-cultured and cloned preadipocytes and freshly-isolated and cultured fat cells and products derived from these cells (RNA, DNA, protein, conditioned medium) cost-efficiently to BONRC investigators.

The Adipocyte Core offers the following services:

1. methods for measuring the replication and differentiation of preadipocytes;
2. teaches methods for preparing preadipocytes, fat cells, and their products;
3. provides consultative advice about experimental designs involving these preparations;
4. The Core maintains a bank of human preadipocytes.
5. The Core fosters collaborative links among investigators in adipose biology and provides assistance to investigators new to the field.

Director:
Paul F. Pilch, PhD

E-mail: ppilch@bu.edu

Co-Directors:
Caroline Apovian, MD
Email: caroline.apovian@bmc.org

Stephen Farmer, PhD

Email: farmer@biochem.bumc.bu.edu