Administrative Core and Enrichment Program

细胞培养和基因工程核心有两个组成部分：I。细胞培养组分： 本部分的目的是为肝脏研究中心研究者提供：（i）离体肝脏 一致的高质量细胞，（iii）细胞系的良好表征的冷冻储备，（iv）专门的 培养基、激素和补充剂，以及用于最佳细胞生长的基质组分;以及（iv） 用于分离和培养来自肝脏的各种细胞类型的设备和说明书 和二.基因工程部分：（i）目标是协助肝脏中心研究人员 开发重组病毒载体（基于肿瘤逆转录病毒、慢病毒、腺病毒和 （二）维护显微镜设备，并协助 在遗传或其他操作后培养细胞的常规评价中。要添加的服务 2008年包括（i）培养人类胚胎干细胞并将其提供给肝脏中心研究人员 用于分化成肝细胞;（ii）提供从切除的肝分离的原代人肝细胞 不用于移植的肝段和肝脏;以及（iii）协助研究者 遗传标记肝细胞，用于移植到动物模型后的鉴定。

The Cell Culture and Genetic Engineering Core has two components: I. Cell culture component: Objectives of this component are to provide Liver Research Center Investigators with: (i) isolated liver cells of consistently high quality, (iii) well-characterized frozen stocks of cell lines, (iv) specialized culture media, hormones and supplements, and matrix components for optimal cell growth; and (iv) equipment and instructions for use in isolation and culturing of various cell types derived from the liver and II. Genetic Engineering component: (i) The objectives are to assist Liver Center Investigators in developing recombinant viral vectors, (based on oncoretroviruses, lentiviruses, adenoviruses and baculoviruses) for use in their specific research, and (ii) Maintain equipment for microscopy and assist in routine evaluation of cultured cells following genetic or other manipulations. Services to be added in 2008 include (i) culturing human embryonic stem cells and providing these to Liver Center Investigators for differentiation into liver cells; (ii) providing primary human liver cells isolated from resected liver segments and procured livers that are not used for transplantation; and (iii) assisting Investigators in genetically marking liver cells for identification after transplantation into animal models.