Immune-Monitoring Core Laboratory
Located at the South Campus Research Building I, the Immune-Monitoring Core Laboratory is a state-of-the-art facility set up to monitor cell-mediated immune responses in clinical trials of new immune therapies or drugs, as well as monitor the immune competence of cancer patients enrolled in these trials. Our dedicated staff of researchers will offer expert advice to clinicians on the types of immune monitoring assays to choose for clinical trial monitoring and data interpretation. We plan to develop new immune monitoring technology with industry and academic collaborators.
The Core facility will serve as a resource for M. D. Anderson, allowing investigators to use dedicated equipment not usually available in individual labs, such as EliSpot readers and multiplex cytokine measurements using a Luminex system. We will also be participants in a national consortium of immune monitoring labs across the U. S. to standardize and validate immune assays and set rigorous quality control standards.