Core Facilities

The Bioinformatics Core is integral to the South Dakota IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (SD-INBRE), enhancing the state's biomedical research infrastructure. This Core specializes in bioinformatics and multi-omics data analytics, focusing on supporting the research and educational goals of the Research Match Core (RMC) across various scientific disciplines.

Supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences grant and a partnership between the Sanford School of Medicine and the South Dakota Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (SD BRIN), the core facility provides researchers with the capability to rapidly analyze and identify protein expression patterns in their experimental systems.

The Western South Dakota DNA Core Facility (WestCore) was established at Black Hills State University as part of the South Dakota Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (SD BRIN) in 2004. We provide critical infrastructure that enhances research, education and training in the biomedical sciences. WestCore supports research activities across the SD-BRIN network by providing services to our South Dakota academic institutions, as well as to investigators at public and private agencies & institutions nationwide. WestCore is currently supported in part by NIH IDeA Program Grant 2 P20 GM103443 from the INBRE Program of the National Institute for General Medical Sciences. 

The Western South Dakota DNA Core Facility (WestCore) was established at Black Hills State University as part of the South Dakota Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (SD BRIN) in 2004. We provide critical infrastructure that enhances research, education and training in the biomedical sciences. WestCore supports research activities across the SD-BRIN network by providing services to our South Dakota academic institutions, as well as to investigators at public and private agencies & institutions nationwide. WestCore is currently supported in part by NIH IDeA Program Grant 2 P20 GM103443 from the INBRE Program of the National Institute for General Medical Sciences. 

The INBRE Data Science Core (DSC) provides faculty and students with essential data science resources, services, and training to advance biomedical research. The DSC supports expertise in scientific programming, data analysis, management, and security, as well as access to big data and cloud computing. It facilitates the use of biomedical data repositories and promotes training in emerging fields such as machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence. Additionally, the DSC fosters collaboration across INBRE networks to share training and research resources, ensuring innovative and impactful data-driven discoveries.