Proposal Submissions with Core Participation
When submitting a grant proposal that will involve participation from a centralized research core or core director, please make sure to check the appropriate box in the USCeRA Proposal/Award Processing Form (PAP).
Boilerplate information for each of the centralized research cores can be found in the CGI Hub's Research Toolbox. This information can be used to help complete Facilities, Equipment, Other Resources documents and other documents necessary to your grant proposal.
iLab Scheduling and Ordering System
The iLab system is a web-based software tool to manage core facilities and shared resources, including equipment reservations, service requests, billing, and reporting. iLab is integrated with USC's finance system and can be accessed by internal users with your regular USC User ID and password. External (non-USC) users can login with their institution's credentials (when applicable) or by setting up an iLab account. Please use iLab for all requests and scheduling for these cores.
- Center for Elemental Mass Spectrometry (CEMS)
- Electron Microscopy (EM) Center
- Functional Genomics Core
- Infectious Disease Translational Research Core
- Instrumentation Resource Facility (IRF)
- Mass Spectrometry Core
- Microscopy and Flow Cytometry Core
- Mouse Experimentation and Germ-Free Core
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility
- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) Core
iLab Guides and Support Documents for USC PIs and Lab Managers
- USC Internal User iLab Registration Guide (pdf)
- Scheduling Equipment Time in iLab (pdf)
- Updating Payment Information on Your iLab Invoice (pdf)
- USC PI and Lab Manager iLab Manual (Managing your iLab research group) (pdf)
If you have any questions about using iLab or core billing, please contact Savannah Britz, Director of Finance and Business Operations, at savannah.britz@sc.edu.
USC Core Research Resource Identifiers (RRIDs)
An RRID is a unique identifier assigned to key research resources and is used to label and track these resources in research papers, making it easier to find, report, and verify the specific tools used in a study. When a USC research core has been used to collect data for a publication, it must be acknowledged by including the RRID in the acknowledgement section of the paper.
Research Core |
RRID |
| Center for Elemental Mass Spectrometry (CEMS) | SCR_027212 |
| College of Pharmacy Microarray Core | SCR_022211 |
| Electron Microscopy (EM) Center | SCR_026179 |
| Functional Genomics Core | SCR_026178 |
| Instrumentation Resource Facility (IRF) | SCR_024955 |
| Mass Spectrometry Core | SCR_027213 |
| Microscopy and Flow Cytometry | SCR_027215 |
| Mouse Experimentation and Germ-Free Facility | SCR_026177 |
| Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Core | SCR_027214 |
| Patient Engagement Studio | SCR_024955 |
| Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center | SCR_026046 |
| X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) Core | SCR_026176 |