Introduction

The Radiation and Free Radical Research Core focuses on providing state of the art technologies to investigators studying the role of oxidative stress and redox biology.

Ionizing Radiation Services (IRS) provides research related radiation treatments to eukaryotic and procaryotic cells, viruses, and small animals as well as non-biological materials.

Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) services as well as other detection methodologies for measuring free radicals, singlet oxygen, nitric oxide and the array of related oxidants and oxidative damage products are available.

Antioxidant Enzyme Services (AES) to provide easy access to technologies for modifying and measuring molecules responsible for pro-oxidant formation, metabolism of reactive oxygen species, and mediators of redox biology including: anti-oxidant proteins/enzymes, small molecular weight cellular thiols and reductants, as well as redox mediated signaling and gene expression pathways governing growth, differentiation, and cell injury processes.