Research Services

The NDSU VDL offers core research services for necropsy, histology, pathology, molecular diagnostics, sequencing, microbiology, and mycology.

Beyond the expertise of board-certified veterinary pathologists, we offer specialized stains, immunohistochemistry (IHC), and digital slide scanning as additional pathology services.

The following equipment is available as part of our research service:

Digital slide scanner

Illumina iSeq

Illumina MiSeq

Denovix Spectrophotometer

ABI 7500 Fast Thermocycler

Qiagen RGQ Thermocycler

Oxford Nanopore Minion Sequencer

KingFisher 96-well Flex

Bruker Biotyper (Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry/MALDI-TOF MS)

bioMerieux Vitek 2 Compact

BIOMIC V3/Sensititre antimicrobial susceptibility testing plates

Software: Bruker ClinProTools for MALDI-TOF MS model development

All research requires an initial consult with a VDL faculty/staff prior to submission. Basic pricing and service information are listed on the submission forms below. Contacts for the services are listed on each form.

RESEARCH PATHOLOGY SERVICES FORM

For research requiring necropsy, histology, or pathology services.

RESEARCH MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS & SEQUENCING FORM

For research requiring molecular diagnostics or sequencing services.

RESEARCH MICROBIOLOGY & MYCOLOGY FORM

For research requiring microbiology or mycology services.