Research Centers Under the Pritzker Umbrella
Four centers operate within the Pritzker Institute, in addition to an NIH-funded biotechnology research resource, BioCAT.
CINNR- the Center for Integrative Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Research
The mission of the Center for Integrative Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Research (CINNR) is to foster research in systems and behavioral neuroscience at the University of Chicago and neural engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology.
ECDRE - Engineering Center For Diabetes Research and Education
Illinois Institute of Technology has established a unique diabetes research and education center. The Engineering Center For Diabetes Research and Education's (ECDRE) objective is to use engineering techniques to develop treatment modalities for diabetes and its many complications.
MIRC - Medical Imaging Research Center
MIRC is a research center focused on technological developments in biomedical imaging. MIRC faculty are developing new imaging modalities and new techniques for acquisition, processing and analysis of medical images.
uCoSM - Center for Molecular Study of Condensed Soft Matter
The Center for Molecular Study of Condensed Soft Matter (uCoSM) conducts research into the connection between molecular structure and macroscopic properties of condensed soft matter, both synthetic and biological.
BioCAT - Biophysics Collaborative Access Team
BioCAT is a NIH-supported research center at the Advanced Photon Source in Argonne, IL for the study of partially ordered and disordered biological materials. Techniques supported by BioCAT include: scanning hard X-ray microprobe for metal distribution and speciation in tissues; fiber diffraction and micro-diffraction of muscle, connective tissue, amyloids, and viruses; and small-angle-X-ray scattering from macromolecules in solution. The BioCAT facility comprises an undulator based beamline, (18-ID) associated laboratory, and computational facilities. Access is available to all scientists on basis of peer-reviewed beamtime proposals.