About

The UVA Biomarker and Neuroimaging Core is a newly established provisional core designed to connect researchers with specialized biomarker services and expertise at UVA. Support for the core comes in part through the School of Medicine and the Grand Challenges Research Investments in Brain and Neuroscience.

The identification of novel biomarkers and acquisition of high-quality imaging data from research participants – including newborn term and premature infants, children, individuals with dementia and adult/child-caregiver dyads
(hyperscanning) is a formidable challenge. The core leverages existing human imaging services provided by the Department of Radiology and procurement and processing of human tissue and other biospecimens for basic, translational, and clinical research by the Biorepository and Tissue Research Facility (BTRF). Integrating comprehensive and specialized approaches with data analytics expertise and infrastructure will enable collection of high-quality neuroimaging and biospecimen data.