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Vanderbilt VBI Instrument Core

Overview of Services

The Vanderbilt Brain Institute maintains this large and diverse set of instruments located throughout MRB3. Equipment is pay/per use and available for anyone to use as we strive to provide a collaborative environment to all of Vanderbilt’s community of researchers.

Leadership

Instrument Core Managers: Hastings Benitone, Elizabeth Pera, Ashley Haddard 

Director: Lisa Monteggia

Associate Director: Christos Constantinidis 

 

Hours of Operation and Location

Hours Location

Staffed: Monday - Friday 8 AM - 4:30 PM

Approved users have 24/7 instrument access  

Equipment Maps

 

Links and Resources

  1. VBI Core Website
  2. Managing Your Requests in iLab
  3. Department Manager User Guide
  4. Principal Investigator and Lab Manager User Guide
  5. iLab Forms - VU Users
  6. iLab Forms - VUMC Users

Contacts

Name Role Phone Email Location
Hastings Benitone
Instrument Core Manager
 
615-319-0915
 
Hastings.benitone@vanderbilt.edu
 
7203 MRBIII
 
Elizabeth Pera

 

 
elizabeth.king.1@vanderbilt.edu
 
7203 MRBIII
 

Instruments & Resources


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