Website -https://www.uab.edu/medicine/genetics/epitope-recognition-and-immunoreagent-core-facility-eric

Contact
Fran Allen, Associate Director
fallen@uab.edu
205-934-7156

 The Epitope Recognition and Immunoreagent Core (ERIC) evolved from expansion and diversification of the UAB Hybridoma Core Facility established in 1982. Services provided by the ERIC include: procurement and housing of pathogen-free rodents, design and evaluation of peptide antigens, immunization, sera testing, performance and screening of fusions, single cell cloning, isotyping, large-scale mab production and purification. The ERIC is committed to maintaining the highest possible success rate for the development of novel monoclonal reagents.  As a result, the ERIC utilizes unique strategic protocols that increase the probability of obtaining specific Mabs against poorly immunogenic substances, highly conserved proteins or one particular epitope on a complex molecule. The ERIC maintains an inventory of over 30 hybridomas against commonly requested cytokines, CD antigens, lymphocyte markers.  Services provided by the ERIC are offered to all UAB investigators as well as collaborators at other academic institutions. Requests for ERIC services should be directed to core director Dr. Mary Ann Accavitti-Loper (934-0913, maal@uab.edu)  or associate core director Ms. Fran Allen (934-7156, fallen@uab.edu).