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.