The Cousins Center maintains a core laboratory with three aims:

Aim 1
Support the analysis of inflammatory biology in existing UCLA research programs and in new pilot projects and developing research programs.

Aim 2
Develop new analytic approaches to facilitate in vivo analysis of inflammatory dynamics and their functional genomic impact on individuals.  

Aim 3
Provide training in behavioral, immunologic, and molecular aspects of inflammatory biology in general to postdoctoral fellows and faculty.

Inflammatory Biology Core focuses on measurement of

1. Ccirculating protein markers
2. Cellular protein markers
3. Molecular assays of cytokine production
4. Genomic assessments of inflammatory activity and its cellular impact
5. Neuroendocrine parameters and immune function