Biobehavioral Research Laboratory

A VCU-approved service center aspiring to make biomarker discovery an attainable goal for the research community

Designed and built by nurse scientists through National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Nursing Research P20 and P30 Center grants, the Biobehavioral Research Laboratory (BRL) examines relationships between biomarkers, behavior and psychosocial factors in order to address health disparities and improve outcomes for multiple health conditions.

The laboratory is a 3,800 square foot, state-of-the-science suite on the fourth floor of the School of Nursing with 14 rooms for conducting physiologic and behavioral monitoring, clinical sample processing, and a wide range of molecular assays. Since its founding, the BRL has acquired additional platforms and equipment through R-level funding, from the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Higher Education Equipment Trust Fund (HEETF) program and through other sources of institutional support.

The BRL offers an extensive range of services using a traditional fee-for-service model. The BRL also works collaboratively with VCU Core laboratories and other outside entities to provide investigators access to services not offered in-house such as next-generation sequencing (NGS), Illumina DNA methylation Bead Arrays, telomere analysis and more.

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