Authorship, Acknowledgement, and Citation Guidelines

Acknowledgment format

Proper acknowledgment of the shared core facilities is required by US funding agencies and enables tracking of the impact of our shared core facilities and can lead to additional funding for new equipment.

Thus, core facilities from the University of Pittsburgh should also be acknowledged with their respective RRID number.

Here is a template that new shared cores should use:

Work performed in the XXX Facility (RRID:######) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, the Department of [name of the department], and the [name of the foundation or granted institution] Foundation.

RCF Name	Location	Acknowledgement
Advanced Imaging Core	Upper Campus	Magnetic Resonance Imaging was performed in the Advanced Imaging Center at the University of Pittsburgh (RRID: SCR_025139) and the services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, the office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences and the Department of Neurobiology.
Bioinformatics Core Facility at John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center	Upper Campus	Work performed in the Bioinformatics Core Facility at John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center (RRID:SCR_025228) were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Pediatrics.
Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD)	Upper Campus	The project described was graciously supported by the National Institutes of Health through Grant Number UL1 TR001857, KL2 TR001856, and/or TL1 TR001858.
Cell Imaging Core Laboratory at John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center	Upper Campus	The confocal images were acquired at the Cell Imaging Core Laboratory located within the John G. Rangos Research Center, Children's Hospital of UPMC (RRID:SCR_025132.) The services and instrumentation used in this project received generous support from the University of Pittsburgh and the Department of Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of UPMC.
Center for Research on Healthcare Data Center Core Facility	Upper Campus	Work performed in the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research on Health Care Data Center Core Facility (RRID:SCR_025227) and services used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine.
Cryo-Electron Microscopy Core Facility	Upper Campus	The Cryo-Electron Microscopy Core Facility (RRID:SCR_025216) used for data collection in this project was graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, the Department of Structural Biology, and the National Institutes of Health (grants S10-OD-019995 and S10-OD-025009).
Dietrich School Electronics Shop	Lower Campus	Work performed in the University of Pittsburgh Dietrich School Electronics Shop Core Facility (RRID:SCR_025113) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh.
Dietrich School Glass Shop	Lower Campus	Work performed in the University of Pittsburgh Dietrich School Glass Shop Core Facility (RRID:SCR_023719) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh.
Dietrich School Machine Shop	Lower Campus	Work performed in the University of Pittsburgh Dietrich School Machine Shop Core Facility (RRID:SCR_023720) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh.
Dietrich School Mass Spectrometry Facility	Lower Campus	Work performed in the University of Pittsburgh Dietrich School Mass Spectrometry Facility (RRID:SCR_025123) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh.
Dietrich School Materials Characterization Laboratory	Lower Campus	Work performed in the University of Pittsburgh Dietrich School Materials Characterization Laboratory (RRID:SCR_025127) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh.
Dietrich School Materials X-ray Crystallography Facility	Lower Campus	Work performed in the University of Pittsburgh X-ray Crystallography Facility (RRID:SCR_025125) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh.
Dietrich School Microscopy and Imaging Suite	Lower Campus	Work performed in the University of Pittsburgh Dietrich School Microscopy and Imaging Suite (RRID:SCR_022084) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh.
Dietrich School NMR Core Facility	Lower Campus	Work performed in the University of Pittsburgh Dietrich School NMR Core Facility (RRID:SCR_025126) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh.
Drosophila Research Core Facility	Upper Campus	Work performed in the Drosophila Research Core Facility (RRID:SCR_025221) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Science and the Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
Flow Cytometry Core at John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center	Upper Campus	Work performed in Flow Cytometry Core at John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center (RRID:SCR_025223) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, the Department of Pediatrics
Genome Editing, Transgenic and Virus (GETV) Core	Upper Campus	Work performed in the Genome Editing, Transgenic and Virus (GETV) Core (RRID:SCR_025151), and services and instruments used by the core are generously supported, in part, by the Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation.
Gnotobiotic Animal Core	Upper Campus	The services, equipment and facilities of the Gnotobiotic Animal core (RRID:SCR_025218) used in this project were supported in part by the University of Pittsburgh and Departments of Immunology, Medicine and Pediatrics
Health Sciences Mass Spectrometry Core	Upper Campus	Work performed in the Health Sciences Mass Spectrometry Core (RRID:SCR_025222) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, and the National Institutes of Health shared instrumentation grants S10OD023402 for lipidomics and S10OD032141 for metabolomics.
Health Sciences Sequencing Core at Children’s Hospital	Upper Campus	(list specific services) was performed in the Health Sciences Sequencing Core at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (RRID:SCR_023116) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, the Department of Pediatrics, the Institute for Precision Medicine, and the Richard K Mellon Foundation for Pediatric Research.
Health Services Research Data Center	Upper Campus	Work performed in the University of Pittsburgh Health Services Research Data Center (RRID:SCR_025226) and services used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, the department of health sciences IT in the Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences Office
Magee Women’s Research Institute Confocal Core	Upper Campus	Work performed in the Magee Womens Research Institute Confocal Core (RRID:SCR_025213) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, The Magee-Womens Research Institute, and NIH Grant S10OD030404.
Magnetic Resonance Research Center	Upper Campus	Work performed in the Magnetic Resonance Research Center (RRID:SCR_025216) and services and instruments used in this center were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, the Department of Radiology, and the National Institutes of Health.
Metabolic Core at John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center	Upper Campus	[Insert Type(s) of analysis] was performed in the Metabolic Core Facility located within the John G. Rangos Research Center, Children’s Hospital of UPMC (RRID:SCR_025224) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Pediatrics.
Nanoscale Fabrication and Characterization Core Facility	Lower Campus	Work performed in the University of Pittsburgh Nanofabrication and Characterization Core Facility (RRID:SCR_05124) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh.
Peptide and Peptoid Synthesis Core	Upper Campus	Peptide synthesis, characterization, modification and purification were performed in the University of Pittsburgh Peptide and Peptoid Synthesis Core (RRID:SCR_025219.) The services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported by the University of Pittsburgh, the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences.
Pitt Biospecimen Core	Upper Campus	Work performed in the Pitt Biospecimen Core and services and instruments used in this project were supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences
Pitt Isotope Tracer Lab	Lower Campus	Work performed in the Pitt Isotope Tracers Lab (RRID:######) and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by NSF award #0929182, and by the University of Pittsburgh, Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences.
Single Cell Core Facility	Upper Campus	Work performed in the University of Pittsburgh Single Cell Core Facility (RRID:SCR_025110) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, the Department of Medicine.
Small Animal Ultrasonography Core Facility	Upper Campus	Work performed in the Small Animal Ultrasonography Core Facility (RRID:SCR_025152) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, the Department of Medicine and Vascular Medicine Institute, and the NIH 1S10OD023684-01A1: Advanced High Resolution Rodent Ultrasound Imaging System.
Small Molecule Biomarker Core	Upper Campus	Work performed in the Small Molecule Biomarker Core Facility (RRID:SCR_025218) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences, and the National Institutes of Health S10RR023461 andS10OD028540.
Steve N. Caritis Magee Women’s Research Institute Magee Obstetrical Maternal Infant (MOMI) Database and Biobank.	Upper Campus	Data and/or materials were obtained from the Steve N. Caritis MWRI Magee Obstetrical Maternal Infant (MOMI) Database and Biobank
Tissue Pathology Imaging Lab (TPIL)	Hillman	Work performed in the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Tissue Pathology Imaging Lab (TPIL) Shared Resource Facility and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, and the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P30CA047904.
Unified Flow Core Facility	Upper Campus	Work performed in the Unified Flow Core Facility (RRID:SCR_025102) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Immunology. *Please note that some instruments obtained with NIH S10 instrument grants have specific reporting requirements. For work involving the instruments below please add the following: This work benefitted from (instrument from list) funded by NIH (grant number from list) Cytek Aurora CS Spectral Sorter S10OD032265 Canopy Biosciences Chip Cytometer S10OD030396
UPMC Cancer Proteomics Facility: Luminex Core Laboratory	Hillman	Work performed in the UPMC Cancer Proteomics Facility: Luminex Core Laboratory (RRID:SCR_025134) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh.
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Biostatistics Facility (BF)	Hillman	Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P30CA047904 and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Biostatistics Facility (RRID:SCR_025355).
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Cancer Bioinformatics Services (CBS)	Hillman	Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P30CA047904 and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Cancer Bioinformatics Services Facility (RRID:SCR_025356).
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Cancer Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Facility (CPPF)	Hillman	Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P30CA047904 and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Cancer Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Facility (RRID:SCR_025358).
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Cytometry Facility (CF)	Hillman	Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P30CA047904 and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Cancer Cytometry Facility (RRID:SCR_025361).
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Immune Monitoring and Cellular Production Laboratory (IMCPL)	Hillman	Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P30CA047904 and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Immune Monitoring and Cellular Production Laboratory (RRID:SCR_025362).
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center In Vivo Imaging Facility (pre clinical and clinical) (IVIF)	Hillman	Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P30CA047904 and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center In Vivo Imaging Facility (RRID:SCR_025360).
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Tissue and Research Pathology Services (TARPS)	Hillman	Work performed in the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Tissue and Research Pathology Services (TARPS Shared Resource Facility and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, and the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P30CA047904.
UPMC Hillman Cancer Genomics Facility (CGF)	Hillman	Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P30CA047904 and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Cancer Genomics Facility (RRID:SCR_025357).