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UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 27, and Friday, Nov. 28, in observance of Thanksgiving.

The School of Dentistry will reopen and clinical operations will resume on Monday, Dec. 1, and the Urgent Care Clinic will reopen (by appointment only).

Center for Craniofacial Research Instrumentation Core

The Center for Craniofacial Research Instrumentation Core (CCRIC) supports multidisciplinary research across the medical center. Located at the South Campus, the CCRIC is committed to enhance and expand collaboration at UTSD, other UTHealth Schools, and outside institutions. We aim to support faculty, students, and staff in the optimal utilization of instruments as a shared resource for which cost, operational investment, and expertise is most efficiently and effectively supported.

CCRIC Instrument List:

Equipment/Instrument Location Equipment Images
Aspect RX1 Bioprinter BBS 4102B Automated laboratory workstation inside a biosafety cabinet—a benchtop robot with tubing and a pipetting arm, surrounded by test tubes, reagent bottles, and racks.
Allevi 1 (Allevi 3D) Printer BBS 4102B
A1R/MP Microscope (Nikon) BBS 4114A
C2 Microscope (Nikon) BBS 4114A Allevi 3D bioprinter inside a biosafety cabinet, showing the red printhead over a build plate and a wash bottle nearby—equipment used for bioprinting tissues and cell scaffolds.
NiE upright Fluorescent microscope BBS 4114A
FX-5000 Compression System (Flexcell) BBS 4102
DHR-3 Rheometer (TA Instruments) SOD 5230 Confocal microscope setup on an optical table with lasers and control modules, next to a monitor showing a colorful fluorescence micrograph. Cables and optics indicate a high-resolution imaging workflow in a research lab.
BZ-X800E Microscope (Keyence) BBS 4102
Cytation 5 Imaging Multi-Mode Reader BBS 4102
Scanning Electron Microscope (Zeiss) SOD 5230 Inverted fluorescence microscope imaging station with lasers and optics on a vibration table, linked to a desktop showing a colorful cell image. Controllers, stages, and cables are arranged beside the scope in a darkened lab workspace.
Critical Point Dryer SOD 5230
Sputter Coater SOD 5230
Laser Cutter SOD 5230 Brightfield/fluorescence microscope workstation with a camera on the trinocular head, objective turret and stage, control modules, keyboard, and monitor arranged on a lab bench in a research imaging suite.
HPLC BBS 4110
intelliPATH FLX Autostainer (Biocare) BBS 4106A
SMZ-800 Zoom Stereo Microscope (Nikon) BBS 4112B Benchtop lab setup with a multi-sample mechanical testing device, a central control unit with digital screen, and a laptop for data capture, arranged under a cabinet light in a research laboratory.
SMZ-18 Zoom Stereo Microscope (Nikon) BBS 5116
Image Analysis Software
IMARIS (BitPlane) BBS 4220B Rheometer setup on a black lab countertop: a vertical instrument with sample stage and tubing, connected to a computer and monitor beside wooden cabinets with glass-front shelves.
De-Convolution (Nikon) BBS 4220B
NIS Elements (Nikon) BBS 4220B
Solidworks Premium with Flow Simulation BBS 4103

Signs are placed on these instruments or their respective PCs to easily identify them. These signs include the CCRIC QR code for your easy reference.

CCRIC Instruments must be booked through the CCRIC website using your iLab credentials.

CCRIC QR Code

CCRIC QR Code

Please feel free to contact the core manager Dr. Lissette Cruz at [email protected] if you have any questions or suggestions. This is the fastest way to reach me. Do not email Agilent.

Click here to read core policies. All users must read the core policy before using any instrument.

Click here to read our user guide containing important information such us how to book an instrument.

TO AVOID INTERRUPTIONS IN YOUR WORK, PLEASE REGISTER IN THE CCRIC WEBSITE AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN ACCESS THE CALENDARS AHEAD OF TIME.

Contact Us

Lissette Cruz, Ph.D.
Core Manager
[email protected]

UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry
Office of Research
7500 Cambridge Suite 4401
Houston TX 77054

Map Location

Map showing the location of UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, highlighted with a red star inside the UTHealth complex near East Rd and the Research Park Complex lot.