Core Connector

We are working towards a single centralized Pitt/iLab portal to assist researchers in acquiring shared university resources. This system includes some of our core facilities from the upper campus, the lower campus, and Hillman Cancer Center.  

How to Register in iLab 

University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Investigators 

To use iLab Core Facilities Management, registration for an iLab account is required.   

  1. Go to the Pitt/iLab Portal, select “register”, and log in with your Pitt ID.
  2. Upon successful authentication, you will be prompted to enter your name and select your principal investigator from a drop-down menu.
  3. Submit the completed registration request. Your submission will automatically notify the principal investigator and/or manager of your lab membership request. The principal investigator or manager will have to log on to iLab and approve your request.
  4. Once approved, you will need to have your principal investigator or manager assign you to specific charge number(s) to use when requesting services.
  5. Contact our team of iLab Project Managers. 

Other Investigators 

To order services from our core facilities, external customers need to register for an account. This is a one-time setup procedure; external customers can reuse the same account number for future billings and multiple P/Os.  

  1. To register for an external customer account, go to the Pitt/iLab Portal.
  2. Complete and submit the registration form.
  3. We will set up your external customer account details.
  4. You will receive an email from welcome@ilabsolutions.com with the login (email address) and password (iLab generated).
Plans and Opportunities

Over time, we aim to bring all shared cores into this portal.  If you are the director of a shared research facility and are ready to transition to this centralized system, please navigate to "Establish a Core Facility”. 

Grants and Publications

 The use of data generated in a core facility in a grant application, progress report or publication requires that the principal investigator or authors acknowledge the core facility. Many core facilities are supported by federal agencies, and acknowledgement is tracked for mandatory progress reporting and continued support. We use Research Resource Identifiers (RRIDs) to assist with this tracking. See our citation guideline for recommended text and commonly used RRIDs.

Authorship

If core personnel provide significant intellectual input to the results submitted for publication, then it is reasonable and appropriate to include them as co-authors. Since circumstances vary greatly, the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities provides excellent and detailed recommended guidelines.