Centers, Institutes & Labs

The Bond Life Sciences Center at MU was designed with teamwork in mind. Our unique facilities and innovative culture allow researchers to form collaborations rarely seen on college campuses to solve problems in human and animal health, the environment and agriculture.

The University of Missouri Clinical & Translational Science Unit brings scientific discovery to the realm of patient care by supporting patients, volunteers and researchers who participate in clinical trials and other forms of clinical research. 

The CASH Lab examines the bidirectional relationship between sleep and cognition in older adults. The lab also investigates potential moderating factors (e.g., sex, pain, medication) of sleep/cognition associations. The CASH Lab evaluates cognitive interventions and employs behavioral, neuroscience, and statistical (e.g., meta-analytic) methods to answer novel research questions in these areas.

The Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory is currently involved in research on the cognitive effects/neural mechanisms of autism, stress, dementia, and drug abuse.

The Cosmopolitan International Diabetes Center has vigorously pursued its three objectives: 1) to provide state-of-the-art care to a large population of people with diabetes, 2) to educate patients and health care professionals about the disease, and 3) to conduct basic and clinical research.

 The MU School of Medicine’s Craniofacial Research Center is committed to supporting state-of-the-art clinical and translational research to advance the understanding of the factors influencing craniofacial growth, development and form.

Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center is making great strides toward understanding the causes of many diseases, including hypertension, cancer, cystic fibrosis and heart disease. 

The Electron Microscopy Core Facility (EMC) provides electron microscopy services  and technology to academic and private/industrial clients. 

To win the fight against cancer, you and your family need innovative, leading-edge cancer care. That’s what you’ll find at University of Missouri Health Care.

The Fay Research Laboratory focuses on the roles of the blood coagulation and fibrinolytic systems in vascular disease.