The Washington University Diabetes Research Center (DRC) is an NIH-funded support service for investigators interested in diabetes and related metabolic disorders. Our prices reflect DRC subsidies. Faculty from all departments are eligible if their investigator-initiated research focuses on diabetes or related metabolic disorders, but they must join the DRC to get the discounted price.
The Diabetes Research Center provides subsidies for the following tests:
- Insulin, Elecsys (recommended for all new projects)
- Insulin, Immulite (for ongoing research)
- Insulin, Singulex (for low sample volumes and low expected levels in mice, rats and humans)
- C-peptide, Elecsys (recommended for all new projects)
- C-peptide, Immulite (for ongoing research)
- Cortisol, Elecsys
- Glucose
- Free fatty acids
- Glucagon, RIA
- Leptin, human RIA
- Commercial kits for Cobas c501 chemistry analyzer, Elecsys 2010 immunoanalyzer, Immulite immunoanalyzer, ELISA, RIA, or Singulex