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RCF Name Location Acknowledgement
McGowan Institute Histology Core Upper Campus

Work performed in the McGowan Institute Histology Core Facility (RRID:SCR_027956) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh and the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
Rangos Animal Imaging Core Upper Campus

Work performed in the University of Pittsburgh Rangos Animal Imaging Core Facility (RRID:SCR_028068) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, the Department of Pediatrics.
Rangos Flow Cytometry Core 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
Rangos Histology Core Upper Campus

Work performed in the University of Pittsburgh Rangos Histology Core Facility (RRID:SCR_027957) and services and instruments used in this project were graciously supported, in part, by the University of Pittsburgh, the Department of Pediatrics.

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.

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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.