What we do
It is our mission to provide high quality, cost-effective research services, and products to investigators throughout the Johns Hopkins Scientific Community.
GRCF Highlights
Core Store
This is a non-profit resource that offers appreciable savings and fast delivery of a wide variety of research products with no shipping and handling fees and free Core Store delivery to three Johns Hopkins campuses.
Johns Hopkins Biobank
This College of American Pathologist (CAP) accredited facility is dedicated to meeting all of your short and long-term cryostorage requirements for basic science and clinical research needs.
Processing Services
With more than 30 years of expertise, our facilities offer leading edge service support for processing of biomaterials, cells, nucleic acids and derivatives for both basic science and clinical research needs.
High Throughput Sequencing
Our goal is to provide the research community with access to ‘next generation’ sequencing platforms as well as foundational sequencing alternatives.
Research Services
Customer Reviews
“For the past two decades, the GRCF has provided state-of-the-art technical expertise and cost-efficient support for our laboratory’s collaborations with scientists working at Johns Hopkins and throughout the world.”
Bert Vogelstein, M.D. Director, Ludwig Center at Johns Hopkins | Howard Hughes Medical Institute
“We have been very pleased with the affordable, high-quality deep RNA sequencing data we have received from the GRCF for multiple research projects over the last year. I now consider it an essential feature of our projects.”
Gregg Semenza, M.D., Ph.D. C. Michael Armstrong Professor of Genetic Medicine | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
“The GRCF is a vital component of our research community and enterprise. This has been evident for many years and was amplified during the pandemic despite the extremely challenging circumstances. We are deeply appreciative of the dedication and commitment of the GRCF team to our Hopkins community.”
Landon King, M.D. Executive Vice Dean | The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Latest News
Labor Day – GRCF Closed
July 15, 2025
Exciting New Release of the GRCF Website
July 29, 2025
The 2025-26 GRCF Seminar Series Fall Schedule
August 6, 2025
