{"id":27,"date":"2026-03-09T14:42:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T14:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/sparc\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:11:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:11:38","slug":"services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/sparc\/services\/","title":{"rendered":"Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-08dcbd9e alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<h3><strong>Scope of Services<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"623\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">SPARC provides integrated experimental, computational, and consultative services to enable high-resolution spatial biology and spatial transcriptomics studies. Our facility supports projects from experimental design and tissue preparation through sequencing, spatial data reconstruction, and biological interpretation.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"746\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">SPARC services are available to Clemson investigators as well as external academic, government, and industry researchers.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-315e795d alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/sparc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/03\/Scope-1024x542.jpg\" alt=\"Scope\" class=\"wp-image-327\" style=\"width:1178px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/sparc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/03\/Scope-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/sparc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/03\/Scope-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/sparc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/03\/Scope-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/sparc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/03\/Scope.jpg 1032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-635b4d96 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<h3><strong>Getting Started<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\">SPARC provides a streamlined process to help researchers move efficiently from project concept to spatial biology data generation. The steps below illustrate how investigators can initiate and execute projects through the SPARC facility.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-236f02d9 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"988\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/sparc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/03\/Getting-started.jpg\" alt=\"Getting started\" class=\"wp-image-383 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 988px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 988\/360;aspect-ratio:2.415132536218131;width:1093px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/sparc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/03\/Getting-started.jpg 988w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/sparc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/03\/Getting-started-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/sparc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/03\/Getting-started-768x280.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Getting started<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-da24a5a1 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<h3><strong>Services and Deliverables<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\">The table below summarizes SPARC service offerings and the standard deliverables provided for each service.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:18px\">\n\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width:25%\">\n<col style=\"width:75%\">\n<\/colgroup>\n\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:16px;text-align:left;background-color:#F56600;color:#ffffff\">\nService\n<\/th>\n\n<th style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:16px;text-align:left;background-color:#522D80;color:#ffffff\">\nDeliverables\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n<tbody>\n\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:16px;vertical-align:top\">\n<strong>Sample preparation (first sample)<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:16px;vertical-align:top\">\nTissue embedding in OCT (if applicable), cryosectioning, slide mounting, ssDNA\/H&amp;E staining, stained brightfield images, and basic section QC notes such as tissue integrity and section thickness.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:16px;vertical-align:top\">\n<strong>Sample preparation (additional samples)<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:16px;vertical-align:top\">\nCryosectioning, slide mounting, ssDNA\/H&amp;E staining, stained brightfield images, and basic QC notes for each additional sample.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:16px;vertical-align:top\">\n<strong>P Chip \/ technical assistance<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:16px;vertical-align:top\">\nP Chip setup and handling, permeabilization optimization and support for that tissue type, permeabilization images, and run notes documenting key conditions used for reproducibility.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:16px;vertical-align:top\">\n<strong>Stereo-seq T Chip (0.5 cm \u00d7 0.5 cm)<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:16px;vertical-align:top\">\nStereo-seq library construction, sequencing (raw FASTQ), initial demultiplexing, spatial barcode mapping outputs, and a basic run QC summary such as read counts and mapping rate. <em>(Up to 1 billion DNBSEQ reads)<\/em>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:16px;vertical-align:top\">\n<strong>Stereo-seq T Chip (1 cm \u00d7 1 cm)<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:16px;vertical-align:top\">\nStereo-seq library construction, sequencing (raw FASTQ), initial demultiplexing, spatial barcode mapping outputs, and a basic run QC summary such as read counts and mapping rate. <em>(Up to 2 billion DNBSEQ reads)<\/em>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:16px;vertical-align:top\">\n<strong>Stereo-seq Omni Chip v1.1 (1 cm \u00d7 1 cm)<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:16px;vertical-align:top\">\nOmni workflow library construction, sequencing (raw FASTQ), initial demultiplexing, spatial barcode mapping outputs, and a basic run QC summary such as read counts and mapping rate. <em>(Up to 2 billion DNBSEQ reads)<\/em>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:16px;vertical-align:top\">\n<strong>Bioinformatics analysis<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ddd;padding:16px;vertical-align:top\">\nStandard processing including alignment\/mapping and count matrix generation, spatial clustering and marker-based annotation, spatial feature plots for key genes, basic differential expression if requested, deliverable figures (TIFF, PDF, PNG), and an analysis report summarizing parameters and outputs. Bioinformatics work exceeding the initial estimate will require client approval prior to continuation.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scope of Services SPARC provides integrated experimental, computational, and consultative services to enable high-resolution spatial biology and spatial transcriptomics studies. 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