Research Resources

A wide variety of service centers and shared research facilities exists on campus that support research in statistical genetics and genomics as well as molecular epidemiology. These facilities provide a wide variety of support in statistics, bioinformatics, and laboratory services. A summary of these facilities and services, with links to the web pages of each facility, can be found in the tabe below.

Research Core Facilities

AREA NEED Genotyping Sequencing Microarray Proteomics Biomedical
Informatics		 Bioinformatics
LABORATORY DNA extraction X
RNA Extraction X
SNP Selection,
Primer/PCR Design		 X
SNP Genotyping:
- Low Throughput X X
- High Throughput X X
- Array-Based X
Microsatellite Genotyping X X
RT-PCR (Expression,
Dosage Studies)		 X
DNA Sequencing X X
SNP Discovery X X
Cloning/Subcloning X
Vector Construction X
DNA/RNA Expression
Microarrays:		 X
- Affymetrix Arrays X
- Custom Arrays X
CGH X
Protein Arrays X X
Proteomics X
Cell Arrays X
AREA NEED Genotyping Sequencing Microarray Proteomics Biomedical
Informatics		 Bioinformatics
DATA MANAGEMENT
COMPUTING,
AND ANALYSIS		 Regulatory Compliance
for Clinical Research,
Clinical Trials		 X
Clinical Research
Data Management		 X X
Computational Biology
Tool Development		 X X
Project Design X X X X
Database Integration
and Warehousing		 X X X
Computational Facilities X X X X
DNA Sequence Analysis X X X
Genomic and
Proteomic Data Analysis		 X X
Statistical Analysis X
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