Services & Expertise

Services

PC-TRIADD’s Microarray Facility supports small and large-scale projects across Canada and internationally and offers:

• DNA and RNA purification, quality control, hybridization, scanning and data analysis services from simple to complex experimental designs
• Agilent, Illumina and NimbleGen microarrays for whole-genome and custom gene expression, miRNA, copy number variation, epigenetic studies and sequence enrichment for re-sequencing
• Development and production of spotted DNA and protein microarrays that match client needs
• Software that allows seamless cross-platform integration and analysis of expression, genomic, and next generations sequence data making possible extremely powerful and comprehensive studies.
• Hands-on hybridization training and bioinformatics support

Expertise

The Microarray Facility specializes in microarray design, production, hybridization, bioinformatics, and data analysis. Our highly trained technicians interpret complex data and offer important recommendations for the best possible use of microarray technology. PC TRIADD’s microarray facility prides itself on providing clients with solutions that are rapid, economical and tailored to their needs.

PC-TRIADD’s Microarray facility includes unique capabilities in the following areas:

• Translational genomics, where genomics, computer science, and clinical science converge in diagnostics and therapeutics
• Combined use of array and NGST technologies
• Advanced bioinformatics and data visualization
• Comparative oncogenomics, where tumors from different organ sites converge on common genome structures as they progress toward metastasis