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Core Research Facilities

Gene Expression Analysis

 

Overview

Functional Genomics Core Facility offers:

  • Consultations on Experimental Design & Data Validation
  • RNA, DNA, Protein Quality Control
  • Gene expression Microarray Analysis ( mRNA and miRNA )
  • SNP/CNV Microarray Analysis
  • Data Analysis
  • Quantitative Real-time PCR Analysis ( RNA, DNA, SNP )

 

The Functional Genomics Core Facility is located in the Hershey Center for Applied Research, Room 3200. 

A calendar has been set up for scheduling time on instruments. 

Functional Genomics personnel will also list up-coming time off on this calendar so  you can plan accordingly if you require assistance.  

http://genomics.calendarhost.com/

Important Instrumentation Purchases and Services have been made possible through Tobacco Settlement Funds (TSF), Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation funds (JDRF), and through the Penn State Cancer Institute (PSCI) contract with the Department of the Navy.

 

When using data or tools generated here in publications or grants, please cite the Core Laboratory personnel who worked on the project and the Functional Genomics Core Facility of the Section of Research Resources, Penn State College of Medicine" as appropriate.

Please also let us know about publications or grant applications that make use of the services of this facility - this is important for continued availability of these services!

 

 

Equipment

ABI 7900HT sequence detection system with autoloader - 384 well

ABI 7300 sequence detection system - 96 well

Agilent Bioanalyzer 2100

Illumina Bead Station

Illumina Bead Xpress

Molecular Devices SpectraMax M2 MicroPlate Reader

NanoDrop ND-1000

Axon Industries GenePix 4000B scanner

Zeiss P.A.L.M Laser Capture --  Department of Pathology  ( Contact:  Trey Bruggeman  )

 

Recent Publications

2008

1.    Fort PE, Freeman WM, Kimball SR, Singh RSJ, Gardner TW. The retinal proteome in experimental diabetic retinopathy: Upregulation of Beta and Gamma-crystallins and reversal by insulin. Mol. Cell. Proteomics; Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print].

2.    Brucklacher RM, Patel KM, Bixler GV, VanGuilder HD, Antonetti DA, Lin C-M, LaNoue KM,  Barber AJ, Gardner TW, Bronson SK, Freeman WM. Whole genome assessment of the retinal response to diabetes reveals a progressive neurovascular inflammatory response. BMC Medical Genomics 2008; 1:26. [PMID: 18554398]

3.    VanGuilder HD, Ellis RW, Brucklacher RM, Freeman WM, Barber AJ. Streptozotocin-diabetes decreases synaptic protein expression in rat retina. Eur. J. Neuroscience 2008; 28:1-11.

4.    Barthéléry M, Salli U, Freeman WM, Vrana KE.  2-DIGE identification of differentially expressed hNRNPs and transcription factors during neural differentiation of human ES cells, Proteomics: Clinical Applications; In press

5.    Mitchell RM, Freeman WM, Randazzo WT, Stephens HE, Simmons Z, Connor JR. A CSF biomarker panel for identification of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neurology 2008; Epub ahead of print Nov 5.

6.    Jaishankar A, Barthéléry M, Freeman WM, Salli U, Vrana KE.  Human Embryonic and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Express Different Nuclear Proteomes. Stem Cells Develop. 2008; Sep 26. Epub ahead of print

7.    Prokopczyk B, Sinha I, Trushin N, Freeman WM, El-Bayoumy K. Gene expression profiles in HPV-immortalized human cervical cells treated with the nicotine-derived carcinogen 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone. Chemico-Biological Interactions; 2008 Nov 6. [Epub ahead of print].

8.    Freeman WM, Van Guilder HD, Vrana KE. 25 years of quantitative PCR for gene expression analysis. BioTechniques 2008; 44: 619-626.

9.    Lull ME, Freeman WM, Vrana KE, Mash DC. Correlating human and animal studies of cocaine abuse and gene expression. Annal. NY Acad. Sci.; 2008 1141:58-75

10.  Kuntz KL, Patel KM, Grigson PS, Freeman WM, Vrana KE.  Withdrawal persistent and contingency-specific gene expression changes with heroin self-administration. Pharm. Biochem. & Behavior 2008; 90:349-356.

11.  Freeman WM, Patel KM, Lull ME, Erwin MS, Bruchlacker RM, Morgan D, Roberts DCS, Vrana KE.   Persistent alterations in mesolimbic gene expression with abstinence from cocaine self-administration. Neuropsychopharmacology 2008; 33:1807-1817.

12.  Bowyer JF, Pogge AR, Delongchamp RR, O’Callaghan JP, Patel KM, Vrana KE, Freeman WM. A threshold neurotoxic amphetamine exposure inhibits parietal cortex expression of synaptic plasticity-related genes.  Neuroscience 2007; 144(1):66-76.

 

 
 
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