Microarray Core

The Microarray Core provides researchers with the expertise and instrumentation necessary for RNA transcript profiling using Affymetrix's high-density oligonucleotide arrays. The core is located on the fifth floor of the ClinicalSciencesResearchBuilding and includes dedicated rooms for Affymetrix instrumentation and sample processing, as well as office space allocated for computer analysis of data.

Available equipment includes the Agilent Bioanalyzer 2100 to assess RNA quality, in addition toan Affymetrix GeneArray scanner, two GeneChip fluidics stations, a GeneChip Hybridization Oven 640, and a GeneChip bioinformatics system. This system includes a complete laboratory information management system (LIMS), which gives users direct access to their raw data, allowing for organization of data and management of projects, as well as the ability to use Affymetrix GCOS and GREX or other third party data analysis packages on their own computers to analyze and query gene expression data. GeneChip arrays are to be purchased by the researcher through Affymetrix.  Consultation with the core during the planning stages of an experiment is encouraged to promote an experimental design that would allow the best interpretation of the data.

The core facility is located on the fifth floor of the LSUHSC Clinical Sciences Research Building, Suite # 537 and includes dedicated space for Affymetrix instrumentation and sample processing. This space also houses the recently established Genome Bioinformatics Center which offers researchers the ability to use a powerful data analysis package from Rosetta Inpharmatics.