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Posted:11/24/2009 – Holiday Schedule – The Facility will close on December 21 and reopen in the new year on January 4th. The last day for accepting samples is December 18.
Posted:4/13/2009 – New IVT Express Kit for 3′ expression arrays. The GeneChip® 3′ IVT Express Kit is the latest and most effective option for target preparation on Affymetrix’ industry-standard 3′ expression arrays. This protocol has low RNA input requirements – as little as 50 ng total RNA for a single round of amplification. Please note: Affymetrix will continue to supply the previous generation kit until September 2009, allowing Investigators to complete their projects with the older kits.
Posted:4/7/2009 – Special promotion on 6.0 SNP Arrays: For a limited time, we have negotiated a reduced price on 6.0 SNP arrays, from $300 down to $160. The service costs remain the same, but we offer discounts on labor for projects greater than 188 samples. Please visit the pricing pages (Services , Arrays) for more information.
Posted:11/12/2008 – The Facility announces pricing changes. Effective December 1, 2008 , the hourly rate for data analysis will increase from $100/hour to $150/hour. In addition, a RealTime PCR reaction set up and instrument run on the ABI platform will increase. The price per gene/sample will go up to $5 and each plate run will be $75. Effective Januray 1, 2009, the Cancer Center Member discount will be reduced from 30% to 20%.
Posted: 9/26/2008 – The Facility is proud to announce the new Laser Capture Microdissection Service at Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. The LCM service is equipped with a “Veritas” microscope system (Molecular Devices). The service is broad spectrum, offering access to and training in the use of the Veritas LCM system and if necessary, sample procurement. The Veritas LCM system is equipped with: a UV (capture) laser, an infra-red (cutting) laser and an epi-fluorescence capability. Context services (section staining, extraction of nucleic acids from LCM derived materials, sample amplification/preparation for microarray and/or RT-PCR are also offered. Send all inquiries regardng the LCM service to: Patrick Leahy (216) 368-0761.