Department of Population Genetics, Genomics & Bioinformatics maastricht

<body> <br> <p> This page requires frames...sorry:-( <p> This page requires frames...sorry:-( <a href="default.asp" target="_top">Home</a> <a href="/projects.html" target=main>Projects</a> <a href="/gcm/GCMwebsite.html" target=main>Genome Center</a> <a href="news.html" target=main>News</a> <a href="vacatures.html" target=main>Vacatures</a> <a href="members.html" target=main>Members</a> <a href="contact.html" target=main>Contact</a> <a href="publications_.html" target=main>Publications</a> <a href="links.html" target=main>Links</a> <a href="publications_contents_netscape.html" target=main>Publications</a> <br> available to the biomedical researchers in the Maastricht area, we ... projects, our experts on biostatistics, bioinformatics, molecular genetics and epidemiology ... population ... via nummer 81995 (secretariaat Population Genetics, Genomics & Bioinformatics). The Genome Center GCM: Reading the book of life in Maastricht Genomics is an ... genetics processes 2: Gene regulation (M. Müller) 12.00 break 12.15 Population genetics of genomics nutrient ... by get-together of participants and master in the city of Maastricht. ... bioinformatics maastricht microarray maastricht SNP maastricht Genomics is an entirely new area in the life sciences, which has emerged since the genomes of man, animals, plants and micro-organisms were completely analyzed. Genomics means an unprecedented increase in knowledge of species and individual organisms and the interaction between individual and environment. A broad variety of applications can be anticipated, ranging from individualized diagnostics in health care and the development of new and safe drugs and food, to environmental safety and sustainability. The Genome Center Maastricht (GCM) integrates genomics research and know-how, bioinfomatics and a fully equipped, state-of-the-art infrastructure to create an optimal environment for research and training programmes in genomics and the life sciences. The GCM aims at becoming a leading Gene expression maastricht Genotyping maastricht Affymetrix Maastricht center in international genomics research within the themes of the research institutes of the University of Maastricht, with NUTRIM being a key player in this respect. In addition, the Genome Center will facilitate the introduction of genomics in health care programmes of the academic hospital Maastricht and will provide support to researchers in the Netherlands and the Euregio and within specific international collaborations. The Genome Center deals with 4 topics: gene expression profiling (home-made/commercial), medium- and low-throughput genotyping, sequencing and bioinfomatics. The Genome Center is situated in newly built laboratories. About 2 million Euro has already been invested in new equipment for custom-made (Microgrid II spotter, Biorobotics; mouse, 15K cDNA collection, human (22K), rat (6K) and mouse (20K) oligonucleotide collections, Operon; scanner, GMS, will be replaced this year) and commercial (Affymetrix GeneCHIP system) arrays, including appropriate software tools (Biodiscovery package, MAS/microDB/datamining tools, Affymetrix) and databases (Celera) for analysis. For genotyping several platforms are operational (DHPLC, Transgenomic; Snapshot-ABI3100, Applied Biosystems; Taqman, ABI7700, Applied Biosystems; Pyrosequencer, Pyrosequencing AB). Sequencing and microsatellite analysis is performed on 2 ABI3100 (Applied Biosystems) sequencers. Robots (Tecan) and critical equipment for quality control (Bioanalyser, Agilent) are available as well. Staff members, technicians, IT-personnel, medical-investigators, biostatisticians and bioinformaticians are involved in both research projects and service activities for other users. </body>