The Hedco / Oregon
Cancer Institute Spotted Microarray Core (SMC) was established
by a generous donation from the Hedco Foundation.
SMC operations and services:
Preparation of spotted cDNA arrays using
sequence-verified libraries
Design and preparation of custom microarrays
using oligonucleotides or cDNAs
Evaluation and acquisition of additional
cDNA and oligonucleotide libraries
Amplification of RNA and Labeling of cDNA target
Generation of labeled cDNA targets from total
or amplified RNA.
Hybridization and scanning
of microarrays
Quantification of micrlarray images and normalization of
microarray data
Announcing:
ELECTRONIC FORMS!!! December, 2003: The SMC is pleased
to announce the availability of electronic forms to replace
our printed project applications and sample submission forms.
These forms were designed by Vincent Yau and may be accessed by clicking
here.
There have been some changes in the SMC
operations, so please review the updated descriptions (circa
November, 2003) on the “How
to Use the SMC” page.
Location:
The SMC
is located in the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute on the
OHSU West Campus.
Our mailing address
is:
Spotted Microarray Core
Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute
Mail Code: VGTI
505 NW 185th Avenue
Beaverton, OR 97006
SMC Personnel:
Robert Searles, Ph.D.
Manager
Ph: 503-418-2736
Email: searlesr@ohsu.edu
Kare Hulten
Ph: 503-418-2743
Email: hultenk@ohsu.edu