Microarray technology is a simple but robust method to screen thousands of probes at once. They are mostly used to monitor differential expression by placing thousands of gene fragments on a solid surface (such as glass), and querying them with labeled RNA which was extracted from cells/tissues that need to be compared. However, microarrays can be used for other purposes as well, such as protein interactions, SNP scoring or re-sequencing by hybridization.
The microarray unit of the Weizmann institute was founded in 1998 as part of the Genome Center, when microarrays were still at a very preliminary stage world-wide. The Affymetrix GeneChip system was installed in November 1998, being the first academic setup outside the US. The spotting robot and scanner followed, and were in full capacity by mid 2000. Today the unit serves a large range of scientists using both technologies.
Dr. Esti Feldmesser, Microarray Analysis
Email: Ester.Feldmesser@weizmann.ac.il
tel: 972 8 9342614
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