At the Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology and Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, we use next-generation sequencing platforms to create a genome-wide view of biology. Below are services currently available from our genomics facility:
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Genetic Event/Application |
Method |
Available Technology |
|---|---|---|
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Single molecule sequencing |
Amplification free library preparation |
PacBio RS |
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5-Methylcytosine |
Methylation arrays Bisulfite sequencing |
Illumina BeadArray Illumina HiSeq 2500 PacBio RS |
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Discovery of novel epigenetic modifications |
Direct observation of polymerase kinetics |
PacBio RS |
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Whole-genome sequencing for organisms with no genome assembly (bacteria, viruses, non-model organisms) |
Amplification-free 2kb library preparation Illumina gDNA library preparation |
PacBio RS Illumina HiSeq 2500 |
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Somatic and germ line mutations, deletions, genomic rearrangements and CNVs |
Genotyping by microarray Whole-Exome sequencing Amplicon sequencing |
Illumina BeadArray Illumina HiSeq 2500 PacBio RS |
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Chromatin structure and in-vivo protein/DNA interactions |
Chromatin Immuno-precipitation and library preparation ("ChIP-Seq") |
Illumina HiSeq 2500 Illumina MiSeq |
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Plasmid/Amplicon Sequencing |
Sanger dye-terminator sequencing |
AB 3730xl Capillary Sequener |
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Gene expression |
cDNA library construction ("RNA-Seq") cRNA direct Hybridization |
Illumina HiSeq 2500 PacBio RS |
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Alternative splicing |
cDNA library construction followed by junction analysis |
Illumina HiSeq 2500 PacBio RS |
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Small RNA profiling and discovery |
RNA adapter ligation and PCR |
Illumina MiSeq Illumina HiSeq2500 |