In-house gene expression service

As a service to registered users, the Human Developmental Biology Resource (HDBR) will perform in situ hybridisation experiments on human embryonic/fetal material for a charge per project.

Service summary

1. Projects qualify for the in-house service if they are registered with the HDBR, and involve the analysis of gene expression patterns by in situ hybridisation on human embryonic/fetal sections of HDBR origin.

2. HDBR core-funded staff will carry out in situ hybridisation studies on the human developmental stages and tissues appropriate for the users' project.

3. When the study is complete, the HDBR will provide users with electronic images showing the results of the study, by email or on CD as appropriate, for publication and/or other types of data presentation.

4. HDBR staff will assist users in the interpretation of their gene expression patterns in relation to embryonic/fetal anatomy, and to relevant literature studies provided by the user.

Charges for the service

Users are assumed to have already secured peer-reviewed grant funding to support their gene expression project. The HDBR will charge users only for the cost of materials involved in each project.Users are not charged for HDBR labour costs, which are core-funded.

Further information

For further information please contact the Resource Manager at either the Newcastle site - hdbr@ncl.ac.uk - or the London site - hdbr@ich.ucl.ac.uk.