In House Gene Expression Service
As a service to registrered Users, the HDBR will perform in-situ hybridisation experiments on human embryonic/foetal material for a charge per project.
Summary of the In House Gene Expression Service:
1. Projects qualify for the In
House Gene Expression Service if they are registered
with the HDBR, and involve the analysis of gene expression patterns by in-situ
hybridisation on human embryonic/foetal 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, HDBR will provide the 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/foetal anatomy, and
to relevant literature studies provided by the user.
Charging scheme
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.
The prices listed below apply to each study involving analysis of a SINGLE GENE.
Probe preparation, testing and hybridisation of a maximum of 100 human embryonic/foetal slides:
UK research organisations- £1650 (£1000 for pilot study)
EU and US research organisations- Price upon request.
Commercial organisations please contact the Resource Mananger at either
hdbr@ncl.ac.uk or hdbr@ich.ucl.ac.uk
Additional slides: £10 (or equivalent in € or $) per slide.
Additional slides using the same gene probe(s) might be required in extensive studies, for instance to study additional developmental stages. Adding a new gene to an existing study will still incur a further £1650 (or equivalent in € or $) charge, as much of the cost relates to the initial preparation of hybridisation probes.