ICBR Bioinformatics Contributes to Landmark UFHCC Publication
The ICBR Bioinformatics Core contributed to a high-profile paper from the cancer research laboratory of UFHCC Director Dr. Jonathan Licht, recently published in Cancer Discovery. The paper, entitled “A Mutation in Histone H2B Represents a New Class of Oncogenic Driver”, describes how mutations in core histones disrupt nucleosome stability, leading to disregulation of gene expression... Read More
Help ICBR Grow in Ten Quick Questions!
We want to hear about your experience working with UF ICBR. What do you like? How can we improve? We want to hear from you. For your convenience, we kept our survey to ten quick questions. This is your opportunity to help us continue our quest to become the best resource on campus. Click Here... Read More
Instrument Spotlight: Protein Simple Wes
Wes™ lets you separate and analyze proteins by size from 2-440 kDa. He also gets you down to pg-level sensitivity with just 3 µL of starting material. Got a lot of samples and no time? No problem. Wes runs up to 25 samples in 3 hours flat and gives you quantitative, size-based data including total... Read More
Instrument Spotlight: PacBio Sequel
GAIN A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF GENOMES, TRANSCRIPTOMES, AND EPIGENOMES – Create high-quality whole genome de novo assemblies of eukaryotic organisms – Survey large population cohorts and resolve structural variants – Read full-length transcripts to characterize isoform diversity – Target all variant types across relevant genomic regions – Detect epigenetic modifications simultaneously Get Started: Contact ICBR... Read More
Single Cell Genomics on the 10X Genomics Chromium System
The ICBR and UFHCC have partnered in the acquisition of new cutting-edge technology with the capability of analyzing gene structure and gene activity at the single cell level. The Chromium instrument developed by California-based 10X Genomics inc. provides two unique key technologies to the UF research community. In one application, the instrument uses synthetic gel... Read More
Is Your Monoclonal Antibody Authentic? Confirming Hybridoma Cell Line Identity by IgC cDNA Sequencing
Widespread reports of irreproducibility in health sciences research has prompted the NIH to update new grant application guidelines to include a brief description of methods that will be used to ensure identity and validity of key biological and/or chemical resources used in the proposed study. In this regard there is a significant effort now underway... Read More