Welcome to SUNYMAC
SUNYMAC is a core facility of the State University of New York Upstate Medical
University in Syracuse, NY. It is a full service microarray processing core
that provides SUNY Upstate researchers the ability to utilize Affymetrix
GeneChip©  technology, as well
as other microarray platforms. SUNYMAC is also a data analysis facility and a
technical resource for targeted analysis of biological samples. SUNYMAC was established in October 2002 and is an
affiliated laboratory of the AMDeC consortium, a group of institutions in New
York state that have agreed to work together to strengthen and improve the
consistency of biomedical research programs within the state, and make them
more cost effective for its members.
Resources
AffymetrixGeneChip© Core Facility (3285 Weiskotten Hall)
The central technology of SUNYMAC is an
AffymetrixMicroarray Suite , that
includes an Affymetrix hybridization oven, two microfluidics processing stations,
the latest Affyetrix GeneChip 7G/4C scanner with Autoloader, and two data analysis workstations.
ABI 7000 Real Time PCR/Sequence Detection Instrument
For running validation studies of gene expression findings or genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms in a 96 well plate format. We will provide free hands-on training.
CiphergenProteinChip© 4000
In order to perform differential protein expression mapping of biological
samples, or assess the proteins in a pull-down assay, we offer researchers
access to a state of the art SELDI-TOF instrument.
Leica Laser Microdissection Apparatus
The analysis of gene expression in localized population of cells or specific
anatomical structures requires the ability to harvest these regions of interest
with precision. The recently acquired
AMD Leica Laser Microdissection
instrument makes this possible.
Agilent Technologies Bioanalyzer
In order to assess the quality and quantity of minute amounts of starting
material from laser microdissected cells, SUNYMAC also maintains an
Agilent Technologies Bioanalyzer
that is capable of assessing RNA quality from as little as 250 pg of total RNA.
Data Analysis Workstations
The software needed to analyze GeneChip and cDNA array expression data and SNP genotyping data is
available to interested researchers on a dedicated high-end PC workstation. Other analytical tools are available through the GeneTraffic Server that SUNYMAC maintains.
Some of the current software packages available include:
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