This facility provides custom genotyping (microsatellite, SNP, other) in human and mouse, mutation detection/DNA sequencing, dosage analysis and related services in furtherance of the CHGR mission to promote the use of genetic strategies in basic and clinical research.

Personnel/Contact Information:

Director: Marcy MacDonald, Ph.D.
Phone: (617) 726-5089
Fax: (617) 726-5735
Email: macdonam@helix.mgh.harvard.edu

Other Staff:

Tammy Gillis (Team Leader)
Phone: (617) 726-9183
Fax: (617) 726-5735
Email: magencor@helix.mgh.harvard.edu

Michael Hakky
Phone: (617) 726-9183
Fax: (617) 726-5735
Email: magencor@helix.mgh.harvard.edu

Location of Facility:

The facility is located in the Center for Human Genetic Research, Room 5504 of the Richard B. Simches Research Center , 185 Cambridge Street, Boston.

Major Equipment:

The main platform is the ABI3730 DNA Analyzer, with Biomek FX robotics.

• Custom mutation detection/DNA sequencing, dosage analysis
• Custom genotyping (microsatellite, SNP, other), in human and mouse
• Other services related to genetic analysis

Please contact Tammy Gillis at magencor@helix.mgh.harvard.edu.

To access the resource, please contact Tammy Gillis at (617) 726-9183 or by email at magencor@helix.mgh.harvard.edu.

http://www.massgeneral.org/chgr