We are ready to start collecting DNA from our donors! We have gotten approval from our Institutional Review Board and testing a new DNA collection and extraction kit. We are very excited to be ex...
THANK YOU SO MUCH to all of the donors out there! We are overwhelmed with your support and generosity! For those of you that donated at least $25 you can include your own DNA in our project. In ...
Here I am cleaning 96 PCR samples to send out for sequencing! We invested in a new vacuum system in order to be able to process 96 samples at a time. This increases our productivity but did set u...
My student, Liz, and I are currently cleaning about 100 samples in order to sequence them for genotyping two gene loci: EKN-1 and a second SNP in KIAA0319. This picture shows a pr...
Liz Hoover, my current undergraduate student has successfully amplified three new genes for our study! These three new areas add five new genetic variations to our study. This is the first step t...
If you are at least 18 years of age, we will include YOUR DNA in this study if you donate at least $25. We would also let you know your genotypes (which versions of the genes you have) as the stud...