Welcome to the CFAR Molecular Biology Core
| Please acknowledge the CFAR Molecular Biology Core in publications where we have assistend your research so that we may continue to serve you: |
| "We acknowledge ... the support of the UCSD Center for AIDS Research (NIH/DAIDS, P30 AI36214, PI D. Richman) and the Research Center for AIDS and HIV Infection at the VA San Diego Healthcare System." |
Molecular Biology Core Objectives:
The UCSD CFAR/VMRF Molecular Biology Core (MBC) is a
service core designed to facilitate and support HIV/AIDS research at
the University of California San Diego (UCSD), the
VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHCS),
the Veterans Medical Research Foundation (VMRF),
the UCSD Antiviral Research Center (AVRC), the Scripps Research Institute, and others in the San Diego HIV/AIDS research community.
Overview of the MBC:
The MBC provides a variety of services, including DNA
sequencing, viral DNA and RNA quantification, cDNA microarray analysis
of herpesvirus expression, lentiviral vectors, RNAi design and
synthesis, custom vector and plasmid design and construction,
plasmids and other reagents of interest to HIV/AIDS research,
shared access to computational biology software, and a variety of
other services. The core is operated in association with the VMRF,
the UCSD AIDS Research Institute (ARI),
the VASDHCS, and the VA Research Center for AIDS and HIV Infection
(RACHI). The VMRF/CFAR MBC is open to all UCSD, VA, and VMRF
investigators as well as those from outside institutions.
Updates & Core News:
(Look here for announcements of new services, new software, or instruments.
New Low Rates: Currently the MBC is
introducing new low rates for sequencing across the UCSD and VA.
Vector NTI DLS Server Pool: The MBC still operates a dynamic license server for older versions of VectorNTI software. The possibility of offering network access to a new platform independent molecular
biology suite, GenChekTM is being explored.
Archiving of User Files: While we would encourage everyone to back up their files, we probably still have yours someplace, even if they're no longer listed on the server !
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