Biospecimen Extraction Facility
The Biospecimen Extraction Facility provides a centralized laboratory for standardized, high-quality DNA extraction from various sources. Additional services are available for further analysis of the DNA. These include testing for microsatellite instability, PCR and fragment analysis to test for polymorphisms, RNA extraction from fresh frozen tissue, simultaneous isolation of RNA, DNA and protein, cDNA preparation and RT-PCR from RNA and allele-specific discrimination. Custom-designed studies can also be performed for non-laboratory based investigators.
Getting Started
Contact Chongjuan Wei at 713-563-9473 for information about chargebacks, how to submit specimens and more detail about the services.
Education
Details of the processing of samples prior to submission are available upon request.
Core Grant Citation
This facility is funded by NCI # CA16672. Publications should cite the Core grant in the acknowledgment section, if publications use data generated by the Core facility. Two copies of the publication acknowledging the Core grant should also be submitted to the facility at 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1005, Houston, TX, 77030.