Scientific Cores
In addition to their research programmes, some of our core groups offer a range of scientific services to research groups in the Centre itself, in other University of Oxford departments, and in other institutions. In addition the Centre also provides free access to a number of databases and software applications.
For more information on specific core groups, follow the links above or below.
- High-Throughput Sequencing (Illumina HiSeq 2000 and GAIIx)
- Genotyping and Methylation Studies - Illumina, Sequenom
- Expression Profiling - Illumina, Sequenom
Advice and support and undertakes collaborative research with Centre staff in the areas of
The core also carries out independent research in areas related to the Centre's activities.
- A range of different Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) applications
- Related tissue culture techniques
- Probe preparation
- Support with cytological techniques, including Immunofluorescence and Chromogenic RNA in situ hybridization (ISH)
- Access to bright-field, fluorescence and confocal microscopes
- Support and advice on microscopy techniques and digital imaging
- Generation of genetically modified mice models
- Gene targeting in embryonic stem cells
- Knock-out and Knock-in construct design
- Generation of Rosa26 Knock-in mice
- Embryo transfer of strains for importing into the FGF
- Cryopreservation of strains
- Assisted reproduction
- Network infrastructure and server hosting
- Email services
- Network printing
- Shared network storage, data archiving, backup and file recovery
- Secure web hosting
- Remote access facilities (Dial-up, ISDN, VPN and Windows application services)
- Network, server and workstation security
- End user support
