Genetics Core

Paving the Way for Precision Medicine

The goal of MMRI Molecular Genetics Core is to identify the biological factors responsible for causing disease. This knowledge will facilitate the development of gene-specific therapies and cures for heart, autoimmune, and neurocognitive diseases.

Services Provided

The genetic core provides various services, including:

  • Single cell sequencing
  • Gene expression
  • ATAC and Multiome
  • Bulk RNA sequencing
  • Whole genome sequencing
  • Spatial transcriptomics (nanostring and visium)

Core Members

Ryan Pfeifer
Core Manager

Contact

For questions and request of service inquiries, please contact core manager Ryan Pfeifer at pfeifferr@mmri.edu or 315.624.7485.

medical staff testing

Fees and Scheduling

The genetics core is open to internal departments at MMRI and external organizations for use. Please contact Ryan Pfeifer at pfeifferr@mmri.edu to inquire about fees and scheduling.

Genetics Core Equipment

  • Applied Biosystems 3730 DNA analyzer
  • Ion Torrent PGM
  • Ion Torrent Proton
  • Ion Torrent Ion Chef
  • Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer
  • Applied Biosystems Quant Studio 6 qPCR (96 and 384 well)
  • Nanostring GeoMx
Chromium iX machine

Chase Kessinger, Ph.D.

Chase Kessinger, Ph.D.