Research

The MAD acts not only as a service provider but also as a partner in scientific projects. These projects range from toxicogenomics (Genomic analysis and in vivo imaging of stress in aging-related disease funded by IOP), food safety (together with Unilever) and mechanistic studies (e.g. Biofilm with ACTA) and biomarkers (with RIVM). The MAD is always open to collaboration or participation in projects concerning microarray technology or analysis. If you are interested, please contact Dr Timo Breit or Dr Floyd Wittink.

The MAD comprises a Wet-Lab and a Dry-lab. The Wet-lab R&D focuses on technology research (e.g. design of new arrays, introduction of new microarray technology platforms) and implementation of high and up to date QC standards. The Dry-Lab R&D concentrates on the evaluation and implementation of tools for data analysis.

For information about our bioinformatics research (not limited to microarrays), see the Integrative BioInformatics Unit (IBU) page.