Genotyping and GWAS

Genotyping assays measure allelic differences, especially differences in Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), which are the differences in the DNA between individuals. The ATG shared resource can measure allelic differences in up to 100 SNPs using TaqMan real-time PCR assays. Alternatively, Affymetrix whole genome SNP arrays can be used to follow nearly 2 million SNPs across the whole genome. The latter assays are intended for mapping phenotypes to particular regions of the genome, experiments known as whole genome association studies.

Please contact the ATG staff for more information.


Technical Director / Bioinformatics:
Kathryn (Charlie) Brayer, PhD

Senior Technical Staff:
Jamie Padilla
CRF 118
Tel: (505) 272-5564

Jennifer Woods
CRF 121
Tel: (505) 272-3464

Maggie Cyphery
CRF 121
Tel: (505) 272-2464

Faculty Director:
Scott A. Ness, Ph.D.
Professor, Internal Medicine
The Victor and Ruby Hansen Surface Endowed Professor in Cancer Genomics 
Professor, Internal Medicine / Molecular Medicine
Associate Director, UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center
Director, Analytical and Translational Genomics Shared Resource
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center and UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center
Office: CRF 121; Tel: (505) 272-9883