Our Services
The Medical College of Wisconsin CMR and its staff provide expertise and technical support for a wide range of microbiome-focused research. Below is a basic outline of our services and technologies, including initial project consultation, sample collection and processing, data analysis, and interpretation. For more information please contact Dr. Nita Salzman.
Consultation
- Experimental design
- Grant applications
Training and Protocols
- Sample collection and processing
- Nucleic acid extraction and QC
- qPCR and RT-qPCR
Direct Fee-for-Service
- Molecular processing of collected samples
- Microbial nucleic acid extraction
- Nucleic acid concentration measurement
- qPCR and RT-qPCR
- Coordination of offsite 16S sequencing
- Sample storage and inventory management
- Axenic and gnotobiotic mice
- Axenic mouse colony
- Defined microbiota mouse colony
- Individual isolators for gnotobiotic experiments
Data Submission for Publication
- NCBI databases: BioProject, SRA, GEO; dbGaP
Bioinformatics and Biostatistics
- OTU assignment and diversity analyses
- Guidance for hands-on analytical techniques
Education
- Microbiome for Clinicians short-course
- Podcasts and tutorials