iCommunity newsletter - February 2008 .::. Illumina Inc.

February 2008

Welcome to the iCommunity newsletter

This newsletter is dedicated to sharing news and perspectives by, about, and for the Illumina^® Community.

Articles

Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Epigenetic Biomarker Discovery Using Infinium^® Methylation
The Reid Lab at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center reports on their experience with the Infinium HumanMethylation27 BeadChip.

Improving the Human Condition 50,000 Sequences
at a Time
Dr. Shendure’s effort to bring highly multiplexed targeted resequencing to the mainstream.

Taking a Faster Approach to Genetic Discovery
An interview with John Blangero, Ph.D., Director in the Department of Genetics at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, about his research using various Illumina technologies.

2008 Publications

In the past month alone, a number of papers featuring Illumina technologies have been published. Read all about them here.

Find Answers in these New Resources—Order Today

The 2008 Illumina Product Guide provides a comprehensive look at Illumina’s technologies and assays.
Illumina’s new gene expression resource guide, Illumina. A Different Kind of Gene Expression Company., is a discussion of common challenges faced by researchers performing gene expression profiling experiments and potential solutions.

Recent News from Illumina

- Illumina Sequences the First African Human Genome

- Illumina Announces 10,000 Sample Agreement with Erasmus

Medical Center

- Illumina Releases the Infinium BovineSNP50 BeadChip

- Illumina Introduces the Infinium High-Density (HD)

Human1M-Duo and Human610-Quad BeadChips

Tour Illumina’s Headquarters Facility

Illumina will sponsor tours during both the upcoming American Association for Cancer Research and Cambridge Healthtech Institute Next Generation Sequencing conferences in San Diego. For more information contact your local sales representative or email us at tours@illumina.com.

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