Network-wide Research Platforms

Specialized Equipment

For more information, please contact the Administrative Centre.

Labs, Technology, Platform, Know-how

British Columbia

iCAPTURE Centre

Medium scale genotyping (TaqMan), mRNA gene expression analysis (ABI), Biomarker measurement (Luminex), Cell analyisis (immunohistochemistry and Flow Cytometry

Microarray genotyping facility

Manitoba

Manitoba Centre for Health Policy

Population-based health care databases

Alberta

NANUC - University of Alberta

NMR spectroscopy and analysis

Primary culture of neonatal cord blood cell

Proteomic analysis

Ultrasensitive ELISA

Pulmonary Research Group Imaging Centre

Knowledge on manipulation and linkage of administrative databases

Institute for Biomolecular Design

Ontario

Gage Occupational and Environmental Health Unit

Human Exposure Facility

Exposure Characterization

Sputum Induction and Processing

Infant Lung function assessment expertise

Non-invasive assessment of airway inflammation expertise

GCMS - Mass spectroscopy

flexiVent pulmonary physiology assessment

Southern Ontario Centre for Aerosol and Atmosphere Research Ambient Particulate Concentrator

Probiotics in allergy and inflammation

Cryopreservation techniques for CB mononuclear cealls

Q-PCR biomarker studies: IL-5R, MBP, GATA-1, mRNA measurement

Flow cytometric marker studies

Economic evaluation and costin gmethodology

Survey questionnaire design with respect to demographics, socioeconomic status, health services use and costs

Quebec

Large-scale genotyping, expression studies, sequencing

New innovative techniques of nasal and bronchial allergen provocations

CysLT and R expression quantification

Conduct of epidemiological research

East Coast

Peripheral blood derived human mast cell cultures

Plasmids containing TLR's 2, 4 and 6 with polymorphisms shown to be important in development of allergic disease