Courtesy Research Associate at Florida International University (Miami, FL)

Coordinatore e Referente del Dottorato

Over the years we have been working on a number of aspects of recovery of degraded DNA and more recently we have been studying aspect s of rapid/direct amplification of DNA. In a recently accepted paper submitted to electrophoresis we have demonstrated capability to perform a complete genotype including extraction, amplification (16 min) and separation (2 min) in under 25 min. I am curious as to how these protocols would work with more difficult samples such as bone. To do this we probably will combine ultra high pressure or magnetic bead based extraction, ministrs, fast polymerase, and microfluidics to achieve our results.