The Facility
We provide access to a semi-high-throughput assay which is reliable, quantitative, robust, inexpensive, user friendly, and capable of profiling up to 200 genes using as little as 100 ng per sample. It allows the analysis of host immune gene expression in relation to vaccination, infection, disease or therapy in larger cohorts. We have incorporated genes that assess various compartments of the human immune response, which play key roles in inducing and skewing immune reactivity. Expression profiles can also be determined following relevant antigenic in vitro stimulation using whole blood or PBMC-based assays with samples derived from individuals/patients collected at different time points post vaccination /immunisation. The facility is already used by other EU projects.