We have decided to purchase a license for GeneSifter software.
This software is used to analyze microarray data and is considered very user-friendly and extremely useful. The main benefits over other microarray software are that it is web-based (so your lab can use it anywhere), well-supported, and intuitive to use. It does statistical analyses using the R statistical language, picks out differentially expressed genes with various statistical algorithms, performs cluster and pathway analysis, corrects for multiple comparisons, has one-click gene summaries, identifies biological themes, allows searches by function, and provides ontology reports. The gene annotations combine information from GenBank, UniGene, LocusLink, The Gene Ontology Consortium, Affymetrix NetAffx, Homologene, and KEGG. More info can be found at www.genesifter.net.
Note that P30 Projects (those listed on the Waisman Center Core Grant) receive subsidies for CMN Core services and also for services (such as microarray runs) at the Biotechnology Center.
We decided to get a one year license and allow investigators to gain access to the software by committing to up to $100/month for 12 months. The more investigators commit, the lower the price is for everyone. We currently have four investigators ready to contribute to the license, so for now the cost is $75/month. One more will bring it down to $60/month, and two will bring it down to $50/month. If anyone is interested in trying out the software or in contributing to the license to gain full access, just contact me.
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