Real-Time PCR Workshop

12th July 2018 - A workshop on Real-Time PCR: Gene Expression and Genotyping was held on the 11th and 12th July 2018 at INFORMM, USM Health Campus. The workshop was part of INFROMM’s initiatives in promoting our expertise, researches, research facilities and services. The speakers and guest speaker were Dr. Noor Fatmawati Mokhtar and Associate Professor Dr. Venugopal Balakrishnan, members of Cancer Cluster (INFORMM) and Ms. Tan Yan Yin from NeoScience Malaysia also our proud collaborator and sponsor, respectively. Altogether, 16 participants actively participated and they expressed excellent satisfaction and provided positive feedback for the program.

The workshop was a combination of seminars and hands-on sessions by the experienced speakers and facilitators/application scientist covering the introduction to real-time PCR, gene expression, diagnostic and genotyping with real-time PCR. The integrated learning sessions on RNA extraction, target gene expression, PCR efficiency and genotyping allowed participants to experience the techniques and apply them for their research and laboratory activities.

Overall, this year’s workshop was a complete successful and have motivated INFORMM to plan for the next one.