This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Genetic research is entering an exciting new phase, one in which comprehensive information about genetic variation can systematically be examined for association to medically important traits. Such studies will take many forms: hypothesis-driven examination of one or a few polymorphisms in vast clinical collections, studies of thousands of variants in candidate genes or regions of linkage, and genome-wide scans of hundreds of thousands of markers in each patient. Some will involve genotyping standard sets of variants, while others will require discovery of new variants and development of custom assays. In all cases a critical challenge is information systems to design experiments, manage millions of genotypes, and perform sophisticated analysis of correlations among variants, and between variants and disease phenotypes. We propose to create an NCRR Genotyping Center (GC) at the Broad Institute (BI), formerly the Whitehead/MIT Center for Genome Research. Our goal is to create a resource that will make it possible for any investigator to accomplish the four goals: (1) Design genotyping experiments using secure and confidential informatics tools for sample management, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) selection and discovery; (2) genotype selected Snips at high quality and throughput; (3) perform automated quality control and data management; and (4) to analyze data with rapidly evolving methods to study associations. Our application builds on over a decade''s expertise at the Broad in the creation of high-throughput methods for genomic research, international projects to create public maps of genome sequence and variation, creation of analytic methods and software for genetic research, and discovery of genes for a human disease. Enabling broad access to genetic variation research requires more than genotyping: it requires combining a breadth of high-throughput technologies with innovative methods for data management and analysis.
We aim to bridge this gap by combining the necessary range of technologies and advanced analytic tools in a single NCRR GC, and making them broadly available to investigators around the country.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Specialized Center--Cooperative Agreements (U54)
Project #
5U54RR020278-03
Application #
7386820
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRR1-CR-9 (01))
Project Start
2006-06-01
Project End
2007-05-31
Budget Start
2006-06-01
Budget End
2007-05-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2006
Total Cost
$2,100,347
Indirect Cost
Name
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department
Type
DUNS #
001425594
City
Cambridge
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02139
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