Genomic platform
The platform brings together technical activities in cyto-genetics and molecular genetics around the same automaton or chain of automata (nucleic acid extractors, thermocyclers including real-time, PCR , sequencers, etc.) and/or around a same technological approach (molecular biology, genomics, cytogenetics, etc.) and their rapprochement allows the pooling of human and technical resources. The genomics platform thus brings together the technical activities of the departments of genetics , pathological anatomy and cytology , biological hematology , the federative structure of cyto-molecular oncogenetics , the molecular genetic platform for cancers , biochemistry , pharmacology , HLA and all sectors requiring these approaches.
The objective is to benefit from groups of technicians who are specialized and experienced in their analysis methods, to bring together/unify training and to optimize occupation times on positions in order to consider new developments and innovations in all fields of medical biology.
The Genomics Platform is organized into two sub-sectors: molecular genetics and cytogenetics .
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Crew
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University Professor · Hospital PractitionerHistologist
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Acting as a Health ExecutiveGenomics – BDR
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University hospital assistantBiologist
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Hospital practitionerMolecular genetics
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Acting EngineerResponsible for nucleic acid sequencing
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Bioinformatician
Crew
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Quality Insurance Manager
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University Hospital PractitionerBiological hematology
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Hospital Practitioner
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University Lecturer · Hospital PractitionerHead of CNR
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University Lecturer · Hospital PractitionerHistologist
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Activities
CIP (Interdepartmental Steering Committee)- Platform coordinators: Guénaëlle Levallet, Nicolas Richard, François Gravey
- Platform health executive: Olivia Ferec, substitute: Manuela Leroux
- Platform engineer: Nadia Coudray
- Bioinformatics engineer: Bryce Leterrier
- Laboratory manager: Simon Le Hello
- Senior manager of the Biology-Hygiene division: Mélanie Nonennmacher
- Heads of departments (or their representative) of the disciplines using the genomics platform.
- Biologists using the genomics platform
- Technical staff representatives: Brice Coulleray (Oncogenetics), Maryse Artu (Constitutional Genetics), Nathalie Millerioux (Cytogenetics)
- Representative of the biomedical department: Catalina Vialle
- Information system management representative: Irvin Madec
- Quality assurance manager: Pauline Olivier
Main missions of the CIP- Validate the coordinators proposed by the Laboratory manager, elected for 4 years, renewable
- Decide how the platform will operate
- Validate the choice of hardware and software under the CHU Caen Normandie Equipment Commission
- Evaluate the feasibility and validate the development and production of new analyzes
Large equipment- Nucleic acid extractors (Maxwell RSC 48, Promega; Maxwell RSC , Promega; Quickgene)
- Pipetting robot EP MOTION (5073 L, Eppendorf)
- Park of 16 conventional thermal cyclers, 3 real-time (LightCycler 480, Roche; 7500 Fast, Applied Biosystems) and 3 Idylla drawers (Biocartis)
- Droplet Digital PCR (QX200 Droplet Digital PCR System and QX600 Droplet Digital PCR System, Biorad)
- Labchip (GX Touch HT, Perkinelmer)
- 2 Library Preparers (ZEPHYR NGS IQ, Perkinelmer; STAR NGS, Hamilton)
- Sanger sequencer (SeqStudio, Applied Biosystems)
- 3 High Throughput Sequencers (Nextseq550, Illumina; S5 Prime + Ion Chef Instrument, Thermo Fisher and two Miseq, Illumina including one DX, Illumina)
- Scanners (CGH: SureScan G2600D, Agilent; FISH: DM5500 B/DM6 B/DMR, Leica; Pathscan, Excilone)
- Cell sorter (AutoMACS Pro Separator, Miltenyi Biotec)
- Counting device (XN-L-450, sysmex)
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News from the Platform
July 2024: The PTF Genomics routinely implements a new high-throughput sequencing panel!A new panel (named NGS_LP) developed in particular by doctors/biologists from the Genetics (Head: Dr Nicolas Gruchy) and Biological Hematology (Head: Prof. Yohann Repessé ) departments, with the methodological help of the PTF Genomics engineer, Nadia Coudray, has been deployed since summer 2024.
- A new panel for what? : the simultaneous sequencing of 138 genes!
- A new panel for which pathologies? : hematologic malignancies but not only that… any fresh sample can be analyzed on this panel (e.g.: vascular pathologies).
- Run frequency: 1 time per week