Detecting and Resolving Position-Dependent Temperature Effects in quantitative PCR

Wednesday, 5 September 2012 at 16:15

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Positional effects due to temperature inhomogeneities of the qPCR instrument are not uncommon in qPCR. We demonstrate how such effects can be detected and resolved in order to achieve highest precision in qPCR.

Thomas von Kanel, Specialist for Genetic Analyses, Cantonal Hospital of Aarau

Thomas von Kanel

? MSc in biology with specialization in molecular biology, University of Bern, Switzerland
? PhD at the Division of Human Genetics, Children’s University Hospital, Bern. Working on quantitative PCR, DNA methylation, and cystic fibrosis
? Post-doc at Experimental Hematology, University of Bern. Research on telomere biology and mutation detection in cancer
? Currently: Training as specialist in genetic analysis, Cantonal Hospital of Aarau, Switzerland