RNA Diagnostics Inc.

$29,946.00 CAD

≈ 5 months of average Canadian pay
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2017-2018
Agreement period
August 1, 2017 – December 31, 2018
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2018-2019-Q2-891559

Published purpose

This study will to investigate the feasibility of sequencing the major rRNAs in an RNA preparation using a nucleic acid sequencing technology in order to quantify the degree of rRNA fragmentation within the sample. RNA sequencing could then be used as a diagnostic tool to measure RNA disruption in samples taken from cancer patients during chemotherapy.

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