Project description:As the importance of transcriptional variation and regulation for Plasmodium becomes more apparent, advances for non-falciparum species are hindered by our reliance on natural infections to study parasite biology. Untargeted transcriptomic research is also complicated by low parasite densities and high proportions of human genetic material, highlighting the need for optimized sample processing protocols. In this study, we used a P. knowlesi culture diluted in whole blood as a mock P. vivax natural infection to compare white blood cell, rRNA-, and globin depletion methods and RNA-seq library preparation kits to create an optimized protocol for low-volume sample processing.
Project description:Untargeted Temporal Analysis of Serum using FPSE after 8 Gy radiation
Time points of room temperature serum analyzed: 1, 3, 24, 72, and 120 hours.
Project description:The aim of this study was to discover significantly changed proteins in human blood serum as a result of 6 h sleep loss at night. Eight females were reqruited. . Peripheral venous whole blood sampling was performed at 04:00, after 6 h of sleep and after 6 h of sleep deprivation (SD). Serum from each subject was depleted before protein digestion by trypsin and iTRAQ labeling. Labled peptides were analyzed by mass spectrometry.
Project description:Venous blood was collected from 54 adult female participants from the PRISM cohort. Whole blood and venous blood was aliquoted. Untargeted metabolomics was performed on whole blood collected on Mitra microsamplers (VAMS, 10 uL), whole blood dried blood spots (DBS, 5-mm punch), and 10 uL of plasma