Closing date for Affymetrix orders
28 October 2011, Cape Town, RSA
To all our valued Affymetrix clients, please note that the closing date for Affymetrix orders for this year is the 5th of December 2011. The next orders will only be placed in late January for delivery in February. Please make sure that your orders are placed with the CPGR before then to ensure that there are no delays with your projects.
Company News
The CPGR and Anatech to host a Genomics workshop at the IIDMM
01 July 2011, Cape Town, RSA
The CPGR and Anatech are proud to announce that they are hosting a genomics workshop "Latest Advances in Microarray Applications and NGS Target Enrichment Technology". The workshop will be presented at the University of Cape Town's, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine in the Cape Town on the 7 July 2011. Please contact Christelle Klopper (christelle@anatech.co.za) to register. Read More...
01 July 2011, Cape Town, RSA
The CPGR and Anatech are proud to announce that they are hosting a genomics workshop "Latest Advances in Microarray Applications and NGS Target Enrichment Technology". The workshop will be presented at the University of Cape Town's, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine in the Cape Town on the 7 July 2011. Please contact Christelle Klopper (christelle@anatech.co.za) to register. Read More...
CPGR's presents at the InnovUS Entrepreneurial Maverick Session
03 June 2011, Cape Town, RSA
Stellenbosch University researchers now have access to free assistance with the design and preparation of their projects at the Centre for Proteomic and Genomic Research (CPGR) at the University of Cape Town. Dr Reinhard Hiller, Director: CPGR, addressed guests at the most recent InnovUS Entrepreneurial Maverick session held on 11 May 2011 and invited all SU researchers to make use of the Centre's services. Read More...
03 June 2011, Cape Town, RSA
Stellenbosch University researchers now have access to free assistance with the design and preparation of their projects at the Centre for Proteomic and Genomic Research (CPGR) at the University of Cape Town. Dr Reinhard Hiller, Director: CPGR, addressed guests at the most recent InnovUS Entrepreneurial Maverick session held on 11 May 2011 and invited all SU researchers to make use of the Centre's services. Read More...
Maize eQTL Field Sampling Trip 2011
8th April 2011, Cape Town, RSA
Since 2006, CPGR has been part of the consortium working on the TIA-funded project "Genomics of quantitative disease resistance in African Maize Varieties". The consortium visits the maize fields in KZN every summer in order to evaluate the disease severity of the fungal pathogen Grey Leaf Spot (GLS). Seen here are researchers from CPGR, the University of Pretoria, the African Centre for Crop Improvement and PANNAR Seeds, collecting GLS-infected leaf material at Cedara and Greytown on the 23rd and 24th of March 2011. The samples will be processed at CPGR and used in qPCR gene expression studies.
8th April 2011, Cape Town, RSA
Since 2006, CPGR has been part of the consortium working on the TIA-funded project "Genomics of quantitative disease resistance in African Maize Varieties". The consortium visits the maize fields in KZN every summer in order to evaluate the disease severity of the fungal pathogen Grey Leaf Spot (GLS). Seen here are researchers from CPGR, the University of Pretoria, the African Centre for Crop Improvement and PANNAR Seeds, collecting GLS-infected leaf material at Cedara and Greytown on the 23rd and 24th of March 2011. The samples will be processed at CPGR and used in qPCR gene expression studies.
Joint International Conference of the African and Southern African Societies of Human Genetics
10 March 2011, Cape Town, RSA
The CPGR exhibited at the Joint International Conference of the African and Southern African Societies of Human Genetics at the CTICC from the 6 to the 10 March 2011 (http://www.humangenetics2011.org/programme.htm). The main focus of the joint conference was on human genetics research in Africa, the developments and the highlights. The conference was well attended, attracting over 500 delegates and a great number of eminent international speakers including Prof. Edison T. Liu and Sir Mark Walport. The talks were opened with a plenary from Dr Sydney Brennar and the presentations over the 5 days provided an insight to some ground-breaking genomic and translational research taking place in Africa. An Affymetrix Medical Genomics workshop complemented the human genetics conference. This satellite event was opened by Izak van Niekerk, followed by seven talks on the advances of diagnostics based on the Affymetrix technology. This highly intellectual event proved to be a great networking experience and we look forward to next year's event.
10 March 2011, Cape Town, RSA
The CPGR exhibited at the Joint International Conference of the African and Southern African Societies of Human Genetics at the CTICC from the 6 to the 10 March 2011 (http://www.humangenetics2011.org/programme.htm). The main focus of the joint conference was on human genetics research in Africa, the developments and the highlights. The conference was well attended, attracting over 500 delegates and a great number of eminent international speakers including Prof. Edison T. Liu and Sir Mark Walport. The talks were opened with a plenary from Dr Sydney Brennar and the presentations over the 5 days provided an insight to some ground-breaking genomic and translational research taking place in Africa. An Affymetrix Medical Genomics workshop complemented the human genetics conference. This satellite event was opened by Izak van Niekerk, followed by seven talks on the advances of diagnostics based on the Affymetrix technology. This highly intellectual event proved to be a great networking experience and we look forward to next year's event.
CPGR relocates to permanent offices
01 December 2010, Cape Town, RSA
The CPGR has relocated to a new permanent administrative office in St Peter's Square, Observatory. The office is located within walking distance of the IIDMM and Groote Schuur. The new offices include a custom built dry-lab facility for visiting scientists and students, meeting rooms and conference call facilities to help facilitate project preparation and discussion. In addition, the new office space has allowed the CPGR to improve and upgrade its IT infrastructure to better serve the needs of the Biotech community. The new facility has improved access for clients, with freely availble parking in St Peter's Mall. The wet-lab continues to be housed on the UCT campus at the IIDMM.
01 December 2010, Cape Town, RSA
The CPGR has relocated to a new permanent administrative office in St Peter's Square, Observatory. The office is located within walking distance of the IIDMM and Groote Schuur. The new offices include a custom built dry-lab facility for visiting scientists and students, meeting rooms and conference call facilities to help facilitate project preparation and discussion. In addition, the new office space has allowed the CPGR to improve and upgrade its IT infrastructure to better serve the needs of the Biotech community. The new facility has improved access for clients, with freely availble parking in St Peter's Mall. The wet-lab continues to be housed on the UCT campus at the IIDMM.
