# Shared Resource - Genomics & Epigenomics Shared Resource

> **NIH NIH P30** · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $97,029

## Abstract

ABSTRACT 
“Omics” technologies emerged relatively recently and evolved rapidly, becoming essential to almost every aspect 
of cancer research. In view of this, the Genomics & Epigenomics Shared Resource (GESR) is an indispensable 
Shared Resource for the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center (LCCC) and serves investigators 
on both the DC and NJ campuses. The objective of the GESR is to provide investigators with diverse, state-of-the- 
art services for genomic and epigenomic studies, such as DNA/RNA quality assessment, mRNA expression 
profiling, miRNA expression profiling, DNA sequencing, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping, copy 
number variation (CNV) analysis, DNA methylation analysis and label-free molecular interaction analysis. The 
GESR uses a variety of platforms for these services, including bioanalyzer, microarray, next-generation sequencing 
(NGS), real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), count-based expression analysis (NanoString) and surface 
plasmon resonance (SPR). To facilitate these services, the GESR assists users in DNA/RNA isolation, DNA plating 
and assay preparation and bioinformatics. In fiscal year (FY) 2017, the GESR provided services to 36 LCCC 
members from all four Research Programs. It supported 85 manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals in the 
funding period. Resource Director Habtom W. Ressom, PhD, has experience in designing and developing 
workflows to ensure reproducible omics experiments. He is responsible for oversight of the GESR overall services, 
staff, budget, policies and strategic planning and for providing bioinformatics services. Resource Assistant Director 
Aykut Üren, MD, is an expert in SPR technologies and their application for measurement of the concentrations of 
specific molecules and determination of intermolecular interactions. Director of Operations David S. Goerlitz, MS, 
has extensive training and experience in genomic and epigenomic technologies and assays. He manages the day- 
to-day operations of the GESR and assists investigators with assay design and experimental setup.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10400647
- **Project number:** 5P30CA051008-29
- **Recipient organization:** GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Habtom W Ressom
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $97,029
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-08-15 → 2024-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10400647

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10400647, Shared Resource - Genomics & Epigenomics Shared Resource (5P30CA051008-29). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10400647. Licensed CC0.

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