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A platform for functional precision cancer medicine that integrates patient-derived preclinical models, multi-omic data, functional genomics, and therapeutic response profiling to guide the development of personalized treatment.

 

Scientific Director: Morag Park
Co-Director: Heather Melichar
Core Manager: Hellen Kuasne
Senior Research Technician: Dongmei Zuo
Research Technician: Virginie Pilon
Senior Animal Technician: Anie Monast

Oversight Committee Members

The oversight committee was established to help guide the platform in prioritizing the development of new research capabilities and services that can be offered to investigators within McGill University and the broader scientific community. The oversight committee includes: 

  • Morag Park, Ph.D.
  • Heather Melichar, Ph.D.
  • Sidong Huang, Ph.D.
  • Peter Siegel, Ph.D.
  • Luke McCaffery, Ph.D.

 

Our Services

IMPACT-core's main goal is to coordinate the implementation of functional precision cancer medicine, which includes all the steps for developing pre-clinical models and sample processing for downstream molecular analysis.

Our services include:

  • DNA/RNA sample processing and Quality Control (Fresh Frozen and FFPE)
  • Establish patient-derived tumor Organoid (PDO), Xenograft (PDX) models, and cell lines
  • Multiplex tumor and immune microenvironment evaluation
  • Drug testing on Patient-Derived models and ex-vivo patient tumors.

* The establishment attempt of patient-derived models is solely for patients participating in biobanks with approved Research Ethics Board (REB). Please contact the core for more information.

Fees

Description

Price / Sample
Internal (GCI)

Price / Sample
McGill Partners

Price / Sample Academia

Price / Sample Industry

DNA/RNA extraction and Quality Control (per patient, Tumor, and Normal samples) – Fresh Frozen $100 $160 $210 $250
DNA/RNA extraction and Quality Control (per patient, Tumor, and Normal samples) – Formalin-Fixed Parafrin-Embedded (FFPE) $120 $200 $260 $340
Multiplex evaluation for immune and cancer markers panels (18 markers) $1000 $1600 $2100 $2800
PDX Model establishment $4200/attempt ** $5500/attempt ** $7200/attempt ** -
In vitro model establishment (Cell lines and Organoids) $2000/attempt $2300/attempt $3000/attempt -
Ex-vivo experiment set up for drug testing $2500 *** $3250 *** $4250*** -
Drug testing on Patient-Derived models Custom Custom Custom -


**Engraftment of 4 mice (one cage) + 6 months of mouse house/monitoring
*** Depending on tumor size
Additional prices can apply

 

impact-core@mcgill.ca

Location:
Rosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Institute / Institut du cancer Rosalind & Morris Goodman
McGill University
1160 Av. des Pins W - Room 401
Montreal, Qc , H3G 1Y6