Researchers

Discover how researchers are using Affymetrix products and services to power their experiments in the Featured Researchers. This community features scientists who will share their work with you through hands-on activities and conversation. Learn how scientists detect cancer-causing genes and more.

Jay Tiesman, PhD

Procter & Gamble Company's Jay Tiesman, PhD, discusses the role of genomics in the cosmetics industry.

Joshua Schiffman, MD

The University of Utah's Joshua Schiffman, MD, discusses the use of molecular inversion probe (MIP) technology for studying copy number alterations in pediatric cancers.

Avrum Spira, MD

Boston University's Avrum Spira, MD, discusses the discovery of a gene expression signature and a potential preventative treatment for lung cancer.

Lisa Baumbach, MD

The University of Miami's Lisa Baumbach and Maastricht University's Torik Ayoubi discuss how ethnicity-specific genetic changes govern aggressive breast cancer risks.

Chris Smith, PhD

Chris Smith of Cambridge University, Tyson Clark of Affymetrix and Melissa Cline of UCSC discuss EURASNET's approach for comparing commercial microarrays.

Robert Norgren, PhD

Rob Norgren of The University of Nebraska Medical Center and Katja Nowick of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory discuss the development of the Rhesus Macaque Genome Array.

Yong-Jie Lu, PhD

Yong-Jie Lu of Queen Mary, University of London and Colleen Elso of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute discuss a method for rapidly identifying chromosome rearrangements.