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What Your Donation Buys
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| One human gene contained within a cloning vector |
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$10 |
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| Membranes for screening new genes |
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$15 |
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| Reagents needed to isolate DNA from a patients' blood sample
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$20 |
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| A pair of PCR primers used to amplify one gene |
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$30 |
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| Bacterial clone containing tumor-related gene |
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$30 |
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| Vials for freezing tumor samples |
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$35 |
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| Enzyme to precisely cut DNA |
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$40 |
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| Scalpel blades for dissection of tumor samples |
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$55 |
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| Enzyme to join DNA fragments |
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$60 |
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| Updates to lab manual |
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$70 |
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| Flasks for growing tumor cells |
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$75 |
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| Radiolabel used to label DNA for sequencing and probing
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$100 |
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| Tumor cell line |
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$100 |
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| Gel mix used to resolve DNA on gels |
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$100 |
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| A vial of enzyme to modify or amplify DNA |
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$100 |
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| Serum to grow cancer cells |
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$130 |
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| DNA purification kit |
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$150 |
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| Reagents to introduce genes into cancer cells |
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$180 |
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| Purification kit for tumor-suppressor proteins |
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$230 |
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| X-ray film to detect DNA sequence of a gene |
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$270 |
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| Plates for drug-screening reactions |
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$380 |
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| Enzyme to amplify DNA from tumors |
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$400 |
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| DNA fragments to study a new gene |
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$500 |
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| Lab refrigerator used in ongoing experiments |
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$700 |
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| Digital camera for web page construction/updates |
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$800 |
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| Set of pipettes to measure chemical solutions |
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$900 |
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| Lab computer to access gene database |
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$1,800 |
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| Ultraviolet light and camera to visualize DNA |
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$2,000 |
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| Incubator for tumor cell culture |
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$2,700 |
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| Set of DNA sequencing apparatus |
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$3,800 |
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| Lab freezer |
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$5,000 |
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| Centrifuge for drug screens and purifications |
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$7,000 |
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| PCR machine to amplify DNA |
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$9,000 |
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| Named permanent endowment |
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$100,000 and up |
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| Drier for DNA gels and purifications |
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$12,000 |
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| Cancer Research Technician |
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$30,000/yr |
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| Drug library to screen for new therapeutics (19,000 drugs)
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$38,000 |
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| Research fellow and supplies |
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$50,000/yr |
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| Named permanent endowed research fellowship |
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$1.7 million |
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| Named permanent endowed chair for gallbladder and bile
duct cancer research |
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$2.3 million |
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| Named endowed gallbladder and bile duct cancer center |
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$10 million |
