User-Friendly Custom Assay Design
DesignStudio software is a free, user-friendly assay design tool for creating custom sequencing panels and microarray probes optimized for specific genomic content of interest. This web-based custom assay design software tool supports a broad range of applications, including custom targeted resequencing, custom enrichment, gene expression analysis, and custom microarray-based genotyping applications. DesignStudio Microarray Assay Designer enables custom array-based genotyping, and DesignStudio Sequencing Assay Designer supports custom targeted sequencing applications.
DesignStudio Custom Assay Design Tool
Microarray Assay Designer
DesignStudio Microarray Assay Designer provides a simple and powerful method for evaluating loci and creating the most successful custom genotyping assays. Metrics returned by DesignStudio Software provide success prediction information, validation status, and minor allele frequencies from published studies. Users can interrogate virtually any markers for any species.
This web-based software tool is currently available for the following microarray products:
- Infinium iSelect Custom Genotyping BeadChips
- Infinium XT
- Add-on content for existing custom or commercial arrays
Start Your Microarray Design
Access to DesignStudio Software requires a login; you can create one if you don't already have one. Use the "Start Your Microarray Design" link above, and then select "Don't have an account?".
Support resources
Sequencing Assay Designer
DesignStudio Sequencing Assay Designer provides dynamic feedback to optimize target region sequencing coverage, reducing the time required to design custom projects. Users can personalize and optimize content to fit the needs of their study.
This web-based software tool is currently available for the following targeted sequencing products:
- AmpliSeq for Illumina Custom Panels
- Illumina DNA Prep with Enrichment plus Illumina Custom Enrichment Panel
- TruSeq Targeted RNA Expression
Start Your Sequencing Design
Access to DesignStudio Software requires a login; you can create one if you don't already have one. Use the "Start Your Sequencing Design" link above, and then select "Don't have an account?".
Support resources
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Additional Resources
Amplicon Sequencing
Ultra-deep sequencing of PCR amplicons enables analysis of specific genomic regions of interest.
Targeted RNA Sequencing
Enables researchers to sequence specific transcripts of interest, and provides both quantitative and qualitative information.
Custom Genotyping
Custom array and sequencing solutions offer the most flexible content for any study, from targeted genotyping to genome-wide association studies.
Sequencing Training
Online Illumina sequencing courses are free, interactive, and available any time.