About
The Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory (MDL) is part of the Department of Molecular Medicine (MOMA) at Aarhus University Hospital Skejby in Denmark, which was established in December 2008 and inaugurated in March 2009.

MDL was established in 1996 at the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby.

The laboratory has two main activities:
performing a molecular diagnostic service for patients and their physicians
conducting molecular research at a high international level.

The Staff
We are a young team and work in stimulating and well-equipped surroundings.
The staff at MDL has increased from four to more than fifty members since 1996. Fundings are received from the European Union, The Danish Cancer Society, The John and Birthe Meyer Foundation, The Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation, The Lundbeck Foundation, The Karen Elise Jensen Foundation, The Danish Research Council and others.

Research
The research groups at MDL are devoted to colon cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, functional genomics and next-generation sequencing.

MDL has over the time expanded its technological facilities currently housing a wide range of modern equipment featuring research in DNA, RNA, miRNA, proteins, tissue samples and cell lines. Technologies include Affymetrix microarrays, Illumina NGS, ABI sequencing and Real-Time PCR, robot-assisted purification and sample processing, laser microdissection, fluorescense microscopy, immunohistochemistry and in-situ hybridisation, cell culture and more.

Globally, we collaborate greatly and exchange scientists with leading laboratories. MDL also collaborates with major pharmaceutical companies in research projects approved by Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital.

Altogether MDL is a dynamic laboratory, that is competitive at a very high international level.