There are tens of thousands of regions containing tandem repeats in the genome that have been computationally correlated with affecting gene regulation, but these regions are difficult to analyze in the laboratory due to the sheer quantity of regions and high variability of alleles amongst the population.
Develop a method that will test the impact that variations in hundreds of complex regions have on gene expression through combined wet lab and computational analysis methods.
Ensure that the developed method can be completed from start to finish in one to two months total, with minimal required labor hours and manpower within that timeframe, even including some basic validation steps.
Minimize the cost of the method.