Equipment & Services
Next Generation Sequencing
Our facility uses Illumina (short read) and Pacific Biosciences (long-read) sequencing platforms. We operate an Illumina NextSeq 2000 and a Pacific Biosciences Sequel II.
We offer library preparation and sequencing services for PacBio and a range of Illumina sequencing applications, including:
DNA/RNA quantification and QC
The core provides equipment and services for DNA/RNA quantification and integrity assessment using the following platforms:
- Agilent TapeStation
- Thermo Scientific Nanodrop
- Invitrogen Qubit
- Covaris size shearing
Other Instruments
- Sage Science BluePippin automated DNA size selection (100bp-80kb)
- Biorad CFX Opus96 RT-PCR machine
- Qiagen Tissue Ruptor 2
Coming Soon
- Agilent TapeStation 4150
- 10X Chromium iX
- 10X Chromium Connect
General services
- DNA/RNA extraction from a variety of source material including blood, saliva, tissue, cultured cells, FFPE blocks, and slides.