Molecular Core Facility
UConn Health
UConn Health Center Research Advisory Council Cores
Molecular Core Facility is a UConn Health Center Research Advisory Committee (HVRAC) supported core. It provides on-site access to a large inventory of cell culture medias, molecular reagents and kits, instrumentation for quantitative PCR, mRNA and cDNA amount and sizes, digital camera systems for photographing and analyzing gels and services such as qPCR setup, animal DNA isolation for genotyping and pcr melting curve analysis. The core also provides throughput logistics for custom oligonucleotide orders, DNAR sequencing and whole plasmid sequencing through contract vendors. Core location BG-004 (around corner from Public safety office at UCONN Health.
Facility HomepageContacts
Campus Address
Animal Tower (B), Room #BG004
UConn Health Center
Mailing Address
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 6022
Farmington CT 06032-6022
Resources
BIORAD Experion
BIORAD CFX96
With 20 plate autoloader plus analysis software
Covaris
NanoDrop
Qbit
Services
Oligonucleotide Orders
Oligonucleotide orders can be placed through the Molecular Core facility.
DNA Sequencing
Submission project types include pre-mixed, pre-defined, and custom.
QPCR Service
The goal of this service is to give the basic science research community access to quantitative PCR in a timely and cost effective manner. The core has the ABI 7900HT and associated software and has accumulated sufficient experience to give direction to the uninitiated investigator in their use.The goal of this service is to give the basic science research community access to quantitative PCR in a timely and cost effective manner. The core has the ABI 7900HT and associated software and has accumulated sufficient experience to give direction to the uninitiated investigator in their use.
Molecular, Tissue, & Biological Culture Reagents Orders
The Molecular Core Facility in L6094 stocks and places special orders from multiple vendors. The facility has worked with vendors to get no shipping/handling fees and very competative prices for the most commonly used products. There are some specialty items that were bought in bulk to provide users a cost effective product.
The Molecular Core provides a discounted mechanism for ordering both premade and custom probes, as well as common reagents.
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