Information about the various program-based labs (like
informatics lab, ag mech lab, pbgc lab, greenhouses, etc) and faculty that
supervise them will be given here.
Plant Biotechnology and
Genome Core Facility (PBGC) Site
Informatics Lab Site
Services offered by Plant Biotechnology and
Genome Core Facility:
Automated DNA sequencing facility.
Phone: 453-5727 * Public Policy Institute Basement B7
http://www.siu.edu/~pbgc/Services/automated.htm
Provides next day DNA sequencing services for plasmid, PCR and BAC DNA.
There are PE377 gel sequencers and CEQ8000 capillary sequencers. Sequences
are derived from PCR DNA or plasmid DNA or colonies in tubes or plates.
Genomics & Robotics Services at SIUC.
Phone: 453-2606 * Public Policy Institute Basement B1
http://www.siu.edu/~pbgc/Services/robotic.htm
Provides robotic services attuned to high-throughput Marker Assisted
Selection, BAC Library Construction, Physical Map Generation, Microarray
analysis, GMO content testing and genetic identity Testing. There is a a
Genomic solution GS2 for colony picking, 384 well plate assembly,
cherry-picking and micro-array generation. There is a GeneTAC® for Array
Analysis. There is a Biomek2000 for liquid handling, reaction assembly and
automated agarose electrophoresis. There is a BioRad PFGE for separation of
high molecular weight DNAs.
