Effective September 1, all GEC independent access instrumentation will become part of the UWBC Biogarage.
Hours of operation will be 8-4PM.
Scheduling will no longer be done via the GEC Google calendar, but through the Scheduling Tool on the BioGarage website.
Users will now be required to bring all of their own materials. This includes all reagents, chips, pipettes/tips, and any other consumables.
If you have any questions regarding this change, please contact BioGarage staff at biogarage@biotech.wisc.edu.
Interested users must sign up for the Qubit by the end of the business day prior to their intended use. This instrument is available Monday through Friday, 9am – 5pm.
Please e-mail gecinfo@biotech.wisc.edu to request access to the Google calendar for scheduling your usage.
The Qubit® 3.0 is a fluorometer capable of measuring low concentrations of several different kinds of analytes, including RNA, DNA and protein. Further information on the Qubit® 3.0 may be found at the supplier’s website.
Training is scheduled upon request. The cost of the training is $115/hour plus the cost of reagents. Training typically takes 30 minutes. After being trained to use the fluorometer, a user will have independent access to the instrument. We use Google Calendar for instrument scheduling.
Cost $1.75 per sample. Two standards are run every time an assay is performed, and must be counted as samples for billing purposes. In other words a minimum of three samples will be run, two standards and a user’s sample.
Trained users may use their own reagents and consumables. A $5 access fee will charged for per use. Data may be saved to your flash drive*.
The GEC stocks both the dsDNA HS Assay, and the RNA Assay for use with the Qubit.
*Invitrogen tech support does report compatibility issues with some flash drives larger than 2 GB
Effective 4/1/2020
All data and services provided by the University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Center Gene Expression Center are intended for research purposes only. Services are not intended nor certified for diagnostic or clinical use.