Office of the Vice President forResearch and Innovation

While all instruments are available via our full-service options, a selected set of instruments are also available to the VCU community via Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Genomics.

Do It Yourself (DIY) Genomics

Most of our instruments are offered DIY as well as an alternative to standard service. Examples of DIY services are:

1. Use of our Chromium X platform for single-cell profiling.
2. Use of our Visium HD and CytAssist platforms for spatial biology.
3. Use of supporting instrumentation, including but not limited to our Agilent Tape Station for library QC, use of our Qiagen Robots for DNA/RNA purification, or use of our digital qPCR system from Qiagen. Any of these instruments (and more) can be used for a modest charge back after being trained by our Core personnel.

Following completed hands-on training, these instruments can be booked via the FORCE system. Please email the Genomics Core to schedule your training.

Instruments

• BioAnalyzer (Agilent)*
• Biotek Synergy (Agilent)*
• Blue Pippin (Sage Science)*
• Chromium X (10x Genomics)*
• Countess III (ThermoFisher Scientific)*
• Covaris E220/S2 (Covaris)*
• MiSeq sequencer (Illumina)
• Nanodrop (ThermoFisher Scientific)*
• NextSeq 2000 sequencer (Illumina)
• QIAcube (Qiagen)*
• QIAcuity digital PCR (Qiagen)*
• Qubit 2.0 (ThermoFisher Scientific)*
• TapeStation 4200/4150 (Agilent)*
• ViiA 7 Real-Time PCR system (ThermoFisher Scientific)
• Visium CytAssits (10x Genomics)*

* indicates availability via the DIY program