Facilities & Equipment

The IGF is about a 2000 ft2 facility located in the Department of Plant Pathology at the Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center.

For the most up-to-date and complete list of equipment please contact Alina Akhunova at akhunova@ksu.edu

Assistance to first-time users of Integrated Genomics Facility equipment and software is available through personal training or our workshops.

NanoDrop One

NanoDrop One Spectrophotometer allows accurate quantitation from just 1–2 µL of a DNA or RNA sample. It also provides comprehensive information about the purity of DNA and RNA samples.

 

For more information visit the NanoDrop website

Plate Reader

Synergy H1 Multi-mode Reader supports top and bottom fluorescence intensity measurements, UV–visible absorbance, and high-performance luminescence detection. It is an ideal system for standard microplate reader applications commonly used in life science research laboratories.

For More information visit Agilent website

Opus

CFX Opus 96 system (Bio-Rad) can generate a thermal gradient across the 96-well reaction block to support rapid optimization of real-time PCR assays. The system can detect up to five fluorophores in a single reaction. CFX Maestro software supports data acquisition, visualization, and analysis for PCR quantification, melt curve analysis, end-point analysis, allelic discrimination, and gene expression analysis.

For More information visit Bio-Rad website

CFX96

The Cytek Northern Lights is a benchtop, full-spectrum, three-laser flow cytometer with an automated sample loader (V/B/R configuration; 38 + 3 channels). It uses Cytek’s proprietary spectral technology to capture the complete fluorescence emission profile of labeled cells, enabling high-parameter analysis with remarkable sensitivity and flexibility. The system’s intuitive SpectroFlo® software guides users through data acquisition and analysis, ensuring an efficient workflow and high-quality results.

For More information visit Cytek website

Blue Pippin System

Blue Pippin System (Sage Science) is a preparative electrophoresis system designed for targeted size selection of biomolecules. It uses disposable, precast agarose gel cassettes, with physically separated sample lanes to eliminate the risk of cross-contamination. The system enables DNA size selection for fragments ranging from 100 bp to 50 kb. Up to five samples can be run simultaneously on a single gel.

 

For More information visit Sage website