Services
The BSP facility has experience isolating high molecular weight genomic DNA from a variety of sources including whole blood, buccal swabs and rinses, blood spots, and immortalized cells which has been shown to be reliably PCR amplified and genotyped using multiple platforms including TaqMan, Illumina GoldenGate, GWAS, and exome and whole genome sequencing. We additionally have extensive experience extracted RNA from a variety of sources including, PAXgene blood tubes, bronchcoscopy specimens, FFPE slides and cores, and dental plaque.
The BSP facility utilizes a specimen tracking system designed specifically to meet the immediate, inventory-style tracking needs of multiple health research projects and to be flexible and extendible for future needs. Please see our Equipment page for more information.
We provide the following services:
- Study set-up, including specimen collection, labeling, transport, tracking and reporting
- Whole blood
- Buffy coats
- Blood spots
- Buccal rinses
- Buccal brushes
- Saliva
- Cell lines
- Plasma (cfDNA/ctDNA)
- FFPE tissue
- Flash frozen tissue
- Other – inquire
- Absorbance (OD)
- Picogreen
- Agilent TapeStation (upon request)
- DNA aliquots and normalization performed to client specifications (includes plating)
- PAXgene RNA blood tubes
- Flash frozen tissue
- FFPE slides or cores
- Dental plaque
- Other – inquire
- Agilent TapeStation
- Bisulfite Conversion
- Illumina FFPE RESTORE
- Serum
- Plasma
- Whole blood
- Buffy Coat
- Urine
- Other – inquire
- Genotyping
- Sequencing
- Additional analyte analysis labs
- Multi-institutional collaborators
- Fully customizable LIMS to ensure accurate sample tracking with full audit trail
- Freezer (-20C, -80C) and liquid nitrogen storage with dedicated monitoring and full generator backup
- Specimen shipping, both domestically and internationally
- dried blood spot serum elution
- bulk label printing
Please contact us if you have any questions regarding the suitability of your sample types or the services offered!