Molecular research facilities

The molecular laboratories at RBGE are well equipped with facilities for all aspects of molecular biodiversity research, from DNA extraction through to library prep for Next Generation Sequencing.

DNA Extraction Lab: Equipped for manual and automated DNA extraction:  Qiagen TissueLyser, Fastprep-24 , thermomixers, QiaCube.

Pre and Post PCR Labs: Clean lab space dedicated to Pre or Post amplification of DNA.

Next Generation Sequencing Lab: DNA and library quality check equipment, including Bioanalyser, DeNovix Spectrophotometer/Fluorometer, Nanodrop, Qubit and Agilent Tapestation 2200, as well as a Diagenode BioRuptor for DNA fragmentation.

RNA lab: Dedicated benchspace and equipment for extracting and working with RNA.

Secure access lab: External laboratory space for restricted-access molecular work, including foreign soils and plant pathogens.

Bioinformatics suite: Computers loaded with sequence editing and analysis programmes, including Sequencher and Geneious, and an analysis server.