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Biosciences Genomics Center Equipment and Rates

Equipment and rates

For industry rates, contact us. See the rates below the equipment list for specific services.

10x Genomics Chromium X

Agilent 4200 TapeStation

Agilent Femto Pulse

Analytik Jena Biometra TOne thermal cycler

Biomek i7 Automated Workstation

BluePippin DNA size selection system

Covaris M220 Ultrasonicator

Eppendorf epMotion 5075 liquid handler

Eppendorf Mastercycler X50s thermal cycler

Eppendorf Vacufuge

Hamilton Microlab Prep liquid handler

Illumina NextSeq 2000

Invitrogen Countess 3 cell counter

Invitrogen E-gel Power Snap Plus electrophoresis system

MiSeq

PacBio Revio genome sequencer

QuantStudio 7 Flex 384-Well qPCR system

Thermo Scientific NanoDrop 8000 spectrophotometer

ThermoFisher NanoDrop Lite

ThermoFisher Qubit 4

Microbiome

ServiceASU rateNonprofit/Academic rateNotes
Microbiome 16S/18S/ITS library preparation$39/sample
(1-95 samples)

$27/sample
(96-191 samples)

$22/sample
(192+ samples)
$57/sample
(1-95 samples)

$39/sample
(96-191 samples)

$32/sample
(192+ samples)
Library preparation for microbiome sequencing, starting from genomic DNA. Sequenced in batches of 200-380 samples
Kinnex Full-Length 16S Sequencing$15.15/sample$23/sampleFull length 16S rRNA Sequencing from genomic DNA. Sequenced in batches of 750-1530 samples
Post PCR Clean Only $85/96 well plate $123/96 well plate Cleanup of PCR products

DNA Library Prep

ServiceASU rateNonprofit/Academic rateNotes
DNA library preparation$53/sample
(1-12 samples)

$35/sample
(13+ samples)
$77/sample
(1-12 samples)

$51/sample
(13+ samples)
Synthesis of NGS libraries from DNA, 100-1000bp long using Watchmaker Libray Prep Kit

RNA Library Prep

ServiceASU rateNonprofit/Academic rateNotes
Single Cell Library Prep$2,681/sample$3,861/sampleOn 10X Genomics platform
scRNAseq Chip$428/sample$617/sampleChip for single cell sequencing on the 10X platform
Parse Evercode Single Cell (1-8 Samples)$898/sample$1,538/sampleParse single cell sequencing
Lexogen 3′ mRNA Library Prep$75/sample $108/sampleLexogen 3′ mRNA Library Prep
Small RNA Library Prep$230/sample $332/sampleSmall RNA Library Prep
RNA – cDNA Synthesis Only – SPIA$316/sample$542/samplecDNA synthesis from total RNA using SPIA random hexamers
RNA Library – mRNA Pulldown$138/sample$199/sampleFull library prep with mRNA pull-down with Watchmaker mRNA library prep kit
RNA Library – Bacterial Ribodepletion$167/sample$241/sampleFull RNA prep for microbial samples
RNA Library – Human/Mouse/Rat Ribodepletion$168/sample$242/sampleFull RNA prep with human, mouse, or rat ribodepletion using Watchmaker RNA prep with Polaris depletion
RNA Library – Specialty Ribodepletion$258/sample$372/sampleFull RNA library prep with specialty ribodepletion

Long read library prep and sequencing (PacBio)

ServiceASU rateNonprofit/Academic rateNotes
HI-C Library$1,180/sample$1,660/samplePreparation of Hi-C (chromatin confimation capture) libraries for generating chromosome-level haplotype-resolved genome assemblies
HIFI Prep$165/sample$151/samplePreparation of multiplexed high-quality whole genome DNA libraries for PacBio HiFi sequencing for high thoughput
PLEX HIFI Prep$97/sample$130/samplePreparation of multiplexed whole genome and amplicon libraries for PacBio HiFi sequencing in batches of 24 samples only
HIFI Library$382/sample$560/samplePreparation of high-quality whole genome DNA libraries for PacBio HiFi sequencing
Kinnex Array Full-Length RNA$1,124/sample$1,615/samplePreparation of multiplexed RNA libraries for PacBio sequencing
ISO-SEQ cDNA Synthesis$375/sample$535/samplePreparation of RNA library for full length cDNA PacBio sequencing
Short-Read Elimination/DNA PowerClean$20/sample$30/sampleShort read elimination for long read samples or DNA powerclean for cleanup of long read samples
Revio SPRQ Sequencing$1,550/SMRTcell$2,190/SMRTcellLong-Read Genome Sequencing on one SMRTcell. Four SMRTcells required for a full sequencing run

Quality control

ServiceASU rateNonprofit/Academic rateNotes
Countess Cell Count$18/sample$26/sampleCell count using Countess instrument
Femto Pulse QC $50/sample $75/sampleA quality control assay that measures DNA concentration, fragment size, and sample integrity using automated capillary electrophoresis.
Covaris M220 shearing$39/sample$57/sampleShearing using Covaris instrument
Agilent TapeStation analysis$20/sample $29/sampleDNA and RNA fragment analysis
qPCR targeting Illumina adapter regions, in triplicate at three dilutions, with analysis$36/sample $52/sampleRun on the QuantStudio7 for NGS library QC only
Qubit using facility-provided consumables for RNA analysis$4.25/sample$7/sampleRun on the ThermoFisher Qubit 4
Qubit using facility-provided consumables for DNA analysis$3/sample$5/sample Run on the ThermoFisher Qubit 4
Pippin Prep$35/sample$51/sampleSize selection on the BluePippin
FLX800TBI Fluorescent Plate Reader$47/plate$68/plateFluorescent DNA Quantification

Instrument training and use

ServiceASU rateNonprofit/Academic rateNotes
Training fee$100/training$144/trainingHands on training required before using QuantStudio5, Covaris M220, or Agilent TapeStation independently. Includes consumables for training.
Researcher use of the Covaris M220 using researcher-provided consumables$20/hour$29/hourResearcher use of Covaris instrument after training
Researcher use of the Agilent TapeStation using researcher-provided consumables$12.50/hour$18/hourResearcher use of Agilent TapeStation instrument after training
Any researcher qPCR run with researcher-provided consumables$1.60/hour$3/hourResearcher use of QuantStudio7 instrument after training. 384 well qPCR plates and seals available at additional cost
Technical assistance$67/hour$113/hourTechnical assistance from facility staff

Nucleic acid extraction

ServiceASU rateNonprofit/Academic rateNotes
DNA extraction$20/sample$90/sampleDNA extraction
RNA extraction$33/sample$48/sampleRNA extraction
Liquid DNA Extraction$75/sample$108/sample DNA extraction including filtration of samples
High Molecular Weight DNA Extractions$106/sample Contact us for pricingDNA extraction using PacBio Nanobind DNA extraction kit

NGS run modules

ServiceASU rateNonprofit/Academic rateNotes
MiSeq
MiSeq NanoUp to 1 million reads
MiSeq Nano 2×150$590/run$917/runPaired end run, each read 150bp
MiSeq Nano 2×250$759/run$1,093/runPaired end run, each read 250bp
MiSeq v212-15 million reads
MiSeq v2 2×150 $1,819/run$2,620/runPaired end run, each read 150bp
MiSeq v2 2×250$2,036/run$2,932/runPaired end run, each read 250bp
MiSeq v320-22 million reads
MiSeq v3 2×300$2,828/run$4,073/runPaired end run, each read 300bp
MiSeq 2×75$1,577/run$2,271/run
NextSeq 2000
NextSeq 2000 P1100 million reads
NextSeq 2000 2×150$1,530/run$2,204/runPaired end run, each read 150bp
NextSeq 2000 2×300$2,119/run$3,052/runPaired end run, each read 300bp
NextSeq 2000 P2400 million reads
NextSeq 2000 2×50$1,785/run$2,571/runPaired end run, each read 50bp
NextSeq 2000 2×150$3,296/run$4,747/runPaired end run, each read 150bp
NextSeq 2000 2×300$3,763/run$5,419/runPaired end run, each read 300bp
NextSeq 2000 P31.2 billion reads
NextSeq 2000 2×150$5,446/run$7,843/runPaired end run, each read 150bp
NextSeq 2000 P41.8 billion reads
NextSeq 2000 2×150$6,142/run$8,845/runPaired end run, each read 150bp
NGS TGen Sequencing
NovaSeq X – 10B (300 cycle)$1,950/run$1,950/run1.25 billion reads
NovaSeq X – 25B (300 cycle)$3,250$3,2503.25 million reads
Demultiplexing and Fastq File Generation
$83/run$141/runStandard demultiplexing and fastq file generation, with QC analysis

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