DNA Sequencing and Synthesis Facility

The DNA Sequencing and Synthesis Facility is housed in the Molecular Biology Building and is managed by Dr. Gary Polking. This facility provides the synthesis of high-quality DNA primers and the fast and reliable sequencing of a variety of DNA templates. As a particularly helpful feature, this facility independently sequences large DNA regions by "primer walking". The facility is equipped with, among other apparati, three 48-well Applied Biosystems 377 and a 3700 capillary automated DNA sequencers. Sequencing results are returned as electronic files and four-color printouts, which allows fast and easy editing and assessing of data with available software packages.