The Chemical Analysis Laboratory offers the UGA research community state-of-the art analytical techniques and support services, including analysis of metals, elements, nutrients, organic carbon, and cations in a wide variety of samples. We can identify the kinds and amounts of elements in chemical compounds that are important to your research, including the following:
- Heavy metals in streams and rivers;
- Composition of wood preservatives in building materials;
- Nutritional content of foods;
- Calcium in deer antlers;
- Iron and nickel in benthic samples from the Atlantic Ocean
- Toxic elements like cadmium in hand-painted Italian pottery.
The Functional Genomics Resources Facility is a microarray and genotyping laboratory. The services we offer for gene expression analysis include custom microarray printing, RNA purification, probe labeling, hybridization, laser scanning and Real-time quantitative PCR. The facility also offers genotyping services, including microsatellite analysis, SNP validation, and AFLP analysis.
The Proteomics Resource Facility is the place to be if you are interested in characterizing an isolated protein or protein complex by mass spectrometry, studying a protein extract by electrophoresis or chromatography, or in quantitative protein expression profiling. Our facility is equipped with two state-of-the-art mass spectrometers, robotics for mass spectrometry sample preparation, small and large format two-dimensional gel electrophoresis units, and milli-, micro-, and nanoflow HPLC units for multi-dimensional liquid chromatography.
The Sequencing and Synthesis Facility can sequence single stranded DNA, double stranded DNA, or PCR products on our automated DNA sequencers. Data is provided as a color printout, as a text file in GCG format and as a raw data file for downloading, and the turnaround time is three to five working days. Our facility can meet your sequencing needs from single sequencing runs up to small genomic projects.
Integrated Biotechnology Laboratories (IBL) provide a range of laboratory services for genetics and proteomics research through four sister facilities: Chemical Analysis Laboratory, Functional Genomics Resource Facility, Proteomics Resource Facility, and the Sequencing and Synthesis Facility.