We are a non-profit academic Core Facility that supports the applications of DNA Sequencing, and Fragment Analysis of Microsatellites and AFLP's.

Our Facility was founded in 2003 and expanded in 2005 with funds from a NSF Instrumentation Development Grant (#0500993). In 2008 a generous gift from the Yale Provost allowed us to upgrade our Applied Biosystems Genetic Analyzer from a 48 a 96-capillary. Recently with funds from a NIH Equipment Grant (1S10RR025478-01) we upgraded additional equipment to ensure that we are a truly high through-put and efficient Core.

We are is housed within the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies Molecular Systematics and Conservation Genetics Laboratory, both under the Direction of Dr. Adalgisa Caccone. The presence of our Core within this setting enhances training within the MSCG Lab by allowing students to obtain genetic information from large data sets in a time frame that is appropriate to their academic schedules, and to do so within the budget available for training.

Our services are utilized by over 395 users from Yale, private companies, academic labs and research groups from the broader scientific community. By promoting access to our equipment we enhance cost effectiveness, reducing idle time and avoiding wasted consumables. This in turn allows us to reduce rates and make our services available to users that could otherwise not afford it. While our user base continues to expand our focus remains the same- to offer high quality services at prices affordable to small and medium sized laboratories.

Why Choose Our Facility?

• Average Turnaround time 48 hours (we have one instrument)
• Flexible Tube Formats (pipetting by hand and liquid handlers)
• Longer Read Lengths (we cycle products 3x the suggested amount and the longest capture times on our 3730xl instrument)
• Customer Service from scientists who understand your work
• Competitive Pricing (a high volume of users and time-tested lab protocols keep our prices low)