Molecular Quantification Core

Overview of Services

The core offers access to the following instrumentation:  

• Biorad Digital Droplet PCR (one droplet reader, 5 droplet generator/PCR combos)
• Scheduling is required for all stations
• The current charge for the dropelet reading is $1.97 per sample and $2.35 per run/plate
• Droplet Generators are free to use
• Training is required before users can schedule/operate equipment
• Request training on ilab
• Azure Sapphire Biomolecular Imager
• Available on a "first come, first serve" basis 
• You will be charged either a flat fee (major users) or a per minute fee (less frequent users)
• Contact Carol Wilusz or John Anderson for software.
• Performs Phosphorimaging, Chemiluminescence, RGB and NearIR Fluorescence
• Scan western blots, gels, plates, slides/sections, phosphor screens
• Qubit Fluorometer
• Available on a "first come, first serve" basis
• No charge for use
• Can be run by a trained facility technician (upon request, please email charlotte.avanzi@colostate.edu for a quote) 
• Agilent 4150 TapeStation
• • Scheduling is required for all stations
  • No charge for use so reagents are not provided (loading tips, tapes, buffers, optical tubes/caps) 
  • Training is required before users can schedule/operate equipment
  • Request training on ilab
  • Can be run by a trained facility technician (upon request, please email charlotte.avanzi@colostate.edu for a quote) 

Users provide their own reagents and set up their own assays. The core provides training and equipment maintenance.

Leadership & Staff

Carol Wilusz

MQC Director

(970) 491-4919

cwilusz@colostate.edu

Charlotte Avanzi

Interim MQC Director

(970) 491-2669

Charlotte.Avanzi@colostate.edu  

John Anderson

Technical Support/Training

(970) 491-7469

janderso@colostate.edu

Bettina Broeckling

Technical Support/Training 

(970) 213-6190

bettina.broeckling@colostate.edu 

Location and hours of operation

Microbiology Building B406

Mail Drop 1682, Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO 80523

Facility is staffed generally 9-5 and is open 24/7 to trained users with key access.

Institution Webpage

http://mqc.colostate.edu

Contacts