What Services Does the GDEC Provide?
The GDEC is open to all researchers from Rice University, the Texas Medical Center, and beyond. We offer three primary services:
FEE-FOR-SERVICE CLONING
Building and validation DNA constructs according to customer-provided designs OR design consultation, building, and validation of DNA constructs.
Sub-cloning
Mutagenesis
De-novo plasmid construction
Library assembly
Oligo and synthetic gene design
Golden-Gate parts libraries
Library design
Mutagenesis approaches
Toxic gene cloning strategies
Contact us for more information about our custom cloning services.
SEQUENCING
Whole plasmid sequencing
Amplicon sequencing
Short-read sequencing (Illumina NextSeq)
Short-read sequencing (Illumina MiniSeq)
WALK UP INSTRUMENT USE & TRAINING
Schedule instrument time and pay an hourly usage rate. See more information here on our existing automated workflows.
Echo 525 acoustic liquid handler
Hamilton Microlab STAR liquid handler
Hamilton Microlab Nimbus liquid handler
QPix 420 automated colony picker
Bioanalyzer automated electrophoresis system
Nanodrop spectrophotometer
Qbit 3.0 fluorimeter
Synergy H1 plate reader
Pippin Prep automated DNA size selection
QuantStudio Real-Time PCR system
NextSeq next-generation sequencer
MiniSeq next-generation sequencer
MinIon third-generation sequencer
Infors-HT Multitron incubating shaker
Book instrument time through a FOM account.
Contact us at gdec@rice.edu to begin collaborating!