The rates listed below are for OSU/OARDC faculty. Rates for other educational institutions are 50% higher, rates for industry ar 100% higher. We offer free technical help for first time pilot genomic or microscopy experiments.
Microscopy
| TEM, SEM | $ 15.00/hour |
| Confocal | $ 18.00/hour |
| Epifluorescent microscope | $ 6.00/hour |
| TEM sample preparation (plastic embedding) | $ 40.00/sample |
| TEM negative staining sample preparation | $ 8.00/sample |
| Light microscopy sample preparation (paraffin embedding) | $ 30.00/sample |
| SEM sample preparation | $ 35.00/run (max.6 samples) |
| Ultramicrotome | $ 6.00/hour |
| Ultramicrotome (MCIC staff) | $ 12.00/hour |
| Cryo-ultramicrotome | $ 10.00/hour |
| Laser Capture Microdissection | $ 15.00/hour |
| Cryojane cryotome | $ 10.00/hour |
| Formovar and carbon coated copper grids | $ 0.50/grid |
| Formovar and carbor coated nickel grids | $ 1.20/grid |
| Cosultation and technical help | $ 20.00/hour |
OARDC faculty can opt for a flat yearly membership
fee for microscope usage:
Option 1: $4,000/year. Unlimited access to the electron mcroscopes: Convenient for users with over 5 hours per week of microscope usage.
Option 2: $5,000/year. Ulimited access to all microscopes, including confocal and laser capture microdissection.
The membership fee covers access to the microscopes and auxiliary equipment, and does not cover consumables for samples preparation.
| Capillary Sequencing | |
| Single samples (one repeat if fails) | $ 10.00/sample |
| Single samples (no repeats) | $ 7.00/sample |
| Instrument ready samples (chemistry performed by user) | $ 4.50/sample |
| Half microtiter plate: 48 samples or multiples of 48 | $ 7.00/sample |
| Genotyping | |
| CEQ8800 run (8 samples) | $ 14.00/run |
| CEQ8800 full microtiter plate:96 samples or multiples of 96 | $ 168.00/microtiter plate |
| Luminex200 coupled FlexMAP microspheres | $ 0.064/sample (well) |
| Luminex200 ASPE extention and run (8samples) | $ 12.00/run |
| Luminex200 run (8 samples ready to run) | $ 4.00/run |
| Illumina BeadXpress: Reader time per plate | $ 250.00/plate |
| Illumina BeadXpress: Consumables (tips, plates, enzyme...) per plate | $ 50.00/plate |
| Illumina BeadXpress: Sample processing, consumables and reader time | $ 1,100.00/plate |
| Illumina BeadXpress: Sample processing, consumables and reader time | $ 1,700.00/two plates |
| Illumina GA II sequencing | |
| Single read, 1 lane, up to 32 cycles | $ 1,000.00 |
| Multiplexed single read, 1 lane, up to 32 cycles | $ 1,200.00 |
| Single read, 1 lane, up to 76 cycles | $ 1,500.00 |
| Multiplexed single read, 1 lane, up to 76 cycles | $ 1,700.00 |
| Paired-end end, 1 lane, up to 76 cycles | $ 2,200.00 |
| Multiplexed paired-end, 1 lane, up to 76 cycles +7 index bases | $ 2,400.00 |
| qRT-PCR for sample quality, 1 sample | $ 75.00 |
| qRT-PCR, each additional samples (up the 12 samples total) | $ 5.00 |
| Illumina GA II library preparation | |
| Genomic or mRNA-Seq library (1 to 8 libraries) | $ 400.00 |
| Genomic or mRNA-Seq library (1 to 16 libraries) | $ 350.00 |
| Genomic or mRNA-Seq library (over 16 libraries) | $ 300.00 |
| Bioinformatics | |
| Trimm adaptors, removal primer dimers, polyA sequences | $ 250.00 |
| Assembly (bacterial genome, few MB. For larger projects, please inquire) | $ 800.00 |
| Molecular biology equipment | |
| QPix | $ 15.00/hour |
| Biomek3000 | $ 15.00/hour |
| PCR (non-OSU users only) | $ 15.00/run |
| Real-time PCR (Bio-Rad iQ5) | $ 20.00/run |
| Consultation | |
| Consultation and help with setting up experiments | $ 15.00/hour |
| Training on the instrumentation (non-OSU users only) | $ 15.00/hour |