Listed below are the genetics and genomics methods and equipment present at USGS facilities.
Facility |
Location |
Methods and Equipment |
Alaska Science Center
|
Anchorage, Alaska |
- Cloning Techniques
- DNA/Automated Sequencers
- Electrophoresis Equipment
- Multiplex PCR Thermocycler
- Other:
- Ancient DNA extraction
- Collagen extraction for stable isotope analysis
- DNA extraction from multiple sources
- DNA quantification
- Genetic imagery software
- Marker development
- SNP development
- Virus sequencing
- DNA Sampling Protocols
|
Arizona Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Research Unit |
Tucson, Arizona |
|
Columbia Environmental Research Center |
Columbia, Missouri |
- Cloning Techniques
- Cytometers
- Electrophoresis Equipment
- Mass Spectrometers
- Real-time PCR Thermocycler
- Other: Automated RNA isolation system
|
Florida Integrated Science Center |
Gainesville, Florida |
- Cloning Techniques
- DNA/Automated Sequencers
- Electrophoresis Equipment
- Multiplex PCR Thermocycler
|
Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center |
Corvallis, Oregon |
- Cloning Techniques
- Electrophoresis Equipment
- Multiplex PCR Thermocycler
- Real-time PCR Thermocycler
- Other:
- Bio-imaging system
- DNA purification from multiple sources
- Genotyping
- Marker development
- Genetic Sampling Protocol (DOC, 55 KB)
|
Fort Collins Science Center: Rocky Mountain Center for Conservation Genetics and Systematics |
Denver, Colorado |
- Cloning Techniques
- DNA/Automated Sequencers
- Electrophoresis Equipment
- Mass Spectrometers
- Multiplex PCR Thermocycler
- Real-time PCR Thermocycler
- Other:
- High-throughput robotics
- Phosphoimager
- Separate clean lab for ancient DNA work
- Southern blot analysis
- Transgenomics WAVE apparatus (denaturing high performance liquid chromatography)
|
Great Lakes Science Center
|
Ann Arbor, Michigan |
- DNA/Automated Sequencers
- Electrophoresis Equipment
- Multiplex PCR Thermocycler
- Other:
|
Leetown Science Center
|
Kearneysville, West Virginia |
- Cloning Techniques
- DNA/Automated Sequencers
- Electrophoresis Equipment
- Multiplex PCR Thermocycler
- Real-time PCR Thermocycler
|
National Wetlands Research Center
|
Lafayette, Louisiana |
- DNA/Automated Sequencers
- Multiplex PCR Thermocycler
- Real-time PCR Thermocycler
- Other:
- Flow cytometry
- Microplate reader
- Microscopic image analysis
|
National Wildlife Health Center
|
Madison, Wisconsin |
- Cloning Techniques
- Cytometers
- DNA/Automated Sequencers
- Electrophoresis Equipment
- Mass Spectrometers
- Multiplex PCR Thermocycler
- Protein Sequencers
- Real-time PCR Thermocycler
|
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
Jamestown, North Dakota |
|
Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
|
Bozeman, Montana |
|
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Research Unit |
Corvallis, Oregon |
|
Pacific Islands Ecosystems Research Center
|
Honolulu, Hawaii |
|
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
Laurel, Maryland |
- Cloning Techniques
- DNA/Automated Sequencers
- Electrophoresis Equipment
- Multiplex PCR Thermocycler
- Real-time PCR Thermocycler
|
Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit |
Lubbock, Texas |
|
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
|
La Crosse, Wisconsin |
|
Western Ecological Research Center
|
Sacramento, California |
- Electrophoresis Equipment
- Mass Spectrometers
- Multiplex PCR Thermocycler
- Other:
- DNA extraction from multiple sources
- DNA quantification
- Gel imagery/documentation
- Marker development, DNA quantification, DNA extraction
|
Western Fisheries Research Center |
Seattle, Washington |
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Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit |
Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
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Wisconsin Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit |
Madison, Wisconsin |
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