Bilkent University - Microarray Core

The Microarray Facility provides instrumentation and expertise for analysis of gene expression using Affymetrix GeneChip microarrays. The Microarray Facility lab is located in the third floor of Molecular Biology and Genetics Department at Bilkent University and contains one four-place fluidics stations, GCS3000 laser scanner, GeneChip hybridization oven and computer workstation is used for processing GeneChip oligonucleotide arrays. In addition, the facility contains Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer. Total RNA is the starting point for several applications such as cDNA synthesis for gene expression and probes for microarrays. Once the RNA is separated from the extraneous material, its quality and quantity must be determined. The Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer is a microfluidics-based platform for sizing, quantification and quality control of RNA samples. The Microarray Facility is run by one principle investigator and one technical assistant.