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Devices used on the transcriptome plateform

• DNA microarrays spotting robots
• Devices used for microarray experiments (quality control, hybridization)
• Slides analysis tools
• Biological collections management tools
• Computer resources
• Web links towards existing materials

Spotting robots used for DNA microarray design:

• 2 Microgrid TAS from Biorobotics Installation date: December 2001 and September 2005 Usage: Plateform DNA microarray production Tips used: Biorobotics
• Omnigrid robot from GeneMachines Installation date: January 1999 Usage: Protocols tuning. This device is no longer use until the Biorobotics spotter has been installed. Tips used: Majer Precision MicroQuill

Devices used for microarray experiments:

• Bioanalyzer 2100 from Agilent Technologies Installation date: January 2002 Utilisation: RNA quality monitoring before labelling
• Nanodrop ND-1000 from Nanodrop Technologies Installation date: Mars 2006 Utilisation: RNA and DNA quantitication before labelling
• Lucidea SlidePro from Amersham Biosciences Installation date: February 2002 Usage: Hybridization station

Slides analysis tools (scanners):

• 2 Genepix 4000B d'Axon Installation date: February 2003 and January 2006 Usage: Slide scanner from ENS

Biological collections management tools:

• Biorobot 8000 from Qiagen Instruments Installation date: March 2001 Usage: Liquid handling robot, cherry-picking colonies, collection rearraying
• 3 Mastercycler gradient from Eppendorf (Thermocycler) Installation date: 1999 and 2000 Usage: PCR products collection amplification and targets labelling
• Spectramax plus 384 from Molecular Devices Installation date: April 2000 Usage: Amplified PCR products quantification

Computer resources:

• 2 Dell PowerEdge servers Installation date: 2000 and 2001 Usage: Databases storage and analysis tools
• 6 PC workstations Installation date: from 1999 to 2005 Usage: Plateform management and functionning and 4 computers reserved for DNA microarray images analysis
• 2 DELL PowerEdge 2650 servers and DELL PowerEdge 350 server in rack format Installation date: June 2003 Usage: Extranet and intranet platform web site hosting servers. Windows 2000 domain controler for workstations.

Web links towards existing materials:

A web links list of main existing materials for DNA microarrays will be available soon.