Announcing New Price Reductions and Sequencing Options at the GGBC!

At the GGBC, we listen to your needs. Recent surveys of UGA researchers revealed a strong demand for more cost-effective genomics options. We’ve heard you, and we’ve made it happen!

We’re excited to announce significant price reductions on two of our most popular library types—DNA-Seq and Stranded RNA-Seq. These new pricing options make our services much more affordable. The biggest savings are available at full (96) and half (48) plate scale, but smaller library projects will also benefit from these price cuts.

DNA-Seq Libraries:

DNA-Seq libraries are synthesized using the Illumina DNA Prep kit (formerly Nextera), utilizing tagmentation chemistry for DNA cleavage. The new UGA rates for these libraries are as follows:

• Full-Plate: $20/sample ($1,920)
• Half-Plate: $25/sample ($1,200)
• 13-47 libraries: $40/sample
• 1-12 libraries: $45/sample

Stranded RNA-Seq Libraries:

Our bulk RNA-Seq libraries, created with the Illumina Stranded RNA-Seq kit and using total RNA as input, are now available at these reduced UGA rates:

• Full-Plate: $50/sample ($4,800)
• Half-Plate: $55/sample ($2,640)
• 13-47 libraries: $70/sample
• 1-12 libraries: $80/sample

New Illumina Sequencing Options Now Available!

We are now offering NovaSeq PE 150 lanes, 10B or 25B runs. These can be ordered with libraries that we make, or you can submit your own pools. Of course, we’ll continue to offer ready-to-pool and ready-to-sequence QC for those who need it. We’ll be shipping pools for off-campus sequencing on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

NovaSeq X Plus 10B, 1 lane (1.25 B reads): $2,000

NovaSeq X Plus 25B, 1 lane (3.125 B reads): $3,000

Amplicon/Microbiome Libraries:

In 2022, we transitioned to accepting only user-generated primary PCR amplicons for this workflow. We’re happy to announce that we’re once again accepting environmental DNA samples for 16S/18S/ITS/CO1 libraries. We have a variety of commonly used gene- specific primer sets in-house; we can also work with other primer sets as long as they’ve been validated by the researcher. For more information, please “Sample Preparation” in the Microbiome/Amplicon Service section on our website.

A Commitment to Service

At GGBC, our team is committed to enhancing efficiency, communication, and project turnaround times. We truly value the trust our current researchers have placed in us, and we’re excited to welcome new users—whether you’re exploring our services for the first time or considering alternatives—to give us the opportunity to support and advance your genomics research.

Please kindly share with your friends and colleagues that might have interest in these offerings.

The GGBC Team
Georgia Genomics & Bioinformatics Core
University of Georgia 110 Riverbend Road, Athens, Georgia 30602
Office: 706-542-6409 | Fax: 706-542-6414
ggbc@uga.edu    |     http://dna.uga.edu

Come visit the facility and meet with the GGBC staff on Monday, December 5th, between 1 and 5 p.m. During those hours, staff from the genomics lab, bioinformatics, business office, as well as the director will be available to answer your questions and discuss your projects. It is a good opportunity to learn more about the various genomic services available at GGBC.