Cincinnati BioBank Core

•  AutoGenFlex STAR automated DNA extraction instrument (DNA from up to 5 mL of whole blood, saliva, or tissue)
• Fluidigm EP1 HX (tests 96 SNPs on 96 samples using microfluidics)
• Trinean DropSense 96 multichannel spectrophotometer
• Beckman Coulter automated liquid handler
• 3 x -80^oC and 2 x -20^oC upright freezers with nearby pre-cooled backups
• 4^oC refrigerator
• Hereaus Megafuge 16R centrifuge
• 1 custom portable freezer pan (-20^oC cold table)
• Monitored alarm system and emergency generators supplied by Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation

•  AutoGenFlex STAR automated DNA extraction instrument (DNA from up to 5 mL of whole blood, saliva, or tissue)
• Promega Maxwell 16 (DNA or RNA from up to 350 ul of whole blood, saliva, or PAXgene tubes)
• CryoXtract frozen sample aliquotter
• 8 x -80^oC freezers (Revco UXF60086D; 4800 cryovial box capacity)
• 10 x -20^oC freezers(Revco UGL2320D; 2560 cryovial boxes capacity)
• 2 x 4^oC refrigerators (Revco REL3004A)
• 2 x liquid nitrogen freezers(Chart MVE 815-P-190; 312 cryovial boxes capacity)
• 1 x liquid nitrogen freezer (Chart MVE 1536-P-190; 364 cryovial boxes capacity)
• Exterior 1000 L microbulk storage tank and manifold distribution system 
• Rees monitoring system
• 2 x custom portable freezer pans (-20^oC cold table)
• Biosafety cabinet

Computers at this facility operate over VPN as if on Cincinnati Children's main campus.  This space is leased from the University of Cincinnati and operated by Cincinnati Children's personnel.