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            <h3>Head of  the Molecular Laboratory</h3>
            <p class="fn"><strong>Dr Natalia Sawka-Gądek</strong></p><a href="mailto:[email protected]" class="email">[email protected]</a>
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          <h2>The Laboratory of Molecular Techniques</h2>
          <p>The Laboratory of Molecular Techniques provides a general platform within the field of molecular research for scientists and Ph.D. students of all ISEA PAS units. </p>
          <p>Our Laboratory offers the possibility to perform analyses such as extraction and evaluation of the quantity and quality of DNA and RNA; DNA amplification by polymerase chain reaction (PCR); DNA sequencing by Sanger method; fragment length analysis by capillary electrophoresis; DNA cloning in biological vectors; preparation of libraries of amplicons and genomic DNA for next-generation sequencing (NGS).</p>
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            <li>ABI 3130xl sequencer</li>
            <li>5 thermocyclers: PTC-200 MJ Research, Eppendorf Mastercycler Pro, Eppendorf Mastercycler ProS, SensoQuest Labcycler, Biometra TPersonal</li>
            <li>7 centrifuges: Eppendorf 5804 with rotor and deepwell plate centrifuge adaptors,  Eppendorf 5430 with plate centrifuge adaptor, Eppendorf 5415D and 5424 with rotor for 24  1.5-2ml tubes and centrifuges with cooling: Eppendorf 5415R and 5424R with 24 tube rotor for 1.5-2ml tubes, Eppendorf 7502R with Swing-Bucket rotor for 15 and 50ml tubes</li>
            <li>Spectrophotometer Nanodrop ND-1000</li>
            <li>8 electrophoresis devices on agarose gels</li>
            <li>Gel archiving system: transilluminator connected to a digital camera and to computer</li>
            <li>Shaker with GFL incubator</li>
            <li>Scotsman AF100 ice machine</li>
            <li>3 laminar chambers</li>
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            <li>CL-1000 Ultraviolet Crosslinker UVP</li>
            <li>Biosan Thermomixer</li>
            <li>2 dry heating blocks</li>
            <li>3 water baths</li>
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