Our extensive range of lab equipment and computing and data storage is available for use by the wider research community. If you have any questions about our technology or equipment please give us a call on +618 8222 3966.
Computer and data storage equipment
Through our collaboration with eResearch SA we have access to super computer Tizard, ANDS and RDSI storage, as well as the NECTAR cloud computing resource.
Specs for Tizard
48 SGI compute nodes connected by a high-speed QDR Infiniband network
Each node has 48 cores (4 AMD 6238 12-core 2.6Ghz CPUs) and 128GB memory (2.7GB per core)
A total of 2304 cores with a peak performance of 24 TFLOPS
Lab equipment
|
Type |
Manufacturer |
Model |
Technical Specifications |
|
NGS |
Illumina |
HiSeq 2500 |
High output next generation sequencer, can generate up to 600Gb of sequence per run with 2 x 100 bp reads |
|
NGS |
Illumina |
2 NextSeq 500 |
Larger benchtop sequencer, can sequence up to 120 Gb per run with 2x150bp reads in ~3 days |
|
NGS |
Illumina |
MiSeq |
Fully integrated benchtop sequencer, can sequence up to 15Gb per run with 2 x 300bp reads |
|
NGS |
Pacific Biosciences |
Sequel |
Single Molecule Real Time sequencing system capable of generating reads up to 20Kb in length |
|
Microarrays |
Illumina |
HiScan |
Scanner for Illumina’s high-multiplex BeadChips, Illumina’s BeadArray offerings include Genotyping, Linkage Analysis, Cytogenetic Analysis, Methylation and Gene Expression |
|
Microarrays |
Affymetrix |
GeneChip Scanner & Fluidics Stations |
For processing SNP genotyping, cytogenetic and expression arrays |
|
Sanger Sequencing |
Applied Biosystems |
3730 & 3730XL |
48 and 96 capillary electrophoresis systems for fragment analysis |
|
MALDI-TOF |
Agena (Sequenom) |
MassArray & Nanodispenser |
Highly sensitive SNP detection, can process 384 samples on a single chip |
|
qPCR |
Fluidigm |
BioMarkHD |
High-throughput qPCR for gene expression and genotyping, 2304 or 9216 reactions per chip |
|
qPCR |
Applied Biosystems |
ViAA 7 |
384 well qPCR system |
|
ddPCR |
RainDance |
RainDrop |
Digital droplet PCR system capable of generating up to 10 million droplets per well. |
|
Sample QC |
Agilent |
Bioanalyzer |
Digital electrophoresis system for RNA, DNA and NGS library quality control |
|
Sample QC |
Perkin Elmer |
LabChipHT |
High-throughput digital electrophoresis system for RNA, DNA and NGS library quality control |
|
Sample QC |
Invitrogen |
Qubit |
Picogreen based assays for determining concentration of dsDNA, ssDNA and RNA |
|
Sample QC |
Trinean |
DropSense |
High-throughput UV/Vis Spec for determining concentration of nucleic acid |
|
Library Prep |
Fluidigm |
Access Array |
High throughput PCR for generating amplicons to sequence via NGS |
|
Library Prep |
Covaris |
S2 Ultrasonicator |
DNA and chromatin shearing |
|
Library Prep |
Sage |
Pippin Prep |
Automated gel-based size selection from 100bp – 1.5Kb |
|
Library Prep |
Sage |
Blue Pippin Prep |
Automated gel-based size selection with Pulse-field from 100bp – 50Kb |
|
Library Prep |
Perkin Elmer |
Sciclone NGS Workstation |
High-throughput liquid handler for automation of library preps, bead clean-ups and sequence capture |
|
Library Prep |
Hamilton |
STARlet |
Liquid handler for automation of library preps and bead clean-ups |
|
Single Cell |
Fluidigm |
C1 |
Automated single cell isolation and preparation system for genomic analysis |
|
Single Cell |
10X Genomics |
Chromium |
Makes DNA and RNA libraries from thousands of single cells. |
|
Microscopy |
Zeiss |
LSM 710 two-photon microscope |
High-end confocal microscopy |
