Service and equipment fees can be accessed at the links below. Please view below depending on whether you will process samples yourself, or you require AGP Unit staff to do the processing. All prices are subject to change. Additional charges apply for those external to the department and the university. For those who wish to process their own samples, bench space and training are extra costs. Time may be reserved by signing up in 4-32/4-35 Agriculture/Forestry. If you are a new user, please contact Urmila Basu first at ubasu@ualberta.ca, or by calling (780) 492-8712.
For price estimates on anything that is not listed, please contact Urmila. Discounted pricing may be available for large projects. Consultation on experimental design and data analysis are also offered.
Full-serve pricing
The following prices are based on samples processed by AGP Unit personnel, and are subject to change.
For price estimates on anything that is not listed, please enquire with Urmila. Discounted pricing may be available for large projects. Consultation on experimental design and data analysis are also offered.
| Service | U of A Pricing | Non U of A Pricing |
| Genomic DNA isolationa | $20.00/sample | $28.00/sample |
| Trizol RNA isolationa | $25.00/sample | $35.00/sample |
| Qiagen RNeasy Plus isolationa | $25.00/sample | $35.00/sample |
| DNase treatment | $15.00/sample | $21.00/sample |
| PCR amplification (does not include primers) | $5.00/sample | $7.00/sample |
| Gel electrophoresis | $5.00/sample | $7.00/sample |
| PCR with gel analysis | $10.00/sample | $15.00/sample |
| Taqman qPCRb | $20.00/sample | $30.00/sample |
| Taqman RT-qPCRb | $30.00/sample | $45.00/sample |
| Sybr qPCRb | $20.00/sample | $30.00/sample |
| Sybr RT-qPCRb | $30.00/sample | $45.00/sample |
| qPCR primer/probe design | $50.00 per primer/probe | $70.00 per primer/probe |
| Taqman qPCR optimization | $500.00 per primer/probe set | $700.00 per primer/probe set |
| Sybr qPCR optimization | $650.00/primer set | $910.00/primer set |
| MiSeq sequencing | $400.00/run |
a Includes quantification and quality assessment using Nanodrop
b For Taqman qPCR and Sybr qPCR, all samples will be analyzed in triplicate.
Self-Serve Pricing
The following prices are based on user-processed samples, and are subject to change. Users are responsible for purchasing consumables and setting up reactions that are compatible with our instruments. Time may be reserved by signing up in 4-32/4-35 Agriculture/Forestry Centre or by contacting Urmila Basu at ubasu@ualberta.ca or 780-492-8712.
For price estimates on anything that is not listed, please enquire with Urmila. Discounted pricing may be available for large projects. Consultation on experimental design and data analysis are also offered.
An initial set-up and training fee of $50-100 applies for all instrument use.
| Instrument | Fee (U of A pricing) |
| Affymetrix GeneTitan MC | Pricing variable. Contact for further details |
| ABI 3730 DNA Analyzer (96-well block) | $65.00/half-plate
$130.00/full plate |
| ABI Viia 7 (96- or 384-well block) | $25.00/96-well plate
$30.00/384-well plate |
| ABI StepOne Plus (96-well block) | $25.00/full plate |
| Agilent 2200 TapeStation | R6K- for RNA analysis, $6.50/sample
High Sensitivity R6K analysis, $7.00/sample D1k- for DNA analysis, $6.00/sample High Sensitivity D1K analysis, $8.00/sample |
| Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer | RNA Nano, $48.00/chip
RNA Pico, $49.00/chip DNA High sensitivity, $55.00/chip Small RNA, $55.00/chip |
| Qiagen QIAcube | $10.00/sample |
| GE Typhoon FLA 9500 imager | $10.00/scan |
| Molecular Devices GenePix 4200AL Autoloader | $10.00/scan |
| ABI Veriti (96-well) | $20.00/plate |
| NanoDrop (ND-1000, -2000C, and -8000) | $5.00/15 min |
| Microplate Readers (Spectramax M3 and Fluoroskan Ascent) | $5.00/plate |
| Microscopes | $10.00/hr, $40.00/hr for use with help |
| Animal tissue culture facility | Pricing variable. Contact for further details |
| MiSeq sequencing | $200.00/run |
| MiSeq sequencing (2x300bp, paired end) | $300.00/run |