On Thursday, March 26, 2026, a theoretical and hands-on training session was organized at the SUNUM infrastructure for conventional PCR, quantitative PCR (qPCR), and Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) systems. The training, to which all current and potential users of the equipment were invited, was delivered by SUNUM Technical Staff Halit Yusuf Altay. Participants had the opportunity to perform hands-on practice at the instruments as part of the training.
The PCR technologies available at SUNUM cover a range of applications from routine amplification to highly sensitive quantification. The Eppendorf Mastercycler and Techne TC-4000 are conventional thermal cyclers used for standard PCR applications such as cloning, colony PCR, and genotyping. The Roche LightCycler 480 enables real-time quantitative PCR, allowing researchers to monitor amplification as it occurs and measure gene expression, pathogen load, or copy number. Finally, the Bio-Rad QX200 ddPCR System partitions samples into thousands of droplets for absolute quantification of DNA or RNA, making it especially valuable for rare mutation detection, low-abundance targets, and highly precise measurements.
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