BioMicroCenter:Assisted Services
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Assisted Services
Assisted services are those where samples are delivered to the BioMicro Center and processed by staff. This includes sample preparation, library preparation, and sequencing. For equipment you operate yourself, see Walk-up Services.
How to Submit
Step 1: Choose your request form
Log in to iLabs and navigate to Request Services → BioMicro Requests. Select the form appropriate for your project:
- BioAnalyzer / Fragment Analyzer / FemtoPulse / qPCR — for quality control of DNA or RNA only (not paired with sequencing)
- DNA / RNA Library Prep and/or Short Read Sequencing — for samples to be made into short read libraries, and/or sequenced on Illumina MiSeq, NextSeq, NovaSeq, Singular G4, or Element AVITI24
- Single Cell – 10X — for 10X Genomics single cell experiments (3′DGE, 5′DGE, ATACseq, CNV analysis)
- Long Read Sequencing (Nanopore and PacBio) — for projects to be sequenced on the Oxford Nanopore PromethION P2Solo or PacBio Revio
- Spatial Omics — for 10X Visium HD and AVITI24 in situ sequencing experiments
- Oligo Synthesis — for full-plate oligonucleotide synthesis using the DNAscript system
All projects submitted via iLabs must have a valid MIT cost object. If paying by purchase order, include the PO number in the form; the cost object serves as a backup.
Submitting a form in iLabs does not begin your project. The project begins only after samples have been received and confirmed by BMC staff.
Step 2: Bring your samples to the lab
After submitting your iLabs form, bring your samples to 68-322 during regular business hours. Staff will review your form with you when you arrive, confirm your experimental requirements, and assign a BMC project ID.
If you cannot access the building, call the lab at 617-715-4533.
For questions or to coordinate a drop-off time in advance, email biomicro@mit.edu.
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Pricing
See Pricing for current rates. MIT users must have an active cost object. External users should review the external user submission instructions and contact biomicro@mit.edu to arrange a project.
Retrieving Your Data
Once your data is ready, see Downloading your data for instructions on accessing results.