eDNA Service Center
Facility Information
The eDNA Laboratory all aspects of eDNA research and testing. Staff develop assays, collect, process and test environmental DNA samples. We currently test using qPCR, but will soon offer Next-Gen sequencing via Illumina Miseq as well as ddPCR. For more information and details please visit the eDNA Laboratory website.
Environmental DNA Contacts:
Michael Kinnison, eDNA Program Lead
Phone: 207.581.2575
Email: mkinnison@maine.edu
Technical Services
- Survey design consultation
- Sample collection
- Sample filtration
- DNA extraction
- Inhibition clean-up
- Sample testing
- Starting copy number calculation
- Results summary with quality controls
- Survey interpretation and analysis consulting
- Training