QIAxcel for Saving Time

Our lab studies a specific subset of B cells. Our research focuses on determining the overall function of these B cells in both humans and mice. We further study the unique characteristics and functions of this subset of B cells on both the cellular and molecular level. Specifically, we examine the immunoglobulin (Ig) expressed by these B cells. To do this we single cell sort the cells and then sequence the Ig expressed. We rely heavily upon our Qiagen QIAxcel for everyday analysis of PCR amplified Ig. We routinely run hundreds of samples per day making standard agarose gel analysis extremely time consuming and labor intensive. The QIAxcel allows us to examine hundreds of samples in one day while giving us time to work on setting up other experiments while the samples are run. We chose the QIAxcel for its reliability and ability to free up more time in our lab.