# Purchase of automatic nucleic acid extractor for molecular diagnostics

> **NIH FDA U18** · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · 2020 · $42,933

## Abstract

Project Abstract
The University of Illinois (UI) Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL) is a full service, AAVLD
accredited, all species, reference laboratory. UI VDL is a member of the VET-LIRN, and we are
one of the labs involved in several VET-LIRN activities including iSeq-sequencing projects of
food-borne pathogens, providing isolates for WGS MiSeq sequencing project as a source lab,
participation on antimicrobial resistance pilot project. Both conventional and real-time PCR are
used to verify bacterial isolates, and whole genome sequencing is also utilized for identification of
bacterial isolates. Currently, the UI VDL has aging automatic nucleic acid extractors that are prone
to frequent issues. The UI VDL heavily relies on automatic nucleic acid extractors for molecular
testing, two of which are currently out of service because of instrument issues; the remaining
instruments are about ten years old. Upgrading the current equipment at UI VDL will significantly
increase our testing capacity for routine case investigation and surveillance coordinated by Vet-
LIRN.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10085539
- **Project number:** 1U18FD006912-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
- **Principal Investigator:** Carol W. Maddox
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $42,933
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-08-01 → 2021-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10085539

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10085539, Purchase of automatic nucleic acid extractor for molecular diagnostics (1U18FD006912-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-12 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10085539. Licensed CC0.

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