Cruise through genomics quantification and QC with Lunatic
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has opened new frontiers in disease discovery, diagnosis, and treatment, but biobanking and reliable sequencing demands consistent nucleic acid concentrations and quality. Fluorescent dye-based quantification is costly, time consuming, error-prone, and says nothing about purity. As biospecimen throughput increases, so does the need for fast, accurate low-volume quantification and QC.
Lunatic combines full-spectrum UV/Vis absorbance with a microfluidic plate to deliver one-step DNA or RNA purity and concentration from 96 samples in 10 minutes or less, without dyes or dilutions. For true high-throughput workflows, Lunatic integrates seamlessly with liquid handlers and plate loaders and always uses 2 µL per sample.
During this SelectScience webinar, you will learn how Lunatic quantifies DNA and RNA with 2% accuracy and 1% precision, and see direct comparisons to fluorescence assays. You will also discover how full-spectrum UV/Vis with Unmix enables rapid purity assessment and decision-making. Plus, we will highlight real-world biobank applications for DNA quantification, normalization, and QC.
Key learning objectives:
- Learn how Lunatic combines UV/Vis absorbance measurements with a low volume 96-well plate to provide quick and easy reagent-free, dilution-free, and standard-free genomics quantification
- Understand the limitations of fluorescence-based quantification for NGS workflows
- Explore how to use Unmix to identify and quantify common contaminants
- See how biobanks and high-throughput labs use Lunatic for DNA quantification, normalization, and QC
Who should attend?
This webinar is ideal for genomics-focused scientists/R&D scientists in biotech and pharma, biologists, and geneticists.
Certificate of attendance
If you attend the live webinar, you will automatically receive a certificate of attendance, including a learning outcomes summary, for continuing education purposes. If you view the on-demand webinar, you can request a certificate of attendance by emailing [email protected].
Webinar details
- Cost: Free to attend
- Location: Online
- Duration: 60 minutes
Registration is required to secure your place. If you register but cannot attend live, you will receive a link to the on‑demand recording once it becomes available.
Presenter: Ross Walton, Ph.D. (Senior Application Scientist , Unchained Labs)
Ross Walton is a Senior Application Scientist for Biologics at Unchained Labs. He has published works on single-particle protein analysis by transmission electron microscopy, and the interaction of the innate immune system and viruses in cancer. He was an undergraduate at UC Berkeley and earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology from Duke University.
Moderator: Matilde Marques (Assistant Editor, SelectScience)
