Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2021
Organization: University of Glasgow
Very easy to use, highly recommended!
Application Area: RNA extraction from tumour samples
"The mini kit is very user-friendly and the results are fast and reliable. Good value for money."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2022
Organization: Laura Ochoa consultores
Great integrity of the sample, the best in isolation RNA kits
Application Area:Purification of total RNA from cells, tissues, and yeast
"The kit is very easy to use, doesn't require other reagents additional, and is very fast, in around one hour you could get your RNA isolate, the lab equipment used it's only a centrifuge, the concentration is good, and the integrity of the sample makes it worth every penny of the kit price. It is wonderful not to have to prepare more reagents to isolate RNA, In eight simple steps, you can already have your RNA. The extraction of RNA can often be a headache, and prolonged exposure to solvents used in RNA extraction can be detrimental to health, use of this kit definitely minimizes exposure to these solvents, and avoids handling errors and any student with basic training can get very good results. The results of this protocol are highly reproducible."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2021
Organization: University of Bologna
High quality, Easy to use
Application Area:Nucleic acid extraction
"Easy to use, high efficiency. Moreover, it is possible to combine the kit with the automatic extractor QIAcube."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2021
Organization: Brown University
Convenient kit with understandable instructions - produces very reliable results!
Application Area:Extraction of RNA for gene expression analysis
"This RNeasy Mini Kit provides very detailed and easy to understand instructions for RNA extraction! I've used this kit to teach other students in my lab the techniques needed for successful RNA extraction, and this kit has a high rate of success and produces consistent results with good RNA concentrations."
Status:
Expert ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Roche
Very good kit. Makes my life way easier.
Application Area:RNA extraction
"Very good kit for RNA extraction from fixed tissue and FFPE. Very straightforward and easy to apply. The instructions are really great and transform a quite hard process to a simple routine."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2021
Organization: Endomet Biosciences, INC
Qiagen products are always value for money.
Application Area:RNA biology
"The quality of the RNA is always high, no contamination, good conc., fast purification. If you are looking for good RNA isolation kit, this is the right choice."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: University of Kent
Excellent results when I used this kit!
Application Area:Extract total RNA from harvested insulin sensitive cells
"This kit is designed for extracting the total RNA from my cells of interest. This is enabling reproducible recovery of high-quality RNA that is suitable for a broad range of applications such as quantification of RNA. It is user friendly. The protocol is very clear. I got good reproducible results with good concentrations of extracted RNA without any contamination. Overall grade is good. Good value for the money as well."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: University of Kent
Excellent results using this kit.
Application Area:I used this kit to extract the RNA from harvested insulin-sensitive cells
"This kit is designed for extracting the total RNA from cells of interest. This enables reproducible recovery of high-quality RNA that is suitable for a broad range of applications, such as quantification of RNA. It is user friendly and the protocol is very clear. I got reproducible results with good concentration of extracted RNA without any contamination. Overall grade is good and provides good value for the money as well."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: Genome Explorations, Inc
Easy to use, quick protocol.
Application Area:Gene expression
"The protocol is self explanatory with tips and tricks to enhance your yield. The end product is suitable for use in a number of applications from PCR to NGS sequencing. Technical support is prompt in troubleshooting issues based on your application. I would use this product again for the reliable and reproducible results I get each time."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE, NAIDUPET
The whole of my PhD was dependent on it and it didn't let me down.
Application Area:RNA Extraction from tissue homogenate
"Very easy to use. Precise results. Quick and reliable."
Status:
Expert ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Columbia University
Good results, reproducible, easy to use
Application Area:Isolation and purification of RNA from Mammalian cells
"The kit is easy to use and the protocol allows for fast extraction of RNA with high purity. The yield is good and there is little degradation or loss of RNA."
Status:
Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2010
Organization: EEES
Extraordinary kit, easy to use and reliable.
Application Area:RNA extraction experiments
"This is one of the best kits for RNA sequencing. RNA extraction is a delicate procedure but with this kit results are reproducible even a year later. The RNAprotect solution is a big point of added value to the kit. The kit is easy enough for undergraduates to use without making mistakes. The after sales care was great. After receiving the wrong kit, they replaced it and made a follow-up call to see if everything was OK a year later."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: MD Anderson
Great results and reliable
Application Area:RNA extraction
"It's certainly not the cheapest option, but for a standard price, is a very reliable kit. You have mini and midi and macro option depending on the amount of RNA to be extracted. Columns, buffers and collection tubes come with the kit. For any other cheaper kit, I would certainly consider its quality, amount on time on business, etc. Qiagen is a very reliable vendor. Be aware of compatibility with cDNA synthesis kits. I have tried this kit with a lot of different brands and never had a problem. Cannot say the same about other brands."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Houston Methodist Research Institute
Reliability for most applications
Application Area:RNA extraction from cells
"For most applications RNA isolation yielded a large amount of high quality RNA as long as kit recommendations were followed, such as accurate starting amount, etc. A related product the fibrous tissue kit is definitely needed for fibrous tissues, such as heart, to yield equal amounts. Directions are easy to follow."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: University of California, San Diego
It is okay to use this product.
Application Area:RNA extraction
"It is relatively more steps from tissue to final RNA extraction. This product can give good quality of RNA. Similar price with Zymo Research similar RNA extraction product."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: Wayne%20State%20University
Good product with poor product handbook
Application Area:Primary cell culture
"Really easy to use. But RNA recovery varies significantly across the biological replicates. Good tech support. However, their product handbooks are outdated. I learned lot of details and trick about this product while interacting with tech support. "
Status:
Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: GRU
Works well for most of our isolation needs
Application Area:Expression Analysis
"We are a large throughput genomics analysis laboratory and have tried most RNA isolation techniques, but keep coming back to the RNeasy columns. The 96 well format addresses our through put and the flexibility allows us to easily use it for isolation of different sources of nucleic acid. The quality is better than any other methods we have tried, so downstream tasks are carried out with confidence."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2013
Organization: Columbia University
Great results with RNA extraction from mammalian cells
Application Area:extract RNA from cells and tissues
"Easy to use kit for extracting RNA from cells and tissues. Really fast protocol and obtain high quality RNA."
Status:
Expert ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Postdoctoral Associate in Cambridge MA
Great RNA extraction kit for tissue
Application Area:RNA Extraction from Tissue
"RNeasy Mino kit is excellent for RNA extraction from tissue. RNA yield is very consistent and clean."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: Weizmann Institute For Science
Application Area:RNA extraction from brain tissue
"This kit is very easy to use and provides a very clean sample of RNA from the tissue. Although it is more costly than the TriReagent it provides a higher yield and cleaner sample which is especially important when starting with small tissue amounts and when an especially clean sample is needed."
Status:
Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: The University of Warwick
Application Area:For plant RNA extraction for a variety of downstream applications
"RNA quality is very good and clean. One column DNAse digestion is required if the PCR product does not have introns in it when doing RT-PCR. This must be due to some genomic DNA contamination. Alternatively, use primers spanning exon-exon boundaries and skip the DNAse treatment."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2006
Organization: Manchester University
Application Area:RNA Extraction
"It’s really simple to do with a quick procedure including using the shredder step (separate kit) can take 10 minutes total, so no excuses not to do those RNA extractions. Everything is included in the kit and it’s really hard to get it wrong. I’ve been using for years and unlikely to change. Highly recommended."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2011
Organization: University of California Irvine
Application Area:RNA Purification And Clean-up
"This is a very easy to use RNA purification kit, however, when purifying RNA from brain samples, you are likely to receive high contamination of your sample (read at 220-230mm wavelength). To overcome this problem, one needs to add washes at a higher volume then recommended in the protocol, and keep your samples off ice at all steps of the procedure. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2010
Organization: UT AUSTIN COLLEGE
Application Area:Purification for chip
"It's relatively easy to use, however I did have a problem with not getting enough concentration. I would have found an extensive trouble shooting webpage helpful."
Status:
Expert ReviewerMember since: 2010
Organization: Penn State University
"It is very easy to use. The handbook gives enough variables that you can apply it to your specific needs. Isolation itself doesn't take more than half hour."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2008
Organization: BIDMC/Harvard Med School
"Product support is the strength of this company. These kits are especially good for labs with a large number of trainees."
Fast procedure delivering high-quality total RNA in minutes. Ready-to-use RNA for high performance in any downstream application. Consistent RNA yields from small amounts of starting material.