accepting samples from nichd investigators for next generation sequencing
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The NICHDMolecular Genomics Laboratory
Accepting samples from NICHD investigators for Next Generation
sequencing
Announcing the 2015 MGL Sequencing Awards Program
MGL will cover 2/3 of sequencing costs.
Investigator will have to pay their share at time of award.
Applications will be evaluated by a committee.
The MGL sequencers
ABI SOLiD 5500xl Ion Torrent PGM
Capacity of the SOLiD 5500xl 2 FlowChips, 6 lanes each Up to 1.8 billion fragments per
run Up to 200 Gigabases per run Each run takes about 3 weeks
Capacity of the Ion PGM 1 Chip Up to 5 million fragments per
run Up to 2 Gigabases per run Each run takes about 7 hours
Ideal for: Microbiome Targeted exome
Types of samples run by MGL: Whole exome (3) Targeted exome (1) RNA-Seq (4) Microbiome (2) Methylome (1) Ribosomal profiling (1) ChIP-Seq (1) MicroRNA-Seq (1)
Application and Award time frame
Final Award meeting in two weeks Select members of committee Discuss final details
Applications due Sunday April 5Committee decisions Friday
April 17Final Award announcements
April 25
2014 MGL Award ProgramApplication process (April-May 2014; 8-member scientific review committee) Number of Applications: 18 (18 PIs) Number of Programs: 7
(PDEGEN[5], PGD[5], OSD[3], PRAE[1], MMP[1], PDN[1], PPD[1])
Total funding requested: $346,000
* Number of Applications Funded: 9 (9 PIs; 4 Programs)
* Total awarded: $150,000
Position announcement
MGL is looking to fill the position of laboratory supervisor
See the OITE or DDIR websites for details
For more information:
Website: mgl.nichd.nih.govList serv: MGL-USERS-LEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 301-402-4563Walk-in: Bldg 10/Rm 9D41