The Assurance Testing Alliance (ATA) connects laboratories with schools, elder care settings, employers, and other communities that need regular testing. Thus far, ATA member organizations have contracted with several laboratories to enable nationwide impact, including the Broad Institute, Guardant Health, and University of Minnesota's Genomics Center.

In our continuing commitment to assess and acquire emerging genomic technologies, we have advanced our long-read sequencing service by installing the PacBio Sequel II. With the Sequel II System, UMN researchers will see longer reads with greater accuracy and generate more HiFi data per SMRT Cell 8M.

As a small benchtop instrument with a straightforward library prep and loading protocol, the GridION is an optimal Do-It-Yourself instrument that gives researchers a rapid, scalable sequencing solution on their own schedule. With high-quality DNA as input, this technology is capable of producing ultra-long reads up to 100’s of kb in length. Learn more about DIY sequencing.

Spatial transcriptomics is here. Learn about this emerging, multi-disciplinary frontier combining histology with genomics to enable approaches such as the two-dimensional spatial resolution of the transcriptome. Friday, October 4th, 2019 from 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM. 1-125 Cancer & Cardiovascular Research Building (CCRB). Registration required.