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    UMGC helps to launch COVID-19 diagnostic test

    UMGC scientists applied their experience in high-throughput genomics, automation, and LIMS development to develop a scalable, sensitive RT-qPCR assay workflow that amplifies two regions of the inactivated virus.

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    Zebra mussel genome unveiled

    The UMGC used a combination of short-read sequencing, long-read sequencing and Hi-C scaffolding to generate a chromosome-scale assembly of the highly repetitive zebra mussel genome, the highest-quality molluscan assembly to date.

  • Events

    GenoFest | Friday, October 4, 2019

    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.

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    UMGC Extraction Services can boost research

    With 30 years of combined extraction experience, the UMGC's four-person extraction team isolated DNA or RNA from over 45,000 samples – a record number that ranged from plant leaf tissue to human blood, and many challenging samples in between. Using the UMGC Extraction Service is an opportunity for researchers who have limited lab space or staffing resources to continue moving forward with their project.

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    UMGC Launches Innovation Lab

    The Innovation Lab is a research group inside the UMGC that focuses on the development of novel genomics research tools. Led by Dr. Daryl Gohl, the Innovation Lab aims to establish an externally-funded research program by obtaining independent and collaborative grants from the NIH, NSF, and other agencies. Read more about their areas of focus.