We have an opening for a research assistant at the Texas A&M AgriLife Genomics and Bioinformatics Service in our next generation sequencing facility. Come join an amazing team, doing fantastic research http://goo.gl/f6nEyY
How the lab spent their summer- The pile is an entire pickup load of empty pipette boxes gone to recycling. These boxes represent 1000s of samples processed and sequenced- simply an amazing amount of effort, leading to a large number of fantastic research discoveries this summer. Over the last several months we have seen an explosive Read more about A Truck Load of Work[…]
The CBGSE now has a page that lists current Bioinformatics and Computational Biology job openings. http://cbgse.tamu.edu/jobs-openings/ Please send your job openings and I’m happy to list them on our page
Scientific Daily story describing recently identified way plants signalling distress, using aroma to summon beneficial insects. Mike Kolomiets, PI (AgriLife) was awarded 490k to study this exciting phenomenon. Also the first grant to come out of the AgriLife plant water use seed grant program. TxGen and NGS is expected to play a big role in this research. Mown grass smell sends Read more about 1st Grant to come out of AgriLife Genomics of Plant Water Use Seed Grant[…]
We are thrilled that Sabrina and Mary joined the lab and expect they will make a significant contribution. Sabrina Moisan Research Assistant Mary Chapman Student Worker
Our SageELF, serial number 12 has arrived. Quoted from the Sage Science web site Collect 12 Contiguous Fractions from a Single Sample The SageELF is an electrophoresis system that separates DNA or protein samples by size, and then fractionates the whole sample, or section of sample, into 12 fractions. The system is equipped with pulsed-field electrophoresis Read more about SageELF has arrived[…]
Writer: Kathleen Phillips, 979-845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION — The latest in genomic technologies along with new, spacious facilities has put genomic sequencing into high gear at Texas A&M University in College Station, officials said. “The addition of our new sequencing system — the Illumina HiSeq 2500v4 — will allow researchers across Texas A&M to generate 40 Read more about Ultramodern genomic sequencing puts research in high gear at Texas A&M[…]
AMAZING NEWS: We are getting a new Illumina HiSeq2500v4 system tomorrow. This sequencing system using the new Illumina version 4 chemistry will provide ~40% cost savings to our clients/collaborators and allow us to cut our run times by 1/2. Just 10 ago days, we identified the need, then raised the funds to purchase this $740,000 system, fast tracked it Read more about New Illumina HiSeq2500v4 system arrives tomrrow[…]
Dr. Johnson speaks at 1st annual ARC:Soil Remediation Workshop (South Africa) May 27-28, 2014 Location : ARC-Head Office, 1134 Park Street, Hafield, Pretoria Organizers : ARC-Instute for Soil, Climate and Water (Workshop Flier) Soil Health is an important aspect of terrestrial agricultural producon with high impact on environmental health and on both quality and quanty of the Read more about ARC Soil Remediation Workshop[…]