New Center for Bioinformatics and Genomics Research

August 8, 2013  Our new Center was approval from Board of Regents, creating the new joint Texas A&M AgriLife Research and TEES  combined Center for Bioinformatics and Genomic Systems Engineering (CBGSE).  Link  As one of the two managing directors, Dr. Johnson will be responsible for oversight of joint application research programs across AgriLife Research performed by Read more about New Center for Bioinformatics and Genomics Research[…]

Dr. Charlie Johnson was interviewed by In Sequence

June 4, 2013: Dr. Charlie Johnson was interviewed by In Sequence – GenomeWeb and asked to comment on a new genotyping-by-sequencing approach developed by a German research group. The complete article can be found here ( http://lnkd.in/tNzc_u ): “German Team Develops Genotyping-by-Sequencing Approach for Desktop Machines” By Monica Heger

Come visit our new main campus offices

March 25, 2013: Come visit our new main campus offices (1157B and C) in the Texas A&M University Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building (ILSB) bioinformatics lab.  We are thrilled and honored to join the phenomenal group of researchers and educators within the ILSB. Video

Illumina just finished upgrading our HiSeq to the 2500 Whoop!

March 15, 2013:Illumina just finished upgrading our HiSeq to the 2500  Whoop! Quoted from the Illumina Website: “The HiSeq 2500 system features two run modes, rapid run and high output run mode, and the ability to process one or two flow cells simultaneously. This provides a flexible and scalable platform that supports the broadest range of Read more about Illumina just finished upgrading our HiSeq to the 2500 Whoop![…]

We just broke the 160 grant submissions supported mark!

January 10, 2013: We just broke the 160 grant submissions supported mark! Our grant support services run the range from co-submissions to experimental design consulting, and genomic and bioinformatic services.   We wish all our collaborates the best of luck and can’t wait to see all the amazing science we will have the privilege to Read more about We just broke the 160 grant submissions supported mark![…]

Dr. Rick Metz was part of the team who awarded the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Richard Skalak Award

January 2, 2013: Dr. Rick Metz, our Director of Technology Development was part of the team who were awarded the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Richard Skalak Award for best research paper of the year.  “A Device to Study the Effects of Stretch Gradients on Cell Behavior,” was featured in the ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. Read more about Dr. Rick Metz was part of the team who awarded the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Richard Skalak Award[…]