A&M AgriLife Research Genomics and Bioinformatics Services getting new home

Posted on October 16, 2018December 9, 2018 by Charlie Johnson

COLLEGE STATION – Genomics and Bioinformatics Services, part of Texas A&M AgriLife Research, is relocating and expanding to accommodate growing needs in human, plant and animal genomic research. The new facility, located at 1500 Research Parkway in the Centeq Building in College Station, will provide over 6,000 square feet of state-of-the-art sequencing facilities and office Read more about A&M AgriLife Research Genomics and Bioinformatics Services getting new home[…]

Fall Bioinformatics/HPC short course series

Posted on September 8, 2018September 8, 2018 by Charlie Johnson

We are pleased to announce our fall bioinformatics/HPC short course series, offered by TAMU HPRC and Agrilife Genomics and Bioinformatics Service. The short courses will start with introduction to Linux/Unix (Friday September 7), followed by introduction to the Ada/Terra systems that have most of bioinformatics tools already installed and ready for you to use. Please Read more about Fall Bioinformatics/HPC short course series[…]

Texas A&M AgriLife Launches cross-discipline crop gene editing, transformation, and genomics technology

Posted on May 11, 2018May 11, 2018 by Charlie Johnson

Genome editing aims to change something in a plant’s form or function, or, in other words, its phenotype, says Dr. Bill McCutchen, executive associate director of AgriLife Research. Yet the relationship between phenotypic traits and genetic sequences is far from well-understood, he says, adding that although genome editing shows tremendous promise, several challenges must be Read more about Texas A&M AgriLife Launches cross-discipline crop gene editing, transformation, and genomics technology[…]

Another Green Revolution is Coming

Posted on May 11, 2018May 11, 2018 by Charlie Johnson

Advances in genomics, automation, phenomics, and data management are allowing scientists to identify, modify, and express influential genes for health sciences, agriculture, and veterinary medicine; researchers all over the world are building an unprecedented view of gene content and genome organization. Yet we have much left to learn of the relationship between variation in organisms’ Read more about Another Green Revolution is Coming[…]

AgSeq comes to Texas A&M AgriLife Research

Posted on April 25, 2018May 11, 2018 by Charlie Johnson

Texas A&M, PerkinElmer create leading public agriculture, life sciences genome platform April 25, 2018 Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Charlie Johnson, 979-862-3287, Charlie@ag.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M AgriLife Research and their internationally recognized Genomics and Bioinformatics Service are poised to change the face of agriculture-focused genomics. Dr. Charlie Johnson, director of the Read more about AgSeq comes to Texas A&M AgriLife Research[…]