Genomics Unit

HEAD OF UNIT

OVERVIEW

The Genomics Unit provides researchers at CRG/PRBB and external organizations with services for Microarray analyses and Next-generation Sequencing. It features state-of-the-art instruments for high-throughput genetic analysis and functional genomics, as well as de novo sequencing. Applications include the assessment of differential gene expression and inter-individual genetic variation, microRNA discovery, genome sequencing, targeted re-sequencing, epigenetic profiling and identification of binding sites of DNA or RNA-associated proteins.

UNIQUE CAPABILITIES

The Unit provides our users with a very broad spectrum of genomics applications starting from advice in experimental design to performing the experiment. The close collaboration between the Bioinformatics and Genomics Units provides our users with fully integrated services from sample preparation to data analysis.

EQUIPMENT

• Illumina HiSeq2500
• Illumina HiSeq2000
• Illumina MiSeq
• Agilent Bioanalyzer
• Covaris S2
• 2 Roche LightCycler 480
• ABI 7900 HT real time PCR cycler
• TECAN robot for library preparation
• Agilent microarray scanner

APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES

• Genomic sequencing
• In-solution exome capture and exome sequencing
• Transcriptome, small and micro RNA sequencing
• Epigenetic profiling
• Sequencing of RNA and DNA viruses
• Amplicon sequencing
• ChIP-Seq