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Maryland Genomics Maryland Genomics offers high-throughput, cost-effective sequencing and bioinformatics analysis services at the University of Maryland Institute for Genome Sciences.
ARGOS The FDA ARGOS database generates quality-controlled microbial reference genomes for diagnostic use, which enable ID-NGS developers to perform in silico validation of their workflows. FDA and IGS solicit submissions of microbial samples for complimentary sequencing and analysis and inclusion in the ARGOS database.
New Classification of Names of Genetic Diseases Lynn M. Schriml, PhD, the principal investigator on a recently funded, $3.4 million five-year U41 Genomic Resource grant that was awarded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), entitled "the Human Disease Ontology" project.
NeMO New NIH Brain Initiative Cell Census Network Launched. For the BRAIN Initiative, IGS researchers will develop a data repository (NeMO) focused on the storage and dissemination of 'omic' data from the BRAIN initiative and related brain research projects.
Using 3D Printing to Create Environmental DNA Research Tools The analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA) using next-generation sequencing is a powerful technique to identify and characterize organisms that leave traces of their DNA when they shed cells, hair, or when they decay.
Harnessing the Power of Genomic Collaborations to Transform Medicine: To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we produced a short video that features several interesting collaborations.

Current News

March 2020

First Vaginal Microbiota Transplants in US to Begin at Mass General

Dr. Jacques Ravel interviewed in this article about vaginal microbiota transplants....

March 2020

IGS Director, Claire Fraser, Begins Year as President AAAS

Science Magazine, interviews Dr. Claire Fraser, as she begins her term as President AAAS....

February 2020

Microbiome Q&A - New Study Maps the Vagina's Optimal.....

The widely-held notion that the “optimal” vaginal microbiota is dominated by one strain of lactic-acid producing bacteria has now been challenged in a new paper,

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Frontiers in Genomics
IGS celebrates its 10th Anniversary.

Introduction to Bioinformatics
What is Bioinformatics? How does it interface with high throughput sequencing?

UM Schools Study STDs
UM Schools of Dentistry and Medicine to study the causes, prevention and treatment of STDs.

Bioinformatics Work Projects
An overview of computational biology and bioinformatics projects at the Institute for Genome Sciences.

Dr. Claire Fraser
The Business of Research: Genomics and Biomedicine.

E. coli Research
E. coli outbreak in Germany

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EPSTI.org The "Eco-Pathogenomics of Sexually Transmitted Infections" (EPSTI), project builds upon the EPCRTI project.

Genomics Resource Center A high-throughput data generation and analysis group supporting scientific research and providing sequencing services

Informatics Resource Center Provides annotation and analysis of genomic data

HMP DACC IGS operates the Data Analysis & Coordination Center (DACC) for the Human Microbiome Project

GCID IGS operates a NIAID-funded Genome Center for Infectious Disease

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