Center for Genome Innovation

In 2014, the Center for Genome Innovation (CGI) was established within the Institute for Systems Genomics, under the direction of Rachel O’Neill, Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology.  The mission of the CGI is to provide state-of-the-art expertise in genome technologies while facilitating genomics research for faculty and students across the University of Connecticut campuses.

Located on both the Storrs and Farmington campuses, the CGI’s infrastructure serves as a nexus for computational biology support and maintains a diverse portfolio of genomics instrumentation from microfluidics, arrays and next generation sequencing. Support for these technologies are in the form of experienced user access, hands-on assistance, training and/or consultation through the CGI.

The CGI offers a variety of laboratory training opportunities as well as sample QC, NextGen library preparation/sequencing and genotyping services. These services are available to UConn-affiliated researchers across all campuses and range from single run instrument access through full-service NextGen library preparation and sequencing.  All services are also available to external users and for-profit companies.

The CGI also offers laboratory-based workshops for a variety of NextGen sequencing applications, including RNA-Seq, amplicon sequencing and ChIP-Seq.  Free consultations are also available for experimental design, budgeting and troubleshooting.