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Introducing a New Generation of Sequencers – #2 The AVITI

The DNA Tech Core recently implemented a new short-read sequencing technology. The AVITI sequencer from Element Biosciences provides medium-scale sequencing at higher quality and significantly lower costs compared to Illumina sequencers. While the sequencing chemistry is very different, the instrument

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Introducing a New Generation of Sequencers – #1 The Revio

Two new sequencers have been installed in the Genome Center, both deliver highest read accuracies: The PacBio REVIO long-read sequencer and the Element Biosciences AVITI short-read sequencer.  The PacBio REVIO reduces sequencing cost by two-thirds and increases the HiFi long-read

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Pacbio REVIO Launch Party on March 12th

Please join us for the UC Davis Revio Launch Party on Wednesday, April 12th.  Expect great talks on genome assemblies and pan genomes – and of course an introduction to the new high-throughput sequencer. The UC Davis Genome Center just added the

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Holiday Schedule

  Dear DNA Tech Core clients, the last day before the holidays on which we can receive sequencing samples will be Friday, December 18th.  The lab will be mostly performing COVID testing between the holidays.  We will open again for

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Core operations resume in Phase 2 of the COVID response

Dear DNA Tech Core Users,As UC Davis has entered Phase 2 of the COVID-19 response, the DNA Technologies Core has resumed operation on all services, except the shared equipment access. We are working with reduced staffing and the lab access is limited to

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DNA Technologies Core has to ramp down lab work

Dear DNA Technologies Core users, Following yesterday’s Shelter-In-Place orders, the  DNA Technologies Core has to now ramp down all non-essential lab work.  For safety and legal reasons, we have to reduce the staff present in the lab to the minimum, effectively

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Adjusting DNA Tech Core operation to the COVID-19 guidelines

Please check the top of the home page for the latest information!   Dear DNA Tech Core customers, The Core will implement the following policies in an effort to comply with COVID-19 guidelines while ensuring the research needs of UC Davis

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Join us for the PacBio Day Symposium — February 26th

The DNA Technologies Core and the Bioinformatics Core invite you to PacBio Day at UC Davis, Wednesday, February 26th, Genome Center AuditoriumJoin us for a day of SMRT Science:- Talks on high-fidelity sequencing- The chance to win free sequencing (SMRT Grant drawing)& the social

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PacBio Sequel II Sequencer Up and Running

The latest long-read sequencing technology is now available at UC Davis.  Our new PacBio Sequel IIsequencer is up an running.> The Sequel II increases the yield 8-fold compared to our previous Sequel (version 1).  With this increase, PacBio sequencing is becoming about 5 times more affordable on the new

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We are hiring!

We are searching for laboratory assistants interested in high-throughput sequencing (NGS). Please see the details here: https://www.employment.ucdavis.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=406487

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