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Maryland Genomics Maryland Genomics offers high-throughput, cost-effective sequencing and bioinformatics analysis services at the University of Maryland . 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. Current News July 2020 UM School of Medicine Researchers Receive Federal Funding to Rapidly Test New Treatments for COVID-19 Researchers at UM SOM will be partnering on an agreement funded by the federal government’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to rapidly test hundreds of drugs, approved and marketed for other conditions, to see whether any can be repurposed to prevent or treat COVID-19...... May 2020 Robots to Speed Up Maryland Testing As the coronavirus.... May 2020 Single Cell Transcription Analysis of Plasmodium Vivax Physicians Weekly coverage of.... Recent Publications Publication data is not currently available. Please check back soon. Twitter Feed Atlas of Transcription Factor Binding Sites from ENCODE DNase Hypersensitivity Data across 27 Tissue Types… https://t.co/uVTXvlNwav on demand https://t.co/Pj6uxOsixc nice when our faculty's pubs are shared on Twitter months after https://t.co/6ofrjF01Au Examination of Staph aureus Isolates from the Gloves & Gowns of ICU Health Care Workers. Make a Contribution Events Videos Spotlight Video 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 . Dr. Claire Fraser The Business of Research: Genomics and Biomedicine. E. coli Research E. coli outbreak in Germany Spotlight 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 Faculty Multi-disciplinary backgrounds further our research... Events Events @ IGS Exchanging scientific ideas and exploring the latest scientific research in interactive seminars & workshops are among our Institute's priorities. 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