Comprehensive, Cost Competitive, Genomics Capabilities at The McDonnell Genome Institute at Washington University

The McDonnell Genome Institute at Washington University (MGI) is a large-scale genomics institute that brings significant experience, knowledge, and capacity to bear on genomic questions.  In existence since, 1993, the MGI has contributed to a wide range of genomics projects from model organisms such as human, mouse, and C. elegans, to commercial organisms such as chicken, oil palm, and maize.  With the recent release of the Illumina HiSeq X platform for 30X non-human genomes, whole genome sequencing (WGS) on non-human species at significantly lower costs is now possible.  In addition to WGS capabilities, MGI also offers a variety of RNA-seq and methyl-seq applications, targeted sequencing including both exomes and custom spaces, multiplex amplicon sequencing, 16S microbial applications,  PacBio sequencing for long read applications, and BioNano mapping capabilities.  Additionally, techniques tailored towards low quality samples, low quantity samples, or both are also specialties.  From the computation side, genome assembly, as well as various genomic analysis packages are available. 

This presentation highlights some key capabilities, strategies, and examples of work at MGI, and is meant to engage the genomics community for potential genomics collaborations.