The University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) was awarded a $348,723 Project Grant under the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351) to automate sample preparation workflows for next-generation sequencing (NGS) and microarray technologies at the university's Genomics Research and Technology Hub (GRT Hub) shared resource facility. This grant will fund the acquisition of a Hamilton STAR liquid handling system to increase the efficiency, accuracy, and throughput of NGS library construction, transcriptomic analysis, and biomarker assays. The automation provided by the STAR system will relieve manual processing burdens on the GRT Hub's trained staff, enabling the facility to handle increased NGS demands from planned campus-wide instrument expansions. The Project Grant, with a performance period from July 2024 to July 2025, aims to modernize the GRT Hub's workflows, attract larger-scale genomics projects, and develop a robotics training program to encourage broader adoption of automation technologies.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| Not listed | $348.7k | 7/8/24 |