Bioinformatics and Sequencing Core

Faye Schilkey (NCGR)

This continuing project has an incredible leveraged new capacity for transforming research of the NM-INBRE network, and preparing the next generation of biomedical scientists for the era of personalized medicine. The BSC champions:

1.    Most importantly, research projects within the NM-INBRE network and educational pipeline initiatives for universities, colleges, K-12, and teachers in the state of New Mexico.

2.    Interactions with the state of New Mexico’s Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) and the Clinical Translational Science Center (CTSC) to build an even stronger network of research advances and community assistance.

3.    Research collaborations based on Generation 2 sequencing and analysis with other regional INBRE states and national Institutional Development Award (IDeA) recipients that are synergistic with NM-INBRE and which may support economic development for the state.

The BSC is committed to dramatically increasing research capacity and opportunities for cutting-edge science, bioinformatics and student training in the NM-INBRE network and beyond.  The BSC will address service- and research-oriented objectives to help the NM-INBRE consortium meet its research goals through the following specific aims:

Aim 1 Resource Services & Development. Provide sequencing and bioinformatics analysis services to the NM-INBRE network while continuing to improve sequencing and analysis techniques and software to represent, interpret, and evaluate testable hypotheses in the thematic areas of the New Mexico INBRE consortium.

Aim 2 Education. Develop a K-12 pilot research education program, promote and present seminars, workshops, outreach, consulting, credit-based courses, and internship programs for faculty and K-grey students in the areas of bioinformatics and sequencing.

Aim 3 Collaboration. The BSC offers unique and sought after research and education that will help foster collaboration within the NM-INBRE network and other IDeA programs in New Mexico and beyond. This aim will help solidify and forge relationships to create more leveraged and synergistic research.  An award mechanism, will be used for researchers to compete for and win sequencing and analysis services.

Aim 4 Communication. Develop and maintain mechanisms of communicating NM-INBRE opportunities and activities to all participants and to the general public.