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Welcome to the
Genomics Center
The University of Minnesota Genomics Center provides advanced genomic technologies and services to UMN researchers and to academic and industry partners worldwide.
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Sequencing Technologies
With the largest academic installation of Element AVITI sequencers in the U.S. and as the first core facility to install the Ultima UG 100, the UMGC continually adopts the latest platforms to provide researchers with flexible solutions across project scales, budgets, and timelines.
Whole Genome Sequencing
$221 per sample. Human or mouse.
Advances in the Ultima UG 100 enable us to offer competitively priced human WGS, which includes PCR-free library preparation, 30x sequencing, and data analysis.
News & Events
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Events
Watchmaker Webinar: Introducing TAPS+ for Methylation Sequencing and Tumor Profiling
In this webinar (11/5), Watchmaker will introduce TAPS+, a positive readout approach that directly converts 5-methylcytosines (5mC) while preserving native nucleotide diversity. The presentation will compare TAPS+ with traditional methylation sequencing methods and highlight its applications in tumor profiling. -
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Flexomics Webinar: Linking Live-Cell Function with Single-Cell Molecular Profiles
In this webinar (11/12), Flexomics will introduce the FLEX technology and workflow, including how standard cellular assays and fluorescence imaging can be integrated with downstream molecular profiling without requiring dedicated instrumentation. -
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Preferred Ultima UG 100 Pricing for 10x Genomics Projects
10x users can send compatible 10x Genomics libraries to the UMGC for sequencing on the Ultima UG 100 platform at preferred rates, with savings of $500 per wafer or $250 per half-wafer. This preferred pricing is available to both UMN and external researchers.