UND Genomics Core: Sequencing Excellence and Analysis Empowerment

The University of North Dakota (UND) Genomics Core provides a large panel of sequencing services, along with an innovative cloud-based bioinformatics platform. The UND Genomics Core offers a diverse set of sequencing technologies. Leveraging these technologies, the Core provides various sequencing services including bulk, single-cell, spatial RNA-seq, and whole genome sequencing. The UND Genomics Core has developed an innovative bioinformatics platform, genomEX. This platform provides fully personalized (adjustable CPU/GPU numbers & memory/storage capacity), dedicated (resources available 24/7 without any queue) and customizable (users have administrator rights) cloud-based high-performance computing environments. GenomEX offers a full range of one-click pipelines, from RNA-seq to genome assembly, all accessible and editable as needed. Providing admin privileges, genomEX is not limited in its offerings and can be expanded to accommodate any project specifically. Last but not least, the Core is developing the first human-readable domain-specific language, Wonka, to manipulate structured & unstructured big data. Overall, the UND Genomics Core is a center of excellence where state-of-the-art technologies and cutting-edge ideas converge to advance the field of genomics.