Home We are inviting all UCD faculty who are interested in genomics research to consider becoming Members of the UC Davis Genome Center.
The Genome Center
The UC Davis Genome Center, located in the Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility, is being developed to provide state-of-the-art genomics technologies to enhance the research of all campus faculty who wish to use such approaches. Genomics is interpreted broadly to embrace multiple levels of global analysis including proteomics, metabolomics and bioinformatics. A second objective of the Genome Center is to promote and coordinate genomics-related research on campus.
We are in the process of developing five technology service cores: DNA technologies (initially high throughput genotyping), expression analysis, proteomics, metabolomics, and bioinformatics. We have so far recruited three of the four managers who will oversee the day-to-day operations of these service cores, and are in the process of purchasing equipment and developing standard operating procedures. These service cores will become increasingly operational over the next two to twelve months. Services will be provided based on recharges that reflect the actual cost of doing the analysis with minimal overhead for administration and equipment depreciation, thus providing cost-effective access to these technologies. These services will also be available to off-campus users if we have extra capacity. In most cases, services will involve Genome Center staff performing high throughput, quality-controlled analyses of user-provided samples. For certain technologies there will be opportunities to train on and use equipment separate from that used by the Center staff. More details regarding each of the services will be posted on the Genome Center website as they become available. Please contact the core managers if you have questions:
DNA Technologies and Expression Analysis: Charlie Nicolet, cmnicolet@ucdavis.edu.
Proteomics: Brett Phinney, arrives at the end of May.
Metabolomics: Vladimir Tolstikov, vtolstikov@ucdavis.edu.
Bioinformatics: Under recruitment.
Each of the technology areas has or will have monthly meetings that are open to all interested researchers on campus. If you are not already on the appropriate mailing list and would like to be included, please contact the person below:
DNA Technologies, Molecular Marker Meetings: Charlie Nicolet, cmnicolet@ucdavis.edu. Usually meets the second Tuesday of each month in 4202 GBSF. Next meeting is May 24.
Expression Analysis, Microarray Users Group: Elva Daiz, ediaz@ucdavis.edu. Usually meets the first Tuesday of every month in 4202 GBSF.
Proteomics and Metabolomics, Mass Spec Users Group: Julie Leary, jaleary@ucdavis.edu. Usually meets the fourth Wednesday of each month.
Bioinformatics, under development.
Faculty Affiliation with the Genome Center
There will be three levels of faculty participation in the Genome Center: Genome Center Faculty, Genome Center Members, and occasional ad hoc users. There are currently eleven Faculty resident in the Genome Center, six more are under recruitment. The role of Genome Center Faculty, in addition to performing their own research, is to provide leadership in technology development and implementation. All faculty on campus actively engaged in genomics research as judged by the criteria below may be Genome Center Members. The third level of participation will be ad hoc users that only require occasional access to the service cores. The service cores will be available to all campus faculty at the same recharge rates.
Benefits of Membership
Genome Center Members will have the opportunity to provide input into the development of the Genome Center, particularly with respect to the technology service cores. This will primarily be through a Genomics Advisory Committee, comprised of six faculty members selected from and by Genome Center Members, who will represent the diversity of genomics interests on campus. This committee is expected to meet at least twice per year to review and provide input into the development of the Genome Center as well as genomics on campus in general. One member from the Genomics Advisory Committee will be invited to attend the monthly Genome Center Faculty meetings to represent the campus faculty. In addition, each technology service core will have an oversight committee comprising Genome Center Faculty and Members who are major users of that particular service core.
Genome Center Members will be invited to participate in events organized by the Genome Center designed to encourage collaborative genomics-related research across campus.
The Genome Center will provide supporting documentation to assist in the submission of grant proposals by Genome Center Members. Genome Center Members will also have the opportunity to participate in training and research grants coordinated by the Genome Center.
Genome Center Members will have web-based access to applications from students and postdocs who are interested in genomics and bioinformatics who apply through the Genome Center website.
Application for Membership
Initially, Genome Center Members will be self-selecting. Any UC Davis faculty who feels that they fulfill the criteria below and who wishes to join may do so. In order to maintain an active membership, after one year and every three years thereafter, Members will be reviewed by the Genomics Advisory Committee according to the following criteria:
For this initial membership, please submit the following as e-mail attachments to Gail Setka (gjsetka@ucdavis.edu):
Keywords describing the genomics and bioinformatics resources that you currently use.
Links to personal and lab webpages (if any).
This information will be used to develop a webpage of genomics researchers at Davis. If this information is already web accessible, please indicate your interest in being a Genome Center Member and direct us to your website.
Rather than develop a separate database, we will utilize the one administered by the CBS Dean’s office to minimize redundancy and the problems of keeping the information current. Please go to http://sandtiger.dbs.ucdavis.edu/BioSci/FacultyAndResearch/index.cfm and then click on the link that says ‘Faculty Profile Administration (Restricted Access)’ to initiate or update your entry. You will need your Kerberos ID and password. Under research interests please specifically describe the genomics aspects of your research. You will not be considered a Genome Center Member until this entry is completed.