IGS Core Strengths
IGS remains at the forefront of high-throughput genomic technologies and bioinformatics analyses. Maryland Genomics provides research scientists cutting-edge, collaborative, and cost-effective sequencing and analysis—all customizable to each project's needs. Maryland Genomics develops methodologies and best-in-class pipelines to quickly navigate the rapidly advancing fields of multiomic, genomic, and computational technologies. In addition to serving IGS faculty, Maryland Genomics offers its global clients a wide range of services, including high-throughput short-read and long-read sequencing; microbiome, metagenome, and metatranscriptome data generation and analysis; single-cell and spatial multiomics; and bioinformatics analysis using a wide array of tools, including artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and machine learning.
The Genome Informatics Core, working in tandem with Maryland Genomics, provides custom bioinformatics services to researchers on campus and beyond. The GIC staff have also built a set of robust data management and visualization tools that are used to democratize bioinformatics and clinical informatics analysis and visualization to researchers within IGS and across the campus.