The University of Cambridge Veterinary School has received a £952,000 award from the Wellcome Trust to continue support for the Cambridge Resource Centre for Comparative Genomics.
The University of Cambridge Veterinary School has received a £952,000 award from the Wellcome Trust to continue support for the Cambridge Resource Centre for Comparative Genomics.
The Resource Centre provides a unique service to scientists world-wide for studies ranging from evolutionary biology to the identification of cancer genes in non-human species. Through its expertise in chromosome sorting, the Centre provides the comparative genomics community with high quality chromosome-specific DNA from a wide range of species for specific research projects including comparative mapping, gene localisation, and evolutionary studies.
The Centre was established in the Vet School in 2002 by the Molecular Cytogenetic Research Group headed by Professor Malcolm Ferguson-Smith, to provide a readily-available source of chromosome specific DNA for those working in comparative genomics.
“At the time, it was recognised that our group was in a position to provide these resources and, in fact, was doing so in a limited scale in collaborative arrangements with over 40 academic institutions world wide,” said Professor Ferguson-Smith.
“As a result, the Biomedical Resources Panel of the Wellcome Trust approved funds for an initial 3-year period to establish the Centre.”
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