Scientists get faster, better, cheaper DNA technology tool

December 5, 2014

University Relations

The new year will bring an extremely fast, highly accurate and very inexpensive next-generation DNA sequencer to University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists and students.

Housed in the Institute of Arctic Biology’s DNA Core Lab, managed by IAB microbiologist Mary Beth Leigh, the NGS technology will increase the pace of research, promote faculty recruitment, retention and competitiveness for funding, and help educate the future generation of life scientists.

The instrument purchase was made possible by grants from the UAF Technology Advisory Board and the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust.

For more information, contact Leigh, associate professor of microbiology at IAB, at mbleigh@alaska.edu or 907-474-6656.