Establishment of Third Generation Sequencing Core Facility


Grant Data
Project Title
Establishment of Third Generation Sequencing Core Facility
Principal Investigator
Professor Sham, Pak Chung   (Project Coordinator (PC))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Lee Patrick Kwan Hon   (Co-principal investigator)
Professor Yuen Kwok Yung   (Co-principal investigator)
Professor Woo Patrick Chiu Yat   (Co-principal investigator)
Dr Lau Stanley CK   (Co-principal investigator)
Professor Peiris Joseph Sriyal Malik   (Co-principal investigator)
Professor Leung Suet Yi   (Co-principal investigator)
Professor Wong Nathalie   (Co-principal investigator)
Professor Cheng Alfred Sze-lok   (Co-principal investigator)
Dr Qiu Jianwen   (Co-principal investigator)
Professor Yip Shea Ping   (Co-principal investigator)
Professor Poon Lit Man Leo   (Co-principal investigator)
Duration
36
Start Date
2017-04-01
Amount
6444514
Conference Title
Establishment of Third Generation Sequencing Core Facility
Presentation Title
Keywords
de novo genome assembly, genome re-arrangement, long DNA sequencing, metagenomics and epigenetics, Pacific Biosciences
Discipline
Genomics,Genomic Biology
HKU Project Code
C7019-16E
Grant Type
Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Major Equipment Project
Funding Year
2016
Status
Completed
Objectives
1. Offer comprehensive DNA sequencing services to all researchers in Hong Kong 2. Enable prompt genomic research requiring long sequencing reads with local support 3. Build local expertise to support customized genomic research work