In the next few months the bioinformatics, microarray, sequencing and proteomics Core Facilities will be teaming with scientists all over campus in an effort to finally bring Nex-Gen or "Third-Gen" sequencing capabilities to OSU.  Obviously there are no certainties, but the number of researchers using Nex-Gen Sequencing for biodiversity, phylogenetic, transcriptomic, and genome sequencing is growing logarithmically.Why? Does 5 genomes per day for under $100 each sound like science fiction? It's NOT. This is the current technology!

We believe the logical place for such a powerful instrument is in the Core Facilities. This is even more appropriate when you consider the inevitable merger of the different Core Facilities within the new Interdisciplinary Science Research Building. With a world-class Mass Spec, and a world-class metagenomic/HTP sequencer we can begin to think of ourselves as a major genomics and proteomics center.

 If you are interested in high-throughput sequencing please make contact with Dr. Peter Hoyt at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it He'll need you interest level, any funding you have or may have that is dependent on the capabilities. Tell him how such a capability could make fundamental changes to your research. Also, if you know Colleges or Universities in Oklahoma that would like to participate, give them a call or send a contact to Dr. Hoyt ASAP.