The Genome Analysis Centre
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| Established | 3 July 2009[1] |
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Field of research | |
| Director | Dr Mario Caccamo |
| Address | Norwich Research Park |
| Location |
Colney, Norfolk, England Coordinates: 52°37′37″N 1°13′08″E / 52.6269°N 1.219°E |
Zip code | NR4 7UH |
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| Website |
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The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) is located at the Norwich Research Park (NRP), Norwich, England.
History
It was established by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council in partnership with East of England Development Agency (EEDA), Norfolk County Council, Norwich City Council, South Norfolk Council and the Greater Norwich Development Partnership. It cost £13.5 million, and was built by Morgan Sindall. It was officially opened on 3 July 2009[1] by John Sulston, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and former Director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, another genomics research institution.
In early June 2011, it unveiled a supercomputer on its site that has the most powerful processor in the world that runs Red Hat Linux, with six terabytes of RAM. It was installed to crack the structure of the wheat genome, which is five times larger than the human genome.
Launched MISO (Managing Information for Sequencing Operations).
Structure
It is situated on the Norwich Research Park, to the west of Norwich on the former A47 (B1108), and adjacent to the west of the University of East Anglia, next to the River Yare.
Function
The goal of this research centre is to be at the forefront of data intensive science in biology, to be a leader in bioinformatics innovation and the application of genome technology and to enable bioscience through dissemination of the data and technology produced in the institute and in collaboration with external scientists worldwide. It will concentrate on wheat and ryegrass.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "BBC NEWS | UK | England | Norfolk | Support hope for new genome unit". Retrieved 2012-06-22.