This unit offers genomics and informatics services to cater to the needs of genotyping and sequencing for a range of applications in different themes of the global research program on Genetic gains, other Research Programs, and NARS partners. An arm of the Center of Excellence in Genomics & Systems Biology, provides services on a cost-to-cost basis with the objective of enhancing genomics applications in breeding as well as research at ICRISAT and its partner institutes.

The CEGSB hosts state-of-the-art genomics platforms such as HiSeq 2500, MiSeq, ABI3730, Microarray Spotter & Scanner, etc. and a high-performance computational analysis platform with 600 cores, 6 TB RAM and 830 TB storage.

Services offered:

• De novo and re-sequencing of genomes
  
• RNASeq/Transcriptome sequencing and small RNA sequencing
• ChiP-Seq, Methylation/Bisulfite sequencing
• SNP (KASPassay) and SSR genotyping
• DArT genotyping
• qRT-PCR analysis
• Sequence alignment and variant calling based on next generation sequencing data
• Basic genome and transcriptome analysis
• Genotyping-by-sequencing analysis
• Training in sequencing and genotyping data analysis.

For availing above mentioned services, please write to:

Ms M Sri Swathi
Senior Scientific Officer– Sequencing & Genomics Services
Center of Excellence in Genomics & Systems Biology (CEGSB)
Bldg 300, ICRISAT
Patancheru- 502324, Greater Hyderabad
Tel: +91 845568 3427 (O)
Email: sriswathi.manda@icrisat.org