We are delighted to announce that Professor Glenn King has been named the recipient of the 2020 PacBio ANZ HiFi SMRT Grant! Prof. King received the grant for his project ‘Deadly Genes: Exploring the Genome of the lethal Australian Box Jellyfish,’ and he plans to use HiFi sequencing in an integrated multi-omics investigation into venom of the Australian box jellyfish Chironex fleckeri.
Read MoreWe’re excited to announce that we’ve added a new date to our Complex Diseases Webinar Series! Our third speaker is Dr Cristina Fortuno with her talk entitled "Genetic testing for health and wellness: a commercial experience using GSA” on Tuesday 8th December.
Read MoreWe have recently updated our service guide for our DNA Sequencing Service at AGRF and it’s full of useful information on the service. The guide outlines sample preparation, sequencing recommendations for DNA libraries, data outputs, sample requirements and sample submission. It also includes recommendations for bundled genome sequencing applications - see the table below for more information.
Read MoreWe are delighted to invite you to our exclusive and free webinar series on Complex Diseases, to be held during December 2020.
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce that Associate Professor Daniel Buchanan has won our Summer Oncology Genotyping Mini Grant competition! As the recipient of the Mini Grant, which is presented in partnership with Illumina, Assoc. Prof. Buchanan will receive one EPIC genotyping array run at AGRF, including all consumables and labour. Congratulations to Assoc. Prof. Buchanan!
Read MoreWe are excited to invite you to join us for an exclusive free online event, presented with the Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology, to hear about Singe Cell RNA Sequencing. Dr Jafar Jabbari, our Senior Scientist - Innovation & Development, will present a talk on our 10X Chromium and Single Cell Sequencing capabilities at AGRF and you'll have the opportunity to ask him questions after his talk.
Read MoreAGRF’s Amplicon Indexing Service is a low-cost, high-throughput Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) service for you to prepare and submit amplicons that have been amplified with primers containing Illumina Nextera-overhangs.
Read MoreWe are excited to report that the Oz Single Cell episode ‘Oz Single Cell - Cell type, cell state, or cell artefact? Finding the biology in your single cell data’ aired online yesterday and was proudly sponsored by AGRF. The episode is part of a series of webinars presented for the Oz Single Cell online program this year in response to the COVID restrictions currently in place.
Read MoreOur AGRF-UQ PacBio Sequel II webinar PacBio HiFi Sequencing: A New Era of Genomic Discovery went live at 11:00am on Wednesday 26th August and it was a successful event.
Read MoreWe're excited to announce, an exciting partnership between the AGRF-UQ PacBio Service, PacBio and Millennium Science, a new HiFi SMRT Grant to sequence any species using one of the SMRT Sequencing applications.
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The AGRF Perth Site has moved to a new address after a long stint at the Harry Perkins Institute. From Monday 17th August you can find us at the Royal Perth Hospital, at the following address:
AGRF Perth
Level 6, MRF building
Royal Perth Hospital
Rear 50 Murray St
Perth, WA 6000
New drop-off location – please drop your samples off at the address listed above. Parking spots are located in the short-term parking under building – enter via Wellington Street. A drop-off tray will be located in the foyer of level 6. Also, the elevator allows access to all floors.
New pick-up location – samples can be dropped off at the Concierge desk at the Harry Perkins Medical Research Institute. Next day courier service is provided, and samples will be picked up the morning after your Online Sample Submission is received. Please ensure all samples are in the pick-up tray at Concierge prior to 9:00am.
Find out more about our Sample Collection Points here
View our contact details on our Contact Us page here
We are excited to announce that Professor Ingrid Margaret Winship, AGRF Board member, was awarded an AO in the Queen's Birthday 2020 Honours List on 7th July 2020.
Read MoreAt AGRF, we're committed to helping you continue your research, even while you might still be working from home.
We're excited to offer you our RNA Sequencing services at reduced prices. Whether you're looking for traditional mRNA gene expression or you're wanting a deeper exploration of transcriptomes, we've got you covered.
The Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF) and The University of Queensland (UQ) collaborate as a joint Certified Service Provider (CSP) providing highly accurate Long Read Sequencing using the PacBio Sequel II.
Read MoreFollowing the Federal Government announcements regarding the temporary shutdown of non-essential businesses, we wanted to assure you that AGRF is still operating and we are committed to delivering ongoing clinical and research services to our user base.
Read MoreWith COVID-19 continuing to impact people around the globe, I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that it is our top priority at AGRF to support our user base while ensuring the health and safety of our team and community.
Read MoreWe are delighted to be a partner in the CRC for Transformations in Mining Economies
Read MoreWin a Methylation EPIC Array on us!
Read MoreOn behalf of the AGRF Board and AGRF staff, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Kirby Siemering as Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Genome Research Facility.
Read MoreAGRF is a proud partner of The Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Research Hub (ARC ITRH) for Advanced Prawn Breeding, which is applying cutting-edge genetic and genomic selection methodologies in the most advanced and industry-transformative improvement program for any prawn/shrimp species globally.
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AGRF respectfully acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people as the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work and live, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
We respect and recognise their continuing connection to Country and land, water and community.
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