UK GENOMICS GRANT PROGRAM
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To celebrate the launch of our new genomics facility coming to Oxford in early 2024, we’re pleased to award grant funding towards GENEWIZ Next Generation Sequencing from Azenta Life Sciences to help advance genomics research! The winner of the £5,000 NGS grant was announced during our networking reception at The Festival of Genomics & Biodata in London in which we also unveiled the addition of 2 runner-up grants: a £2,000 grant and a £1,000 grant for NGS projects. Our grant program provides recipients with the opportunity to fund their research endeavors, be among the first to take advantage of our cutting-edge lab in Oxford, and attend the Oxford lab’s opening day celebration!
Congratulations to Lauren Roberts at Imperial College London, Danna Gifford at The University of Manchester, and Felix Radtke at University of Oxford on this prestigious achievement. The significance of their research in advancing genomics is truly impressive and we’re delighted to help empower their discoveries with grant funding and local research support from our new cutting-edge lab in Oxford.
Grant Recipients
£5,000 NGS GRANT
Lauren Roberts
Research Assistant/PhD Student, Imperial College London
Understanding L. iners and its role in the vaginal microbiome
“I am very grateful for this grant as it will allow me to conduct whole genome sequencing on L. iners isolates, thereby enabling a deeper understanding of their role in women's health.” - Lauren
£2,000 NGS GRANT
Danna Gifford
Lecturer, The University of Manchester
Quantifying gene expression changes at the extremes of life
"Deeply grateful to Azenta for their invaluable support; this grant empowers my research endeavors, promising breakthroughs that will contribute to advancements in our shared pursuit of knowledge and progress." - Danna
£1,000 NGS GRANT
Felix Radtke
DPhil Student, University of Oxford
Single cell characterisation of TP53 mutant acute myeloid leukaemia
“I am really grateful to receive the UK NGS grant. This will aid us in our efforts to better characterise leukaemia and learn from primary human samples that we are fortunate enough to be able to analyse, thanks to the donors.” - Felix