Science Exchange is excited to welcome the UCSC Paleogenomics Lab to our platform!

The Paleogenomics Lab is a joint venture between renowned scientists Beth Shapiro, and Richard (Ed) Green. Their research focuses on a wide range of evolutionary and ecological questions, mostly involving the application of genomics techniques to better understand how species and populations evolve through time.

The first Science Exchange project directed to the UCSC Paleogenomics Lab comes from citizen/wannabe scientist and Science Exchange software engineer David Iorns. After a successful Experiment.com crowdfunding campaign David is collaborating with Beth and her team to help perform preliminary sample preparation and analysis. Assuming the samples contain high enough levels of endogenous DNA the prepared libraries will then be sent to collaborator Dr. Guojie Zhang at The Beijing Genomics Institute where the libraries will undergo more rigorous sequencing.

Compiling the genome of an extinct species is an immense challenge. We touched on many of the complexities involved in our original announcement. However the experts participating in the project are world leaders in their field and we are confident significant progress can be made leading to exciting new discoveries about the genetic makeup of this iconic species.

Would you like to collaborate with the UCSC Paleogenomics Lab or any of our other world class laboratories? Learn more about how Science Exchange can accelerate your research.