The UCLA Neuroscience Genomics Core (UNGC)

Located in the Gonda Research Center on the UCLA Westwood campus, UNGC offers sequencing and array-based expression, genotyping and epigenetic screening services in the Gonda Research Facility on the UCLA Westwood campus. The UNGC is an academic resource available to UCLA neuroscience labs, affiliates and collaborators. Non-neuroscience labs can be accommodated on a case-by-case basis.

Our full-service core facility offers a variety of next generation sequencing and library prep options for Illumina NovaSeq short read sequencers, template preparation and long read “HiFi” runs on the PacBio Revio platform and support for all Illumina Infinium based genotyping and epigenetic arrays, as well as automated nucleic acid extraction from blood, saliva, tissue and cells.

UNGC is directed by Dr. Nelson Freimer.

Services include:

• RNA library prep and sequencing using Illumina short read sequencers (including total RNA, mRNA, miRNA)
• DNA library prep and sequencing using Illumina short read sequencers (including WGS, exome enrichment, custom enrichment, methylseq)
• Whole transcript Kinnex RNA template prep and HiFi long read sequencing using PacBio Revio
• WGS DNA template prep and HiFi long read sequencing using PacBio Revio
• Automated high nucleic acid extraction from whole blood, saliva, cell or tissue
• Array based genotyping and methylation screening using Illumina microarrays