Research Newsletter - August/September 2023

Cancer center Seminar Series, Grand Rounds return in September

The cancer center’s weekly Grand Rounds and Seminar Series will begin in September. The Seminar Series, held 3-4 p.m. Thursdays, will return to an in-person only event. Grand Rounds, held 8-9 a.m. Fridays, will continue to be a virtual event, although external speakers will still visit in-person and meet with colleagues.

Visit the cancer center’s calendar of events to learn about the upcoming Seminar Series, Grand Rounds, and other events.

Researchers now have access to a powerful new genomic sequencing tool through the I U School of Medicine’s Center for Medical Genomics, a state-of-the-art technology core located in Indianapolis that provides medical scientists with affordable access to high-quality, high-throughput genomics services.

The center, which has a fee-for-service model, recently acquired the Illumina NovaSeq X Plus—an instrument that exponentially expands the possibilities of how far next-generation sequencing can go. It launched the NovaSeq X Plus on Aug. 16 with an educational seminar and will offer NovaSeq X Plus sequencing services starting Friday, Sept. 1.

The instrument was purchased with support from the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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