Genome Innovation Hub

Critically endangered macadamia species becomes a plant supermodel

QAAFI news, 25 February 2021

One of the world’s rarest tree species has been transformed into a sophisticated model that University of Queensland researchers say is the future of plant research.

Assembly of complex genome (Macadamia) using single molecule sequencing

Jan 2019

Genome Innovation Hub Collaborative Project (UQ infrastructure)

Publication: Comparison of long read methods

21 December 2020

Pre-print: Improvements in the Sequencing and Assembly of Plant Genomes

22 January 2021

About the Genome Innovation Hub

The Genome Innovation Hub (GIH) is a University of Queensland initiative and part of UQ Research Infrastructure.

Its aim is to develop innovative approaches to advance technologies in structural and functional analysis of genomes at the University of Queensland (UQ).

GIH acts as a collaborative research centre, providing support for all UQ researchers to gain access to genomics expertise and enhance its core capabilities. GIH works directly with UQ clinicians and scientists on projects of novel and promising methodologies which are focussed on the key areas of health, agriculture and the environment.

Once implemented by GIH, these technologies (methods, protocols, software, expertise, etc.) will be made available through UQ Research Infrastructure Services, other UQ Service Providers, or through research groups willing to collaborate and/or train research staff in the newly developed approaches.

Mapping transcription start sites (CAGE)

Demultiplexing scRNA-seq (scSplit)

Visualising spatial RNA expression (RNAscope)

BioLab Hacky Hour

25 May 2021 3:00pm–4:00pm

in UQ BioLab Hacky Hour

Come with your genomics-related experimental and sample preparation questions as experts from GIH, RCC and QCIF will be at this Hacky Hour to answer your questions, and researchers can also help each other. All UQ researchers are welcome to attend.

Bioinformatics Hacky Hour

1 June 2021 3:00pm–4:00pm

in UQ Bioinformatics Hacky Hour

Come with your genomics-related bioinformatics questions as experts from GIH, RCC and QCIF will be at this Hacky Hour to answer your questions, as well as researchers helping each other.