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Mission Statement

Recently there has been an explosion of genomics data and new bioinformatic methods, largely due to biotechnological advances that have enabled the field as a whole to shift from studying whole tissue samples (bulk) to individual cells or nuclei. The best practices for analyzing this data are not well established, especially when new tools and protocols are constantly being published, ultimately making it challenging for any one individual to keep up with the breakneck pace of this field. We started genPALS (genomics Practical Applications and Learning Seminar) with the goal of cultivating a supportive community of researchers at UC Irvine who use genomics as a tool to study their favorite biological systems. Specifically, this group is for the technicians, graduate students, and post-docs that actually analyze this data to discuss new methods and share personal experiences with using genomics tools in their research. We want to know what works as well as what fails, in hopes of supporting each other in our unified pursuit of using data to drive discovery.

genPALS is supported by the NSF-Simons Center for Multiscale Cell Fate Research (CMCF).

Contact

Please join the GenPALS Slack workspace to interact with our community. For other questions and inquiries, please reach out to the GenPALS leaders.

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