At the UCSC Genome Technology Center we use high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics to understand genetic variation and its function in health, disease, and biological systems. The UCSC Genome Technology Center is an initiative of Dr. Nader Pourmand, aimed at supporting the UCSC and QB3 scientific communities in generating data and resources for basic and applied biomedical research. We intend to provide state-of-the-art genomic technology to all research groups who wish to use it. The center currently houses Roche's 454 titanium-sequencing instrument, Applied Biosystem's SOLiD4 sequencer and, Illumina's HiSeq 2000. In addition to these NGS platforms the Center is now home to a NanoString instrument (please click here to see the potential applications of this exciting new technology). The research of the center focuses on generating both high-quality data for the scientific community and improving next generation platform technology.

The UCSC Genome Technology Center is primarily funded by the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) and the Science, Technology, Engineering, Policy, and Society (STEPS) Institute.