# The UConn/JAX-GM Training Program in Genomic Science

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · 2021 · $278,501

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
We propose to establish the UConn/JAX-GM Training Program in Genomic Sciences to train the
next generation of genomic Scientists. This program leverages the unique combination of a
recent, but thriving relationship between the University of Connecticut Health Center (UConn
Health) and Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine (JAX-GM) in Farmington, CT. Together
UConn and JAX-GM have exceeded the critical mass of faculty specializing in genomic sciences
to establish Farmington, CT as one of the leading hubs of excellence in genomic research in the
world. For example, our research faculty include leaders of the ENCODE, 1000 Genomes, TCGA,
4D Nucleome, and Microbiome consortium projects. Both JAX and UConn also have outstanding
histories of excellence in training. Our institutions provide outstanding facilities to perform
genomic research including excellent computational resources, easy access to every DNA and
RNA sequencing platform, a stem cell and genome engineering core facility, and a joint
UConn/JAX-GM single cell genomics facility. We propose to leverage our expertise and truly
unique training environment to educate and mentor pre-doctoral trainees in modern genomic
sciences. This training will include didactic courses, seminar series, hands on technical
workshops, and attending international conferences in genomics. Trainees will be exposed to
both wet and dry genomic research and will be able to both generate and analyze genomic data.
Trainees will be given a strong foundation in both the underlying biology of the systems being
studied and the computational and statistical methods required to correctly interpret data.
Trainees will also be educated about ethical scientific behavior.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10147745
- **Project number:** 5T32HG010463-02
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT
- **Principal Investigator:** Brenton R. Graveley
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $278,501
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-05-01 → 2025-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10147745

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10147745, The UConn/JAX-GM Training Program in Genomic Science (5T32HG010463-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10147745. Licensed CC0.

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