# Microbiology:  Whole Genome Sequencing (LOW) (9/1/2020-8/31/2025)

> **NIH FDA U19** · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · 2020 · $13,500

## Abstract

Discipline A: Microbiology Track 4: Whole Genome Sequencing 
Abstract: 
The Nevada State Public Health Laboratory (NSPHL) seeks to maintain the capacity 
and capability to perform Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) on foodborne illness 
pathogens. WGS studies show the relatedness of isolates to other identified isolates 
uploaded to various tracking databases. This allows officials to monitor pathogen 
genetic sequences and determine if there are clusters or widespread pockets of “like” 
organisms being reported. Such real-time review of organisms identified nationally, 
allows investigators to be alerted of a potential issue and to initiate an investigation of 
foods consumed by sickened individuals and/or pathogens identified from 
surveillance/outbreak related food items. This ability to monitor food related pathogens 
detected nationally provides the ability to recognize tainted foods and elicit a rapid 
response to remove the foods from markets to protect the public.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10176065
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007101-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO
- **Principal Investigator:** Stephanie Van Hooser
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $13,500
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10176065

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10176065, Microbiology:  Whole Genome Sequencing (LOW) (9/1/2020-8/31/2025) (1U19FD007101-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10176065. Licensed CC0.

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