# Experimental and Computational Genomics

> **NIH NIH P30** · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $591,956

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
The Experimental and Computational Genomics Core (ECGC) is a newly created Core that integrates all of the
cancer genomics services in the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC). The primary
mission of the Core is to allow SKCCC investigators to harness the ongoing revolution in cancer genomics to
accelerate their basic discovery and translational research. The ECGC has streamlined services that were
previously offered through three separate Cores: the Microarray Core, Next-Generation Sequencing Core and
Bioinformatics Core. The new joint structure recognizes that the activities of the previous three Cores are
highly interdependent and formalizes a long-standing commitment to coordinate computing resources, hiring
and educational activities for the common good of the SKCCC. The newly created centralized structure has
streamlined access to experimental and computational genomics technologies and expertise, and enhanced
opportunities for didactic and hands-on education in both the experimental and computational aspects of
cancer genomics. The immense laboratory and analytical expertise brought together in the newly integrated
cross-disciplinary Core are now available, in a single and clearly defined Core, to all SKCCC investigators. The
services provided by this Core are not available elsewhere. An SKCCC member looking to outside resources
would need to independently talk with multiple vendors and would only be able to obtain piecemeal services.
This Core is led by Leslie Cope, Ph.D.; Sarah Wheelan, M.D., Ph.D.; and Srinavasan Yegnasubramanian,
M.D., Ph.D., who bring together multidisciplinary expertise in genomics technologies, computational biology
and biostatistics/bioinformatics. The Core provides access to, and education in, state-of-the-art, next-
generation sequencing, microarray technologies and analytical workflows for probing genomic alterations
(including SNVs, indels and structural alterations), cancer epigenomics (e.g., ChIP-seq and DNA methylome),
transcriptomics and metagenomics. For each project, the Core uses a multidisciplinary clinic model to establish
and execute an experimental and analytical plan, first meeting with each investigator and then helping them
through all aspects of their genomics experiments, including experimental design, high-throughput microarray
or next-generation sequencing workflows, and computational/bioinformatics data analysis. Additionally, the
Core provides extensive educational resources, including short courses, workshops and a symposium, so that
investigators can gain the skills they need to fully understand and utilize the data and analyses generated. The
success of this Core is evidenced by the high level of usage across nearly all Programs and the cited support
in a large number of impactful publications, national/international conference abstracts and successful grant
applications.
SKCCC Managed Core
Reporting Period: Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2015

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9944488
- **Project number:** 5P30CA006973-57
- **Recipient organization:** JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Srinivasan Yegnasubramanian
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $591,956
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9944488

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9944488, Experimental and Computational Genomics (5P30CA006973-57). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9944488. Licensed CC0.

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