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A Genome Sciences Centre for Southern Alberta

Empowering scientists, building collaborations

SAGSC connects the omics researchers and facilities at the University of Lethbridge and provides a leading bioinformatics core in Southern Alberta.

Who we are
 
The Southern Alberta Genome Sciences Centre (SAGSC) is a research centre at the University of
Lethbridge and the leading hub of BioNet Alberta, a network of genomic and bioinformatics
scientists across the province.
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What we do
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Facilitate the generation, storage, analysis and integration of omics data. SAGSC connects all high throughput sequencing platforms across the University of Lethbridge and hosts a state-of-the-art bioinformatics core facility for data analysis.
Offer services, foster collaborations. 
SAGSC promotes collaborations between researchers at the University of Lethbridge and province-wide through its connection to BioNetAlberta. SAGSC champions a variety of research projects investigating cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, transgenerational inheritance and plant biology.
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Drive innovation in teaching in the fields of bioinformatics and genomics. SAGSC supports bioinformatics post-secondary courses and training at the undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral level.
Deliver science outreach activities for youth and the community. We help disseminate the impact on society of current omics research and applications and promote STEM through omics-inspired world-class resources.
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Science Courses
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