The Genome Analysis Centre
Encyclopedia
The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) (Norwich
) is located on the Norwich Research Park (NRP)
in partnership with East of England Development Agency
(EEDA), Norfolk County Council, Norwich City Council, South Norfolk Council
and the Greater Norwich Development Partnership. It cost £13.5 million, and was built by Morgan Sindall
. It was officially opened on 3 July 2009 by Prof Sir John Sulston, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
, and former Director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, another genomics research institution.
In early June 2011, it unveiled a supercomputer on its site that has the most powerful processor in the world that runs Red Hat Linux
, with six terabytes of RAM
. It was installed to crack the structure of the wheat
genome, which is five times larger than the human genome.
, next to the River Yare
.
It will concentrate on wheat and ryegrass
.
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
) is located on the Norwich Research Park (NRP)
History
It was established by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council is a UK Research Council and NDPB and is the largest UK public funder of non-medical bioscience...
in partnership with East of England Development Agency
East of England Development Agency
The East of England Development Agency is a non-departmental public body and the regional development agency for the East of England region of England....
(EEDA), Norfolk County Council, Norwich City Council, South Norfolk Council
South Norfolk
South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Long Stratton.-History:The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of Diss Urban District, Wymondham Urban District, Depwade Rural District, Forehoe and Henstead...
and the Greater Norwich Development Partnership. It cost £13.5 million, and was built by Morgan Sindall
Morgan Sindall
Morgan Sindall Group plc is a British based construction services business headquartered in London. It is a former constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...
. It was officially opened on 3 July 2009 by Prof Sir John Sulston, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine administered by the Nobel Foundation, is awarded once a year for outstanding discoveries in the field of life science and medicine. It is one of five Nobel Prizes established in 1895 by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, in his will...
, and former Director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, another genomics research institution.
In early June 2011, it unveiled a supercomputer on its site that has the most powerful processor in the world that runs Red Hat Linux
Red Hat Linux
Red Hat Linux, assembled by the company Red Hat, was a popular Linux based operating system until its discontinuation in 2004.Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994...
, with six terabytes of RAM
Random-access memory
Random access memory is a form of computer data storage. Today, it takes the form of integrated circuits that allow stored data to be accessed in any order with a worst case performance of constant time. Strictly speaking, modern types of DRAM are therefore not random access, as data is read in...
. It was installed to crack the structure of the wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
genome, which is five times larger than the human genome.
Structure
It is situated on the Norwich Research Park, to the west of Norwich on the former A47 (B1108), and adjacent to the west of the University of East AngliaUniversity of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
, next to the River Yare
River Yare
The River Yare is a river in the English county of Norfolk. In its lower reaches the river connects with the navigable waterways of The Broads....
.
Function
The goal of this research centre is to be at the forefront of data intensive science in biology, to be a leader in bioinformatics innovation and the application of genome technology and to enable bioscience through dissemination of the data and technology produced in the institute and in collaboration with external scientists worldwide.It will concentrate on wheat and ryegrass
Ryegrass
Ryegrass is a genus of nine species of tufted grasses in the Pooideae subfamily of the Poaceae family. Also called tares , these plants are native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa, but are...
.
External links
- The Genome Analysis Centre
- International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC)
- BBSRC web site
- Norwich Research Park
- Financial accounts
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute