Funding for Tsetse Genome Sequencing in the USA Neil Hall TIGR (soon to be renamed JCVI) But I am soon to be leaving to go to The University of Liverpool anyway

Genomics funding in the US All (99.9%) of medical sequencing is funded by two NIH contracts. –Microbial Sequencing Contact – TIGR, Broad. –National Human Genome Research Institute, TIGR/JCVI, Broad, WashU, Agencourt, Baylor MSC – Pathogens, parasites, Vectors –But has turned down a white paper on Glossina NHGRI – Models and genomes of evolutionary importance. Pathogen and vector databases funded through the NIAID-BRCs

Informatics funded through MSC and BRCs

Changes to NHGRI Mission Three centers not five Must promote “new sequencing technology” Previous award involved understanding the human genome. Now it must address “human health” Will now actively seek to sequence pathogens, parasites and vectors

Getting your genome sequenced White papers must give a rational and a strategy

Caveats NHGRI will give your genome to someone you don’t know. Sequence will be generated but no informatics is funded. The timescale is dictated by NHGRI Must coordinate with the Sanger. Must make a rational argument for a finished sequence. –Why is 3x not enough!