This program has a dedicated funding line allocated for the program and is not open for application.

High-throughput analysis technologies in genomics, proteomics (‘omics’), and particularly, bioinformatics are critical to the modern research mission. Research projects must be internationally competitive and this means rapid production of experimental data arrays and high-throughput methods. High-throughput methods create a landslide of data that must be carefully managed, processed and archived. EPSCoR support is intended to assist the instrument and ‘omics’ core facilities with essential staff support and computer hardware/storage to improve throughput analysis and handle the increasing capacity, and to assess the possible development as a future focus area.

The overall goal, therefore, is to improve the informatics infrastructure including processing, mining, prospecting, visualizing, access and archiving of scientific data, to support the current and future centers as well as evaluate informatics and ‘omics’ as future research focus areas.