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 The Genomic Sciences Laboratory (GSL) was established in 2008 by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University to provide researchers and students with the necessary infrastructure and equipment to conduct genomic, proteomic and metabolomics research at NC State University.
Formed from the merger of the Genome Research Laboratory (GRL) and the Metabolomics & Proteomics Laboratory (MPL), the lab provides the NCSU community with high-throughput DNA sequencing and fingerprinting, equipment to perform functional genomic assays, protein identification and characterization as well as metabolomics, biochemical profiling and target compound analyses.
The GSL is committed to an expanded portfolio of capabilities. And, the lab is committed to positioning the NCSU community at the forefront of genomic sciences. 
Join the GSL Community Membership has its advantages. To facilitate access to the expanded scope of our laboratory, we have developed this dual-purpose web portal.
Members and guests will find a dynamic source of information relevant to the genomic sciences. Our registered partners will have access to one-stop plate submissions, an equipment sign-up calendar, secure discussion forums, and the ability to add resource links and news.
Whilst membership is open primarily to the North Carolina State University research community, other partners and collaborators will be considered on an individual basis by the GSL Director.
GSL featured in: nature | methods ; and, GS FLX is "Method of the Year "
Nature Methods - 5, 11 - 14 (2008) The year of sequencing In 2007, the next-generation sequencing technologies have come into their own with an impressive array of successful applications. In the toxicology building of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, Nigel Deighton, head of a small genome research facility, and a few others unpack the facility's first next-generation sequencing machine, a 454 GS FLX, on loan from Roche Diagnostics for three months. They train for a few days, nebulize a colleague's bacterial DNA and PCR-amplify "the living daylights out of it," Deighton recalls. They load the bead-bound PCR products onto a plate with holes that are not visible to the naked eye, pop the plate into the machine and close the drawbridge-like door...
The next day, Deighton scrolls through graphs from the newly sequenced bacterial genomes. On its first test run, the GS FLX gave sixfold coverage of each genome, with read lengths of around 250 bases. "That's not bad, for the first go," Deighton says... READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE
 ...there is exciting, important, impact-making work being done at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. When it comes to innovation and change, for the College the future is now.
Johnny Wynne, Dean, CALS
The GSL is located on Centennial Campus.
North Carolina State University's Centennial Campus is a research and advanced technology community where university, industry and government partners interact in multidisciplinary programs directed toward the solution of contemporary problems.In this "knowledge enterprise zone," clusters of activity break down traditional, artificial barriers to create, integrate, and apply advancements in knowledge. The resulting synergy leads to: - technological innovation and transfer;
- real-world teaching and learning;
- sound business investment; and,
- greater quality of life for North Carolina and beyond.
The unique master plan for this environmentally sensitive, mixed-use, academic village responds to the professional, educational and recreational needs of the University's faculty, staff and student body, as well as those of corporate and government affiliates whose presence on Centennial Campus adds to its vigor and effectiveness. Centennial Campus is providing a new dimension of excellence for the 21st century in the performance of North Carolina State University's land-grant mission of teaching, research and service to the people of North Carolina.
Centennial Campus named "Research Science Park of the Year" North Carolina State University's Centennial Campus has been named the top Research Science Park of the Year. The Association of University Research Parks (AURP) made the announcement at its annual awards luncheon.
"NC State is about unique partnerships – creating student opportunities, research and economic development," said Chancellor James Oblinger. "Centennial Campus epitomizes the work of NC State. It's no surprise that Centennial Campus has become a national model for university research parks." Located on a 1,334-acre site adjacent to NC State's main campus, Centennial Campus houses more than 130 companies, government agencies, and NC State research and academic units advancing technologies ranging from semiconductors to genomics tools. More than 1,600 corporate and government employees work alongside a thousand-plus faculty, staff, post-docs, and students. Major partners include ABB, Red Hat, the Iams Company, Ericsson IPI, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, GlaxoSmithKline, MeadWestVaco and Talecris Biotherapeutics.  These partnerships allow corporate and government entities to tap into NC State's strengths in cutting-edge research and client-driven training programs across multidisciplinary fields such as information and communications technologies, bioscience and biotechnology, advanced materials, and education.
Centennial Campus had a record year for new businesses last year, adding 17. Centennial Campus is based on a "knowledge enterprise zone, which creates synergy leading to innovation and transfer, and improved quality of life for North Carolina and beyond," said David Winwood, associate vice chancellor for technology development and innovation at NC State. "We are honored to be the recipient of the AURP 2007 Science Research Park Award."  Centennial Campus was selected from among finalists that included bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park in Baltimore, and Sandia Science and Technology Park in Albuquerque, N.M. AURP cited Centennial Campus for accomplishments in innovation and technology partnership creation for economic development.
 "Congratulations to Centennial Campus on winning the Science Research Park of the Year Award," said AURP President Mike Bowman. "Centennial Campus exemplifies the new model of research science parks, in which strategically planned mixed-use campus expansions create innovation, partnerships, and a high quality of life for their community and the nation." |
