The John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine unveiled its new Brooks Life Science Systems A3+ SmaRTStore, which has the capacity to store approximately 500,000 samples at -20° Celsius in the Institute’s configuration, housed in its vast Biorepository. The University is one of only a few leading universities to have invested in automated storage.
“The rate of genetic information becoming available is increasing at an exponential rate. The SmaRTStore will substantially increase the speed we can apply this information to the study of common diseases,” said Jeffery M. Vance, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and Director, Center for Human Genomics, John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics.
With the highest density storage in its class, SmaRTStore delivers reliable, high integrity automated sample management through the integration of a precisely controlled cold environment, robotics, and sample tracking software.
The Institute’s Biorepository has over two decades of experience in storing, receiving, and allocating DNA samples for genetic research studies. The Institute has enhanced this ever-growing process through the acquisition of the Brooks A3+ SmaRTStore. Use of this system will provide a secure and efficient means of allocating specified DNA samples requested for downstream genotyping and sequencing experiments. This storage system, in combination with additional cutting-edge robotic equipment (e.g. DNA extraction and liquid handling) within the Institute’s Biorepository, will help pave the way for expansion and increased efficiency in the ever-growing field of genomics.
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