Cofactor Genomics

Cofactor Genomics
Cofactor Genomics
Type Private
Industry Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Services
Founded St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. (2008 (2008))
Headquarters St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Area served Worldwide
Key people Jarret Glasscock (CEO), Jon Armstrong (CMO), Jin Zhu (Senior Scientist), Brandi Chiapelli (Senior Scientist)
Website www.cofactorgenomics.com

Cofactor Genomics is a Missouri based firm which provides full genome sequencing, DNA sequencing, RNA sequencing, De Novo sequence assembly, expressed sequence tagging, gene alignments and sequence analysis to principal investigators in biotechnology, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, government and academia.[1]

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Overview

Cofactor Genomics was founded in August 2008[2] after the pioneering efforts of the Human Genome Project made genetic sequencing a reality by sequencing the 25,000 or so genes in the human genome.[3] It was after the technological advances brought on by Next Gen sequencing[4] that three scientists from The Genome Center[5] at Washington University noted that sequencing services could be performed by “three [scientists] in a garage.”[citation needed] In August 2008, Jarret Glasscock, Matt Hickenbotham and Ryan Richt left the Genome Center and purchased their first Next Gen genome analyzer with the capital raised from an angel investor in California.[6][7] Cofactor has since been featured in several nationwide publications as well as done business with high profile clients such as Ozzy Osbourne.[8][9][10][11][12] As of August 2010, Cofactor Genomics is able to construct and analyze fragment, paired end, Chip-Sequencing, micro RNA, whole transcriptome, bisulfite and capture libraries.[13] Cofactor currently utilizes two Next Gen platforms including an Applied Biosystems SOLiD 4 and an Illumina (company) GA IIx.[14]

Executive Officers

Jarret Glasscock, Ph.D. is a co-founder as well as the Chief Executive Officer of Cofactor Genomics.[15] Dr. Glasscock completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Arizona where he majored in Biology with a focus in the Computer Sciences. Upon graduation, Dr. Glasscock pursued his doctorate in Genetics at Washington University in St. Louis where he studied under Warren Gish, Ph.D., developer of the NCBI BLAST sequence analysis program.[16][17][18]


Jon Armstrong, M.S. is the Chief Marketing Officer of Cofactor Genomics.[19] After acquiring his Master's Degree in Neuroscience, Mr. Armstrong spent nine years in the Genome Center at Washington University's Technology Development Group.[20]

References

  1. ^ [1] Cofactor Genomics
  2. ^ [2] Cofactor Genomics
  3. ^ Human Genome Project
  4. ^ Next-Gen Sequencing Moves To Next Level
  5. ^ [3] The Genome Genter
  6. ^ [4] Cofactor Genomics
  7. ^ St. Louis Business Journal: St. Louis startup Cofactor to sequence Ozzy's genome [5]
  8. ^ St. Louis Business Journal
  9. ^ GenomeWeb Ozzy
  10. ^ GenomeWeb Cofactor / Novocraft
  11. ^ A.V. Club
  12. ^ STL Today
  13. ^ [6] Cofactor Genomics Applications
  14. ^ [7] Cofactor Genomics Platforms
  15. ^ [8] Cofactor Genomics Contact
  16. ^ [9] Cofactor Genomics Contact
  17. ^ Warren Gish Warren Gish Bio
  18. ^ [10] WU-Blast2 server at the European Bioinformatics Institute Rodrigo Lopez Ville Silventoinen Stephen Robinson Asif Kibria and Warren Gish European Bioinformatics Institute
  19. ^ [11] Cofactor Genomics Contact
  20. ^ [12] Cofactor Genomics Contact

External links

  • Human Genome Project [13]
  • Nature Magazine [14]
  • Cofactor Genomics [15]
  • St. Louis Business Journal [16]
  • GenomeWeb [17]
  • Washington University in St. Louis Homepage [18]
  • University of Arizona Homepage [19]
  • The Genome Center at Washington University [20]
  • Illumina Homepage [21]
  • Applied Biosystems by Life Technologies (U.S.) Homepage [22]

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