Overview
NIAID has awarded a five year contract to the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) to establish the PFGRC.
The PFGRC is a centralized facility providing the research community with resources necessary to conduct functional genomics research on human pathogens and invertebrate vectors of infectious diseases. The PFGRC provides scientists with genomic resources and reagents such as microarrays, protein expression clones, genotyping and bioinformatics services.
The PFGRC supports the training of scientists in the latest techniques in functional genomics and emerging genomic technologies. A Scientific Working Group has been established to guide the activities of the PFGRC.
Additional details about the PFGRC can be found at the J. Craig Venter Institute's PFGRC (non-Government link).