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The Sequencers

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Rapid technological developments have spurred big changes in the requisite genome-sequencing jobs. Kelly Rae Chi assesses the sequencing assembly line.

Omar Jabado spent his first few years of graduate school at the bench, working on molecular assays to identify gene-expression patterns in viruses. As the data piled up, he needed a method for quick analysis, so he taught himself how to program and created his own software. In 2007, the lab acquired a next-generation sequencing machine and he began identifying viruses from clinical samples. By the end of his studies, he was a full-time bioinformatician, helping to develop programs that target viral genomes. So when he was offered the opportunity to lead a genome sequencing unit at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York last year, it was an easy decision. “This field is growing fast, so I wanted to be a part of it,” he says.

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