Services

The Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture (IMBBC) / Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) offers four installations. One of them is The Genomics & Biodiversity installation (HCMR-BIOGEN), with state-of-the art laboratories and platforms including a) DNA sequencing platform (capillary Sanger, MiSeq Illumina short-read, and longread Oxford Νanopore), b) The bioimaging facility (micro-computed tomography scanner), c) structural and chemical analysis (UHPLC system coupled with a tandem mass spectrometry system MS/MS), and d) a coastal experimental installation unique in the Mediterranean (the “Underwater Biotechnological Park”).

The HCMR-BIOGEN installation supports RDI in genetics including:

1. The development of molecular 74 markers, construction of genetic maps for target species, selective breeding and QTL analysis,

2. Genomics, transcriptomics & gene expression analyses,

3. Population genetics-genomics including stock structure of commercial fishes

4. Microbial diversity & DNA meta-barcoding,

5. Targeted structural and chemical analysis of biomolecules and metabolites from marine organisms, and

6. Taxonomic analysis & phylogeny.

Support offered

HCMR offers its installation to researchers, students and trainees to carry out high level research in accordance with AQUASERV objectives. The AQUASERV users will be provided access to the internet, a desk, and will be offered the possibility to work with the different groups of activities at the Institute. The users will benefit from the guidance of highly qualified HCMR scientists for the preparation of the stay and during laboratory analyses.

Modality of access

Modality of access is Unit cost: user group/week.

A typical access consists of 4 units. Users can have access to the laboratories and platform services (DNA sequencing, micro-CT scans, structural analysis of biomolecules, standard chemical and microbiological analysis of environmental samples, and taxonomy) with the support of trained technical and scientific personnel. Access to labs and services can be both in-person and remote.