You Bring Sequencing to Life
Our SMRT Grant Programs support outstanding research projects that advance scientific discovery with highly accurate long-read sequencing.
Calling All Scientists
Have an interesting research project that could benefit from Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT) Sequencing? Apply for an upcoming SMRT Grant Program to win sequencing from one of our Certified Service Providers.
2021 SMRT Grant Programs
Area | Call for Submissions Opens |
Clinical Research | April |
Microbiology and Infectious Disease | June |
Plant and Animal Sciences | August |
Human Biomedical Research | October |
Grants are Offered Each Year Across the Full Range of SMRT Sequencing Applications
Whole Genome Sequencing
For humans, plants, animals and microbes including de novo assembly and variant detection |
Complex Populations
Understand variants among bacterial, viral and cancer cell populations
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RNA Sequencing
In-depth analysis of cDNA sequences across the entire transcriptome or targeted genes |
Epigenetics
Detect DNA modifications in your samples while you sequence on the PacBio platform |
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Targeted Sequencing
Study relevant genome targets across any regions of interest |
Don’t want to wait to win a SMRT Grant to get started with highly accurate long-read sequencing? Connect with a PacBio scientist for a free project consultation.
2020 SMRT Grant Program Winners
2020 HiFi for All – Collaborations SMRT Grant Program – co-sponsored by University of Louisville, GENTYANE, and Nucleome Informatics. We have received many excellent submissions, check back as the three winners will be announced on our blog. |
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2020 Microbial Genomics SMRT Grant Program – co-sponsored by Maryland Genomics
Awarded to Ali R. Zomorrodi of MassGeneral Hospital for Children and Harvard Medical School for his project to use HiFi sequencing for strain-level study of intestinal and breastmilk microbiota in celiac disease. Read blog post. |
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2020 Plant and Animal Sciences SMRT Grant Program – co-sponsored by DNA Sequencing Center at Brigham Young University
Awarded to Carlos Guarnizo of Universidad de los Andes for his project to help bring harlequin toads back from the brink of extinction. Read blog post. |