{"id":1356,"date":"2022-10-07T15:43:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T14:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/nu-omics\/?page_id=1356"},"modified":"2025-06-26T10:42:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T09:42:21","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/nu-omics\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1356\" class=\"elementor elementor-1356\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82dfe83 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"82dfe83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23d5dbd\" data-id=\"23d5dbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad66e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ad66e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=222165083  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5000\" height=\"2302\" src=\"https:\/\/mlgsamyflo5v.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:883\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/nu-omics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Original-on-Transparent.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1446\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ba4f76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ba4f76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bba69c8\" data-id=\"bba69c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-443ef3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"443ef3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4aba4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f4aba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The NU-OMICS DNA Sequencing Research Facility at Northumbria University was established in 2012. The lab is directed by Professor Darren Smith and staffed by experienced scientists led by Senior Scientific Officer Dr Andrew Nelson.\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">We are a research led facility and work from sample through to sequencing and analysis. The scientists at NU-OMICS have a wealth of experience processing a wide range of projects and can therefore support research and add value at any stage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">NU-OMICS has stayed at the forefront of sequencing since its establishment, offering the latest technology from Illumina, Pacific Biosciences, and Oxford Nanopore. In addition to our standard services, we can discuss and tailor bespoke solutions to meet your research needs.\u00a0 In collaboration, we can help the development of projects from proof of concept through to completion.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e982fb3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e982fb3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-593d630\" data-id=\"593d630\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section 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Have any questions?<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Contact us if you have any concerns about sending samples, questions about the facilities, or are interested in the services we provide.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da2186a\" data-id=\"da2186a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a4539 elementor-align-center elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"17a4539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/nu-omics\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us The NU-OMICS DNA Sequencing Research Facility at Northumbria University was established in 2012. 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