MIP Seminar: Dr. Alvaro G. Hernandez, University of Illinois "Next-Generation Sequencing Technologies and Applications in the DNA Services Core"

Director of SNA services, Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center. Leading the next-generation sequencing division serving academic, federal, and corporate partners. I received my PhD from the University of Illinois in March 2001 and joined the CBC a week later as a postdoctoral student.

I became Assistant Director in 2005 and Director in 2008. My focus is on facility management, user support, and development of strategic partnerships. The DNA Services lab provides state-of-the-art equipment and expertise to users around the world.