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Cheering on Duke OTD's Iwama Mamas

Have you seen the Iwama Mamas play?  The team is a group of Duke OTD students who participate in Duke Intramural Sports’ basketball, flag football, soccer, and pickleball games. The Iwama Mamas just wrapped up the flag football and pickleball season but are looking forward to a soccer playoff game at 9:30 a.m., Sunday, Nov. at Cohan Fields. Next semester, basketball and pickleball will resume.

Holiday Hours & Closures

The Sequencing and Genomic Technologies Core Facility will be closed and will not be accepting samples on the following dates: November 23 - 24 December 22 - January 2

Sequencing Core launches Illumina X Plus sequencer

The Sequencing and Genomics Technologies Core Facility is running orders for the Illumina NovaSeq X Plus. The X Plus provides high quality short read sequences for a fraction of the cost of the Illumina NovaSeq 6000. Additionally custom read-length projects can now purchase lanes instead of full flow cells (e.g. 75 SR for miRNA-seq, single cell protocols). The available products are listed below, with more read options available towards the end of the year. Product

SGT gives tour of Chesterfield on Halloween

Devi Swain Lenz “expressed herself” as Madonna during a new faculty tour of the Sequencing and Genomic Technologies Core facility on Halloween. They explored the Chesterfield Building, home to Duke's long-read sequencing for examining genome regions and short-read sequencers vital for cancer research.                

Register now - Let's Talk:  Communicating Successfully When it Really Counts, 12/12

"Let's Talk: Communicating Successfully When it Really Counts" Advanced Research Mentoring Training Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 12:00-1:00pm, Zoom This one hour session will help you to identify common types of challenging conversations that occur between mentors and mentees, and provide opportunities to practice skills for having successful crucial conversations 

Raising Awareness and Educating Ourselves About Suicide

National Suicide Awareness Month is a time to raise awareness of suicide for all people and to educate about warning signs. It is also a time to support those who are experiencing suicidal thoughts. We can all play a role in preventing suicide in our community. Here are some things you can do: