Edinburgh Genomics has recently acquired the new Revio system, a state-of-the-art long-read sequencer developed by Pacific Biosciences (PacBio). This acquisition has been made possible through a significant grant from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
The Revio system can read long sections of genetic material, enabling scientists to study genomes and...
Our Team
Meet the team...

Edinburgh Genomics is embedded in the rich academic environment of the School of Biological Sciences at University of Edinburgh, spanning medical, veterinary and biological realms. Our staff comprises highly skilled and motivated individuals who are dedicated to delivering high quality outputs in collaboration with colleagues across the spectrum of the biomedical sciences.
Facility Team Leaders:
- Dr. Javier Santoyo Lopez - Facility Manager
- Urmi Trivedi, MSc - Bioinformatics Team leader
- Dr. Matt Arno - Laboratory Team Leader
In addition, we have very highly skilled scientists in the laboratory and bioinformatics teams with a wealth of experience in sequencing technologies, computational genomics and bioinformatics to help you with your genomics projects.
Scientific Advisors:
- Prof. Josephine Pemberton (Steering Committee Chair)
- Dr. Alex Twyford (Steering Committee Member and Academic Lead)
- Dr. Katja Guschanski (Steering Committee Member and Academic Lead)
- Prof. Mick Watson (Steering Committee Member)
- Prof. Giles Hardingham (Steering Committee Member)