In 2003, NHGRI awarded Agencourt $28 million to sequence the genomes of organisms with a high level of biomedical interest. Our sequencing team has over 75 years of genomic experience and has taken part in a number of large sequencing initiatives including:

DNA Sequence of Human Chromosome 10
Dog Genome Project
Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)
  • cDNA library screening
  • Identified full length clones for all human/mouse genes
  • Submitted over 500,000 sequences to GenBank
Tetraodon nigroviridis Genome Project
  • Sequenced > 1 billion high quality bases
  • Collaboration with the Whitehead Institute
Mouse Genome Project
  • Sequenced > 1 billion shotgun sequencing bases
  • 180,000 fosmid clones end sequenced
Ciona savignya Genome Project
  • Sequenced 160,000 fosmid clones
  • Collaboration with the Whitehead Institute
Cancer Genome Anatomy Project (CGAP)
  • SAGE sequencing
  • Determined gene expression profiles for > 20 distinct tumor types
Rickettsia sibirica Genome Project
  • Created high and low copy genome libraries
  • Sequenced complete genome to 12X coverage
  • Initiated protein-protein interaction studies
Human Genome Project
  • Generated > 70 Mb of draft sequence
  • Finished > 46 of Chromosome 10 BACs
Rat Genome Project
  • Sequenced >3 billion high-quality bases
  • Performed disease gene analysis
  • Collaboration with the Baylor HGSC
Methanobacterium Genome Project
  • Finished 1.75 Mb genome sequence
  • Detailed comparative analysis and annotation
Clostridium Genome Project
  • Finished 4.1 Mb genome sequence
  • Detailed comparative analysis and annotation