Phase Genomics Blog

Bringing you the latest in Hi-C genomics, metagenomics, and other scientific musings.

Phase Genomics' mission is to bring you tools that make it easier to answer hard questions and make more discoveries. Part of that mission means sharing our knowledge, tips-and-tricks, successes and failures, and other thoughts with the community, as well as the experiences of other researchers using our tools to do great work. This blog covers the use of Hi-C and other chromatin conformation capture techniques for both genomics and metagenomics, as well as other new developments and trends in the genomics field.


October 8, 2024

Phase Genomics Announces Appointment of David Shoultz as First Chief Business Officer

  SEATTLE – Phase Genomics, Inc., a leading innovator at the forefront of genomics technology development, today announced the appointment of David Shoultz, PhD, MBA as the company’s first Chief Business Officer. A strategic addition to the executive suite, Shoultz will drive growth as Phase Genomics accelerates market awareness and its work to amplify the... Read more »


July 23, 2024

Phase Genomics’ Technology Powers New Anti-Microbiota Vaccine with the Potential to Ease Global Environmental Impacts of Salmon Farming

Salmon with vaccine and salmon lice swimming away

  Data shows proprietary technology enables lower cost and higher efficacy through new induced-dysbiosis vaccine targeting a parasite’s microbiome   The salmon aquaculture industry has – to put it mildly – a lousy problem.    Sea lice have been sucking salmon dry at facilities across Europe and the Americas at a rate of more than... Read more »


March 5, 2024

Phase Genomics Announces Funding to Accelerate Discovery of New Lysin-Based Precision Antimicrobials

  SEATTLE (March, 4, 2024) – Phase Genomics, Inc., a leading innovator at the forefront of genomics technology development, today announced $1.5MM in new funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fuel a new antimicrobial discovery platform. Leveraging the power of lysins, phage-derived proteins that selectively kill specific bacteria and archaea, the program... Read more »


Bacterial pathogens have their own nemesis, and mimicking it can help solve the global AMR crisis

image of the globe surrounded by images of plants and viruses

  Decades of antibiotic use – and abuse – are triggering a global rise in antibiotic resistance and limiting the usefulness of these life-saving drugs. In a nod to the adage, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend,” a solution may lie with bacteria’s oldest adversary: phages, the viruses that prey upon them. Our... Read more »


February 14, 2024

An Ancient Fungal Affair

two fungi exchange love letters in a whimsical forest scene

  New genomic technology reveals the parental past of “ancient asexuals,” paving a route to crop engineering and soil remediation with symbiotic fungi   In a warming, crowded world, we need more help than ever from plants. But maximizing the bounty from crops — from food to fuel to fibers — means coaxing plants to... Read more »


December 29, 2023

A Year in Review: 2023

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  Another year has flown by with great accomplishments and advancements from researchers around the world wielding the latest in proximity ligation technology. As the year draws to a close, we at Phase Genomics would like to highlight some of the milestones that have been crossed in 2023 before setting our sights on an even... Read more »


August 7, 2023

Phase Genomics Announces New Funding to Develop AI-Based Diagnostic Platform for Cancer

  $2.5M in funding from the National Cancer Institute and Andy Hill CARE Fund will accelerate Phase Genomics’ proprietary OncoTerra™ platform toward clinical use, unlocking new genome-wide cytogenetic insights for acute myeloid leukemia and colorectal cancer   Monday, August 7, 2023   SEATTLE– Phase Genomics, Inc. a leading developer of cutting-edge genomic solutions, today announced... Read more »


May 30, 2023

Far and wide: New technology reveals the long arm of viruses in microbial ecosystems

Hydrothermal vent on ocean floor depicting the microbial environment of the featured study

Hydrothermal mat sampling aboard R/V Roger Revelle using ROV Jason. Credit: R/V Roger Revelle, Scripps institute of Oceanography.   For decades, biologists largely studied microbes and their viruses in isolation, nurtured in laboratory cultures. Yet, to paraphrase the poet John Donne, no microbe is an island. In recent years, scientists have recognized this by studying... Read more »


January 19, 2023

A Year in Review: 2022

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  With 2023 well under way, here is a quick glimpse into the rearview mirror of Phase Genomics in 2022.   Last year was an exciting one for those of us in the genomics space. Exploring genomic interactions and refining methods to assemble the most complete genomes, the biotech sphere reached new heights and researchers... Read more »


November 14, 2022

Bacteria Breakthroughs: Insiders’ Reflections on Commercializing Discoveries in the Phage Industry

  During this Fall’s Genome Startup Day event, we welcomed researchers and entrepreneurs that have taken the plunge into commercializing their phage discoveries. John Eisen, PhD, UC Davis professor and renowned genomics and microbiology researcher, spoke with Ivan Liachko, PhD, Founder and CEO for Phase Genomics, for a candid and lively fireside chat on the... Read more »