{"id":175,"date":"2022-01-27T09:34:22","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T15:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/?page_id=175"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:57:47","slug":"great-lakes-genomics-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/research\/centers\/great-lakes-genomics-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Lakes Genomics Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-pb-80 uwm-u-pt-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Imagine mapping the genome of the ecosystem, opening avenues of research never before available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s what\u2019s possible at the Great Lakes Genomics Center, the first research center in the U.S. focused on using advanced genomic and molecular tools for freshwater management and health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers at the School of Freshwater Sciences are well-known for their work in genomics. They tackle pollution issues in freshwater. Their research leads to better water management practices and shapes water policy around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Great Lakes Genomics Center plays a key role in freshwater protection and management. This includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connecting aquatic species health to human health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Measuring ecosystem health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Detecting invasive species<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyzing bacteria in water, wastewater, and beaches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sequencing COVID strains in wastewater<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Studying critical species in the Great Lakes and aquaculture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assessing the effects of chemicals on freshwater life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h4\" id=\"h-contact-information\">Contact Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Angela Schmoldt<\/strong><br>Research Specialist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-c-list--contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-envelope fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:angelas@uwm.edu\">angelas@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-mobile-screen-button fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"tel:414-382-1774\">414-382-1774<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot fa-fw\"><\/i><span>Great Lakes Research Facility  600 E Greenfield Ave<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greatlakesgenomics.uwm.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit Us at the Great Lakes Genomics Center<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":886,"parent":173,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-175","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - 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