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Research Topic Description, including Problem Statement:
Accurate and reliable identification of the biological components contained in a sample of interest is crucial for multiple forensics applications including threat assessment and attribution. While unbiased metagenomic applications may be used to characterize all components of a given forensics sample, this approach may fail to identify sequences of interest present at low levels within a complex background. Current methods to overcome this challenge utilize targeted metagenomic approaches, where genomic sequences of interest are amplified or enriched prior to sequencing, effectively producing sufficient sequence data to identify and characterize rare sample components. Current amplicon-based sequencing may target a genomic region present across many organisms (e.g., 16S sequencing, barcode of life) or may be designed to identify and sequence whole viral genomes using highly multiplexed PCR to generate tiled amplicons across a full-length viral genome (e.g., amplicon-based SARS-CoV-2 sequencing). Hybridization-based enrichment relies on nucleic acid probes which are designed against known organisms and used to selectively capture and enrich nucleic acid fragments of interest prior to sequencing.
Example Approaches:
The aim of this research topic is to refine and advance these targeted metagenomics methods in order to improve identification of rare biological components. Expansion of multiplexed amplicon-based sequencing techniques could include methods development aimed towards generating identity informative amplicons from multiple agents in a single reaction, substantially expanding the breadth of targets that can be identified. Expansion of hybridization-based enrichment techniques could include the development of probe capture panels designed to generate a broad survey of the sample contents by targeting species or strain delineating regions of diverse groups of organisms (e.g., pan-bacterial panel). Successful project outcomes will include method advances that enhance coverage of critical information gaps and better support comprehensive forensic analysis of complex samples.
Relevance to the Intelligence Community (IC):
Development of this technology will support the ability of the community to target analysis of classes of biological signature (viral, Bacterial, animals, plants) at trace levels from environmentally complex samples. The key benefit over targeted PCR assay is this approach provides can provide significant sequence coverage and support forensic and attribution requirements.
Key Words: #Metagenomic Analysis, #Hybridization-based Enrichment, #Amplicon Sequencing, #Forensics, #Microbial Forensics, #Genomics, #Sequencing.
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