The platform, based on the firm's Hi-C technology, is designed to assembly viral genomes from metagenomic samples and associate them with their microbial hosts.
The grant will fund an investigation into long noncoding RNA and the role it plays in differing prognoses between Black and white breast cancer patients.
The gift from philanthropists Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg will support a new center within UCLA's Institute for Precision Health and a patient clinic.
