Susan Lucas

Susan Lucas heads the Sequencing Department at JGI. She received her B.A. in biology from the University of Oregon and joined Lawrence Livermore National Lab in 1997 to work on the Human Genome Project. She started work as a technician running ABI 377s and worked her way through the sequencing process. During her time in production, Susan has overseen a tremendous increase in throughput and reduction in sequencing cost per lane. This growth has enabled the sequencing of three human chromosomes and many model organisms.

Duties of the Sequencing Department Head