A service for eDNA sampling, sequencing, and analysis
Accelerating biodiversity insights through eDNA
GMGI eDNA Services: Sampling, Sequencing, and Analysis
About the GMGI eDNA Service
To meet growing demand for eDNA in fisheries assessments and ocean resilience research, Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute has launched the eDNA Service. As practicing eDNA scientists with over a decade of genomic research, we deliver robust, efficient, and scientifically rigorous solutions for collecting, processing, analyzing, and applying eDNA data. Our goal is to connect scientists, conservationists, and policymakers with the insights they need to monitor ecosystems at scale.
More Than a Sequencing Service
Every environmental monitoring question is different. GMGI’s eDNA Service brings together molecular biology, sequencing, bioinformatics, environmental science, and method development to design an approach around the problem a client is trying to solve.
Whether the goal is identifying a source of contamination, establishing a biodiversity baseline, monitoring environmental impacts, detecting species, validating a new monitoring approach, or troubleshooting a difficult sample, GMGI scientists work with clients from project design through data delivery.
A visionary nonprofit, GMGI specializes in all forms of aquatic eDNA services with a focus on marine eDNA monitoring. Reach out today and a member of the eDNA team will get back to you ASAP.
Why work with GMGI?
- We are a team of marine scientists working in the nation’s oldest seaport, providing cutting-edge marine eDNA services that can be customized to specific project requirements.
- Our team brings a wide range of in-house expertise from microbes to fishes and we are ready to innovate.
- We are nimble, prepared to tackle challenging scientific questions and navigate a spectrum of special needs, such as complex contract spaces.
- We work across disciplines, serving as an eDNA hub to support projects and connect the community.
Yuan Liu, Ph.D., PMP
Yuan Liu, Ph.D., leads the eDNA Service at GMGI. Dr. Liu is a marine molecular ecologist passionate about using DNA to unlock the hidden stories of ocean life. Through the GMGI eDNA Service, Dr. Liu and her team make these cutting-edge technologies accessible and impactful for researchers, industry, conservation groups, and government agencies. Through the Service’s consultation, training, and applied research, Dr. Liu’s team works to advance ocean stewardship and support data-driven decisions in a rapidly changing world. Learn more ›
Case studies
GMGI’s eDNA Service works with government agencies, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, researchers, and industry partners to solve real-world environmental monitoring challenges. Our scientists combine molecular tools including qPCR, ddPCR, next generation sequencing, bioinformatics, and customized method development to generate actionable environmental data.
The examples below highlight the range of projects GMGI can undertake while protecting confidential client information and ongoing research results.
Publications
Powers C. C., Crès C. M., McBride R. S., Strand E. L., Comb D., O’Donnell P. T., Liu Y. Deep-learning increases taxonomic assignment accuracy of environmental DNA through incorporation of biogeography. Submitted to Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
Liu, Y., Powers C., McBride R. S., Clark P., Phillips G, Redman D.H., Rose J.M., Mercaldo-Allen R.. An annual eDNA survey in a temperate estuary: similar fish assemblages supported by aquaculture gear and natural rock reefs. Submitted to Environmental DNA.
Falke, L. P., Rowe, S., Liu, Y., & Sheehan, T. F. (2026). DNA-based identification of anadromous fishes (Alosa spp., Family Clupeidae) in stomach contents of marine groundfish. Journal of Fish Biology, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70415
Liu, Y, Wikfors, G.H., Clark, P, Pitchford, S., Krisak, M., Dixon, M., Li, Y. A deep dive into the epibiotic communities on aquacultured sugar kelp Saccharina latissima in Southern New England. Algal Research, 2022 (63): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102654
Liu, Y, Wikfors, G., Rose, J., McBride, R. S., Milke, L., Mercaldo-Allen, R. Application of environmental DNA metabarcoding to spatiotemporal finfish community assessment in a temperate embayment. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2019 (6): https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00674
Contact us
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