Matt Thomas, a research associate studying host-viral pathogen responses through RNA-seq is fascinated by the high-throughput and simplified workflow of Illumina next-generation sequencing systems. RNA sequencing provides deeper insights for the complex research they perform using small RNA, and RIP seq, moving beyond just gene expression. The quick turnaround combined with the flexibility of short and long reads on the NextSeq 500 is a real asset to their cutting-edge work in virology. Video Presenter: Matt Thomas, Research Manager University of Washington Subscribe to the Illumina video channel. http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=IlluminaInc