github.com - GRASS (GeneRic ASsembly Scaffolder)-a novel algorithm for scaffolding second-generation sequencing assemblies capable of using diverse information sources. GRASS offers a mixed-integer programming formulation of the contig scaffolding problem, which...
github.com - Jabba is a hybrid error correction tool to correct third generation (PacBio / ONT) sequencing data, using second generation (Illumina) data.
Input
Jabba takes as input a concatenated de Bruijn graph and a set of sequences:
the de Bruijn graph...
github.com - Key features
Filters SNVs from any variant caller to remove false positives
Calculates metrics based on BAM files and provides filtering not possible with other tools
Fully user-configurable filtering (including which filters to use and their...
Many times bioinformatician needs to parse binary files like bam and sff. Advantage of binary files is that they occupy less space in memory with maximum information content.
Link for those who looking for structure of Bam and sff...
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) organises lots of bioinformatics courses covering wide range of topics:
http://www.isb-sib.ch/education/training-courses.html
Canadian bioinformatics also organises various bioinformatics and sequencing...
talks.biogo.googlecode.com - Another good lecture for Illumina sequencing data analysis from
Dan Kortschak, Bioinformatics Group, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science ,The University of Adelaide
Breitbart’s lab has created a new branch of biology called metagenomics in which one can sample and sequence genetic material collected from the environment.
Breitbart lab is located in the College of Marine Science at the University of South...
Job Description
We are looking for a motivated application scientist to help evaluate, compare, and develop next generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis methods. The successful candidate should be able to quickly understand the state-of-art...