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PubMed opens for comment

Rahul Nayak — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 12:40:17 -0500

The informal conversations that researchers have at scientific meetings look set to move online, if a new initiative by the US National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) has its way. On 22 October, the NCBI of Bethesda, Maryland, launched the pilot phase of a programme called PubMed Commons. This will allow users to comment on published abstracts on the PubMed website, which indexes some 22 million papers.

For now, only a select group of researchers and their invited guests can use the system. But the NCBI's director David Lipman, who helped to develop the programme, says that soon any PubMed author will be allowed to comment under his or her real name and anyone will be able to read the comments.

More @ http://www.nature.com/news/pubmed-opens-for-comment-1.14023

News source Nature.

Marine bioinformatician ;)

Rahul Nayak — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 05:17:27 -0600

A marine bioinformatician at work. Sorry jealous biotechnologist, this is how we work.

NBRI Research Recruitment 2019

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 01:11:34 -0500

NBRI Recruitment 2019: National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) has issued the Recruitment Notification of Principal Scientist, Senior Principal Scientist, Senior Scientist, Scientist Jobs for 12 Vacancies. The organization has invited Offline applications for NBRI Recruitment 2019. This is a good opportunity for the candidates who are waiting to find an employment opportunity in Govt Sectors. Job Seekers must focus on all the Latest Job Vacancies available in the NBRI. So Applicants who have qualified in Ph.D. in any Science Subject are eligible for these posts given in the Official Notification can apply Offline by downloading the Application form of NBRI and apply on or before 31st July 2019.

More at https://www.nbri.res.in/uploads/new/Advt.%2001%20of%202019.pdf

List of universities offering Bachelor, Master or PhD bioinformatics degree in Malaysia

sahabuddin — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 01:34:02 -0500

Bioinformatics is a newly emerging interdisciplinary research area, which may be defined as the ―interface between biological and computational sciences. Most of the Bioinformatics work that is done can be described as analyzing biological data, although a growing number of projects deal with the organization of biological information. The global Bioinformatics industry has grown at a double-digit growth rate in the past and is expected to follow the same pattern in the next four years. US remains the largest market in the world, but Asia-Pacific countries, particularly India and China, are witnessing the fastest growth and are anticipated to emerge as the dominating forces in future. The Comparison of Bioinformatics Industry between Malaysia, India and other countries are discussed in this http://ijbssnet.com/journals/Vol.%202_No._10;_June_2011/11.pdf paper.

Bioinformatics is full of opportunities. The sector is poised to open new avenues for the other related sectors also. But the biggest opportunity area in the Bioinformatics market will be in the drug discovery sector. Reduction of both the cost and time taken to discover a new drug due to fast development in the Bioinformatics tools and software zone is also making drug discovery an attractive field to venture in. Malaysian bioinformatics growth and future are discuss in this https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2723929/ paper. Keeping all such inportance in mind, following universities in Malaysia offering bioinformatics cources:

3 program(s) at AIMST University, Malaysia

Master of Science in Biotechnology (MSc) - Bioinformatics by Research

Master of Science (M.Sc) in Medical Microbiology (Bioinformatics) by Research

Doctor of Philosophy in Biotechnology (PhD) - Bioinformatics by Research

1 program(s) at INTI International University and Colleges, Malaysia

American Degree Transfer Program (Biosciences) in Bioinformatics

3 program(s) at Management and Science University (MSU), Malaysia

Master in Bioinformatics (By Research)

PhD in Bioinformatics

Bachelor in Bioinformatics (Hons)

1 program(s) at Multimedia University (MMU), Malaysia

Bachelor of Science (Honours) Bioinformatics

1 program(s) at Universiti Industri Selangor (UNISEL) Bestari Jaya Campus, Malaysia

Bachelor of Bioinformatics (Hons)

2 program(s) at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Malaysia

PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics (By Research)

MSc - Master of Science in Bioinformatics (By Research)

6 program(s) at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia

MSc - Master of Science in Bioinformatics by Research

Master of Science in Bioinformatics and System Biology by Research

Master of Science (M.Sc) in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (With Thesis)

PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics by Research

PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (With Thesis)

PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics and System Biology by Research

1 program(s) at Universiti Selangor (UNISEL), Malaysia

Bachelor of Bioinformatics (Hons)

3 program(s) at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia

M.Sc - Master of Science (Bioscience) in Bioinformatics Research Group (BIRG) By Research

PhD - Doctor of Philosophy (Bioscience) in Bioinformatics Research Group (BIRG) By Research

Bachelor of Computer Science (BioInformatics)

4 program(s) at University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia

MSc - Master of Science in Bioinformatics by Research

Master in Bioinformatics by Coursework

PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics by Research

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Bioinformatics

3 program(s) at Perdana University, Malaysia

Master in Bioinformatics (By Research)

PhD in Bioinformatics

Bachelor in Bioinformatics (Hons)

3 program(s) at Monash University, Malaysia

Master in Bioinformatics (By Research)

PhD in Bioinformatics

Bachelor in Bioinformatics (Hons)

The real bioinformatics scope lies if there are research labs which work in this field. One has to take account of that. If so then try to get information of those labs and visit them to get a hang of the work they pursue. For detail Bioinformatics in Malaysia: Hope, Initiative, Effort, Reality, and Challenges are discussed in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2723929/ paper.

Fulbright-Kalam Postdoctoral Research Scholarships for Indians

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 04:27:22 -0600

These fellowships are designed for Indian faculty and researchers who are in the early stages of their research careers in India. Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowships will provide opportunities to talented faculty and researchers to strengthen their research capacities. Postdoctoral fellows will have access to some of the finest resources in their areas of interest and will help build long-term collaborative relationships with U.S. faculty and institutions. These fellowships are for eight to 24 months.

Affiliation
The selected candidate will be affiliated to one U.S. host institution.

USIEF strongly recommends all applicants to identify institutions with which they wish to be affiliated, and to correspond, in advance, with potential host institutions. If the applicant has secured a letter of invitation from a U.S. institution, it should be included as a part of the online application. The letter of invitation should indicate the duration of visit, preferably with dates.

Grant Benefits

These fellowships provide J-1 visa support, a monthly stipend, Accident and Sickness Program for Exchanges per U.S. Government guidelines, round-trip economy class air travel between India and the U.S., a modest settling-in allowance, and a professional allowance.

Subject to availability of funds, a dependent allowance and international travel may be provided for one accompanying eligible dependent provided the dependent is with the grantee in the U.S. for at least 80 per cent of the grant period. Flex grantees are not eligible for dependent benefits.

Eligibility Requirements

In addition to the General Prerequisites:

Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree within the past four years. S/he must have obtained a Ph.D. degree between September 15, 2018 and September 14, 2022. The applicants are required to upload his/her Ph.D. degree certificate/provisional Ph.D. certificate on the online application;
Applicants must have a publication in reputed journals and demonstrate evidence of superior academic and professional achievement. S/he must upload a recent significant publication (copy of paper/article) on the online application (not exceeding 30 pages); and
If applicant is employed, please follow the instructions carefully regarding employer’s endorsement. If applicable, obtain the endorsement from the appropriate administrative authority on the Letter of Support from Home Institution. The employer must indicate that leave will be granted for the fellowship period. The applicant can download the Letter of Support from Home Institution from the USIEF website. Candidates working under government-funded projects are also required to get endorsement from their affiliating institutions in India.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online at: https://apply.iie.org/fvsp2023/

UIAR Short-Term Training/Final Year Dissertation Project in Life Sciences/Bioinformatics/Biotech

Mon, 16 Mar 2015 23:56:25 -0500

Short-term training/Final year dissertation project

Candidates desirous of doing a short-term training / final year dissertation project for MSc (Life Sciences/Bioinformatics/Biotechnology or any science discipline) at UIAR Biophysics and Bioinformatics department may please drop an email atanju@iiar.res.in along with their resume.

Selected candidates will be further intimated. There will be a fees charged for doing the project at UIAR. The projects will be experimental or computational or involve both.

The training scope will be in the following areas but not limited to:

Bioinformatics analysis, Docking and Virtual screening, Molecular Dynamics simulation, Cloning, expression and purification of proteins, Biophysical and Biochemical characterisation of proteins, Crystallization and Structural Studies.

Advertisement: www.iiar.res.in/?q=node/450

BioCoder : newsletter of that revolution. It’s about biology as it moves from research labs into startup incubators, hacker spaces, and even homes

Jit — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 07:43:52 -0600

BioCoder features:

Novel therapeutic discovery strategies
Hardware such as low-cost lab equipment or diagnostics
Open or low-cost bioinformatics tools
Engineered organisms for the production of small molecules, biologics, or other products
Research projects at a community labspace or projects for science education or public engagement
Hardware or software for lab automation
Citizen science or DIY research projects
Science policy
Tools to increase reproducibility in research, or anything related

Address of the bookmark: https://www.oreilly.com/biocoder/

Research Rabbit

LEGE — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 12:01:33 -0500

You’re determined students, passionate teachers, and inspired creators of everything we know! Yet, all the researchers we spoke with over the past year uncovered the same reality:

Despite the degrees you’ve earned, the effort and passion you put in every day, the sacrifices you make – academia burdens you with tons of stressors. Financial, psychological, physical, and more.

We’re an unconventional team with backgrounds in various fields – both inside and outside of academia. And through our lens, it’s clear that academia deeply undervalues and underserves its very own community!

It’s time to reimagine research.

Address of the bookmark: https://researchrabbitapp.com/

Essentials of Statistics and Data Analysis using R

Mon, 31 Aug 2015 01:32:12 -0500

Clinical Development Services Agency (CDSA) is an extramural unit of Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. CDSA has a national mandate of strengthening capacity and capability building in the area of Clinical development and Translational Research.

CDSA is pleased to announce a 4 days hands-on training program on “Essentials of Statistics and Data Analysis using R” at ICGEB, Aruna Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi on December 1 – 4, 2015. This will involve developing and enhancing skills to understand basic principles of statistics for summarizing data and use of appropriate statistical tests as well as providing an understanding of data analysis using R. Didactic lectures with practical sessions will be delivered by experienced faculties from AIIMS and Novartis. Live classroom with power point presentations, case studies, mock exercise, practical sessions on R, group work with time for discussion and Q&A sessions are added advantages of this workshop.

Please contact gayatrivishwakarma.cdsa@thsti.res.in or vineetabaloni.cdsa@thsti.res.in for program and registration details.

Please nominate personage or register yourself on or before November 6, 2015 along with the electronic transfer of registration fee.

MetaPred2CS

Manisha Mishra — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 05:15:07 -0600

MetaPred2CS Web server is a meta-predictor based on Support Vector Machine (SVM) that combines 6 individual sequence based protein-protein interaction prediction methods to predict prokaryotic two-component system protein-protein interactions (PPIs). The methods implemented in MetaPred2CS are 2 co-evolutionary methods: in-silico two hybrid (i2h) and mirror tree (MT) methods and 4 genomics context based methods: phylogenetic profiling (PP), gene fusion (GF), gene neighbourhood (GN) and and gene operon methods (GO).

http://metapred2cs.ibers.aber.ac.uk/

Address of the bookmark: https://github.com/martinjvickers/MetaPred2CS