'du' – Check the size of a directory

$ du
This command ( du) gives you a list of directories that exist in the current working directory along with their sizes in kilobytes (default). The last line of the output gives you the total size of the current directory including its subdirectories.

$ du /home/jin1
The above command would give you the directory size of the directory /home/david

$ du -h
The same “du”command with some flag gives you a better output than the default one. The option '-h' stands for human readable format. Therefore, in order to print the sizes of the files / directories in your desire notation use this time suffixed with a 'k' if its kilobytes and 'M' if its Megabytes and 'G' if its Gigabytes.

$ du -ah
If you are interested in checking everything present in a folder use above mentioned command. It gives us not only the directories but also all the files that are present in the current directory. The “-a” flag displays the filenames along with the directory names in the output.

$ du -c
This gives you a grand total as the last line of the output. So if your directory occupies 30MB the last 2 lines of the output would be 30M.

$ du -s
Use this command to displays a summary of the directory size. It is the simplest way to know the total size of the current directory.

$ du -S
This would display the size of the current directory excluding the size of the subdirectories that exist within that directory. So it basically shows you the total size of all the files that exist in the current directory.

$ du --exculde=mp3
Several times it required to exclude some directory in our size calculation. In such cases the above command would display the size of the current directory along with all its subdirectories, but it would exclude all the files having the given pattern present in their filenames.

'df' - finding the disk free space / disk usage

$ df
Hmmm … now “df” command is really useful, and I guess you are going to use it over time. Typing the above command, outputs a table consisting of 6 columns. All the columns are very easy to understand. Remember that the 'Size', 'Used' and 'Avail' columns use kilobytes as the unit. The 'Use%' column shows the usage as a percentage which is also very useful.

$ df -h
Displays the same output as the previous command but the '-h' indicates human readable format. Hence instead of kilobytes as the unit the output would have 'M' for Megabytes and 'G' for Gigabytes.

Example: Linux installed on /dev/hda1
$ df -h | grep /dev/hda1

All right, this is not the only option to check the sizes and free spaces but there are a few more options that can be used with 'du' and 'df' . I will discuss it later.

The pipeline is built using Nextflow, a workflow tool to run tasks across multiple compute infrastructures in a very portable manner. It uses Docker/Singularity containers making installation trivial and results highly reproducible. The Nextflow DSL2 implementation of this pipeline uses one container per process which makes it much easier to maintain and update software dependencies.

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(details of experience required)
Pay Scale:
INR Rs.12000/-P.M. + HRA
Category:
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How To Apply:
The interested candidates should report for the Interview on 31st
March, 2014 at 10:00 am in the Conference Room of Dean, School of Biotechnology, First floor, Gautam Buddha University, Greater
Noida. Interested candidates may also send their resume to undersigned by post-mail/e-mail shaktis@gbu.ac.in or shaktisahi@gmail.com. No TA and DA will be paid for appearing for the interview
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Why Bioinformatics Matters More Than Ever

Every day, our world generates massive amounts of biological data—from genome sequences to microbiome profiles to real-time pathogen surveillance. Hidden within these datasets are the answers to some of the greatest challenges humanity faces: emerging diseases, antimicrobial resistance, environmental stress, genetic disorders, sustainable agriculture, and more.

Bioinformatics isn’t just a skill.
It’s the language of the future of biology.

By mastering it, you give yourself the power to:

Decode genomes and understand life at its most fundamental level

Identify patterns no microscope could ever reveal

Predict disease outbreaks before they occur

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Contribute to open-source tools that empower scientists worldwide

You don’t just follow science—you drive it.

Every Expert Was Once a Beginner

Many newcomers feel intimidated. Command-line interfaces. R scripts. Python packages. Next-generation sequencing data. Complex machine learning models.

But here’s the truth: every bioinformatician started exactly where you are now—curious, unsure, but excited.

No one writes perfect code on day one.

No one understands genomics pipelines immediately.

What makes you a bioinformatician is not perfection, but perseverance.

When your script throws a cryptic error…
When your data refuses to format…
When your pipeline runs for 6 hours only to crash…

Remember: this is part of the journey.
Every error teaches you. Every retry strengthens you. Every breakthrough energizes you.

Bioinformatics Is Not Just a Career—It’s a Mindset

It’s the mindset of:

Problem-solving.

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Bioinformaticians are detectives of biological complexity. You sit at the intersection of innovation, using tools that can shape public health, medicine, agriculture, and ecology. Few fields give you such direct impact on the world.

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As you work on your script, pipeline, genome, or model, remember:

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Keep Pushing. Keep Learning. Keep Discovering.

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No. CBSH/MBGE/356

Subject: Advertisement for the award of Junior Research Fellowship.

Applications are invited for award of one Junior Research Fellowship on a consolidated fellowship of Rs. 12,000/- pm in the project “Bioinformatics Sub-DIC ”, under the Coordinatorship Dr. Anil Kumar. The fellowship is purely temporary and may continue till the duration of the project or maximum three years which ever is earlier. The appointment shall be given on six monthly review basis.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION

M.Sc. Bioinformatics having research experience on In silico experimentation.

Candidates possessing the above qualifications may submit their application on
plain paper in the following format to the undersigned latest 18 April, 2014 the interviews will be held on 19 April, 2014 at 11.00 AM in the office of the undersigned. No separate letter for interview will be issued or any TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.

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Applications are invited from qualified individuals for a JRF/SRF position (sponsored by DBT/DST) at Prof. Jagan Pongubala’s laboratory, University of Hyderabad. Dr. Pongubala’s laboratory is investigating the molecular pathways that control the development of innate and adaptive immune cell types utilizing a combination of genetic, molecular and computational approaches.

JRF/SRF

Masters degree in Bioinformatics (M.Sc./M.Tech.)

Rs. 12,000+HRA
Rs. 16,000+HRA

Initial appointment is for one year and subjected to renewal up to 2 years

Candidates selected for the above position would have a choice to work on computational biology or experimental biology. Candidates interested to work on computational biology are expected to perform high-throughput sequencing (NGS) data analysis and should have a strong background in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, good programming skills particularly Perl, Python, R and work experience in Linux environment.

Candidates interested to work on experimental biology should have work experience in techniques that are routinely used in molecular biology and mammalian cell culture. A basic knowledge of bioinformatics is also desired.

Applicants for the above positions should have a Masters degree (M.Tech/M.Sc) with an aggregate marks greater than 70% or a 7.5 CGPA. Candidates having JRF-fellowship through CSIR/UGC/ICMR/DBT will be encouraged to enroll into Ph.D. program. The interested candidates having excellent organizational skills and the ability to work in a team environment with an aspiration to learn new techniques and explore new scientific areas are requested to generate their resume using the link https://cvmkr.com/CV/new#0 and forward to pongubalajagan@gmail.com

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Eligible candidates will be called for an interview. No TA/ DA will be paid for attending the interview or at the time of joining the post. Applicants should note that the appointment is purely temporary and subjected to renewal up to three years and there is no Right to Claim for any regular appointment with the University.

Corresponding address: Jagan Pongubala, Ph.D.
Department of Animal Sciences
School of Life Sciences, Room:S44
University of Hyderabad
Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500046

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Bose Institute, Kolkata, invites applications from Indian Citizens for ONE (01) temporary position of Junior Research Fellow in the DBT sponsored project entitled, “Centre of Excellance (CoE) in Bioinformatics at Bose Institute”, running under Prof. Pinakpani Chakrabarti, Project Co-ordinatior, Bioinformatics Centre. The project is tenable upto 31.03.2017, but duration of the fellowship is one year only. The JRF will work with one of the faculty members of the center based on his / her motivation in any specific area on Bioinformatics.

Essential Qualification: 1st class M.Sc. / M.Tech degree in any stream of Chemical/ Biological Sciences with CSIR-UGC-NET-JRF / ICMR-JRF / DBT-JRF or CSIR-UGCNET- LS / GATE qualification.

Desirable qualification:

(i) Specialized knowledge in Organic / Physical chemistry.
(ii) Any exposure to research involving the small molecules (like drug) and / or protein structure determination or prediction.
(iii) Basic knowledge in computer programming, e.g. using FORTRAN, C, shell, perl etc.
(iv) Hands-on-experience on any of the following software : CHARMM/AMBER/NAMD/GROMACS,Gaussian/Gamess, Haddock/Autodock, Schrodinger etc. (or any other software serving similar purposes in molecular modeling)

Fellowship :

(i) Rs. 16,000/- p.m., plus admissible HRA & Medical Benefit for M.Sc. with CSIRUGC NET-JRF/ICMR-JRF/DBT-JRF or M.Tech. with CSIR-UGC NETJRF/
ICMR-JRF/DBT-JRF/CSIR-UGC NET-LS/GATE
(ii) Rs. 12,000/- p.m., plus admissible HRA & Medical Benefit for M.Sc. with CSIRUGC NET-LS/GATE

Age : Below 28 years as on the day on which the application is made (relaxable in case of SC/ST/OBC/WOMEN candidates only as per rule).

Interested and eligible candidates should apply on plain paper duly signed by them clearly mentioning the area of interest in research, possession of any desirable qualification (s) as mentioned above and quoting Advertisement No. on the envelop as well as application with complete Bio-data giving e-mail ID, Phone No. and details of qualification i.e. examination passed, year, division, percentage of marks, from Secondary onwards with attested copies of testimonials, addressed to the Registrar, Bose Institute, P-1/12, CIT Scheme VII-M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata-700054 on or before April 25, 2014.

The shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. Applicants are advised to check our website for future updates.

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SVbyEye, an open-source R package to visualize and annotate sequence-to-sequence alignments along with various functionalities to process alignments in PAF format. The tool facilitates the characterization of complex SVs in the context of sequence homology helping resolve the mechanisms underlying their formation. Availability and implementation SVbyEye is available at https://github.com/daewoooo/SVbyEye.

Author: David Porubsky

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