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BIGRE Lab

Sun, 17 Nov 2013 10:35:49 -0600

The Laboratoire de Bioinformatique des Génomes et des Réseaux (Genome and Network Bioinformatics) is specialized in the conception, implementation, evaluation and application of bioinformatics approaches for the analysis of genome, transcriptome, proteome and metabolism.
Our main activities include

Analysis of regulatory sequences (RSAT project)
Classification and analysis of mobile genetic elements (ACLAME project).
Analysis of molecular interaction networks (NeAT project)
Inference of metabolic pathways from genomic and post-genomic data
(metabolic pathfinding, see also metabolic pathfinding in NeAT)
Critical assesment of protein interactions (CAPRI)

Lab Page http://www.bigre.ulb.ac.be/

The Minerva Research Group for Bioinformatics (Janet Kelso)

Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:57:45 -0500

The focus of this group is to use computational approaches to gain an insight into genome evolution in primates.

PNAS papers:
http://www.pnas.org/search?author1=Janet+Kelso&sortspec=date&submit=Submit

Jobs:
http://www.eva.mpg.de/genetics/bioinformatics/jobs.html

Contact:
Kelso Group
Department of Evolutionary Genetics
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig
Germany
Email: kelso@eva.mpg.de

Bioinformatics -- Understanding of living systems through information science

Wed, 14 Aug 2013 11:50:17 -0500

Recently, the progress of the Human Genome Project, aiming to decode all human DNA sequences, has highlighted a research field called bioinformatics. In this new field, computers and techniques from information science are not just used as tools to advance life science research; they're expected to have a major impact on how we think about the life sciences. Q. The main feature of bioinformatics is, it utilizes computers to analyze life. One is example is the genome. In all organisms, DNA contains genetic information, and this is called the genome. But the amount of information involved is huge, so recently, it's been read using next-generation sequencers, and analyzed by computers. In bioinformatics research, what we do is utilize those genome information to investigate the principles of life. As an organism evolves, its genome sequence changes through sudden mutations. Additionally, at the genome level, mutations called rearrangements, such as inversions, transpositions, and duplications, occur. The genome comparison system developed by the Sakakibara Lab calculates homologous sequences called anchors, which are conserved between species. If the genome is considered as a long text, then anchors can be thought of as words. Q. We're coming to understand the genomes of various organisms - not just humans, but monkeys, chimpanzees, bacteria, and so on. The first method used to analyze a genome is comparing it with the genomes of other organisms, to see where it's the same and where it's different. In that way, the content of the genome is decoded bit by bit, using computers. By contrast, in our method, we've developed software called Murasaki, which we also use to analyze large genomes, by comparing them with those of other organisms. The Sakakibara Lab uses a next-generation sequencer at Keio University, along with a cluster machine with hundreds of CPUs. In this way, the Lab is analyzing genome mutations that cause cancer, and the genome of the natto production strain Bacillus subtilis. Until now, genome analysis could only be done in national-scale projects. But now, next-generation sequencer development has made genome analysis possible in an ordinary lab. In a world-first achievement, the Sakakibara Lab has decoded the natto bacillus genome, through analysis using Keio's next-generation sequencer. Q. In the future, biology and the life sciences may become almost entirely information science and computer science. And in healthcare, that may enable us, for example, to predict whether individuals are susceptible to cancer, or to certain lifestyle-related diseases, by understanding their personal genome data. So, I think it's amply possible that we can make use of such information effectively, to help people live longer and be free from disease, by thinking about their lifestyle habits. Bioinformatics is only two decades old. In this field, many areas are still unknown. Professor Sakakibara, having been involved since the beginning, will continue tackling new, challenging research projects.

Computational Methods for the Analysis of the Diversity and Dynamics of Genomes

Sat, 09 Nov 2013 20:19:02 -0600

The German-Canadian international research training group

"Computational Methods for the Analysis of the Diversity and Dynamics of Genomes"

has currently open positions for graduate students, to study at Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, Canada) and
Bielefeld University (Germany), starting in the fall 2014.

This international graduate program is a close cooperation of:

Bielefeld University, Germany: Graduate progam "DiDy"
Simon Fraser University (SFU), Vancouver, Canada: Graduate program "MADD-Gen"

The available positions include six PhD positions at Bielefeld University, as well as PhD and MSc positions at SFU.

Application deadline: December 31st, 2013
Webpage: http://wiki.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de/didy/Announcement

Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility

Sun, 15 Sep 2013 09:22:25 -0500

The Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility has started working in the year 2007 at Presidency College, Kolkata. It is one of the premier institutes of India and boasts of a rich heritage and great alumni. The Infrastructure Facility has a dedicated team headed by Sayak Ganguli and ably supported by Priayanka Dhar. The coordinator of the facility is Abhijit Datta of the Post Graduate Department of Botany. The lab mainly focusses on the analysis of the RNA Induced Silencing Complex. Recent highlights include the presentation of a paper at the RNAi World Congress.

More @ http://bioinfo-presiuniv.edu.in/index.php

Bioinformatics job in Genotypic Tech, India

Mon, 07 Apr 2014 08:20:54 -0500

Genotypic Technology, the first Genomics Company of India is poised to become the next generation life sciences company. We are hiring professionals for our high end Genomics Labs (Molecular Biology/ Microarray/NGS) and Bioinformatics groups.

Apply to Genotypic Technology if you are a PhD in Life Sciences/ Molecular Biology/ Biotechnology/ Human Genetics/ Bioinformatics with minimum 4-5 years post doctoral experience as well as publications in peer reviewed journals.

Source: http://www.genotypic.co.in/Careers/2/Current-Openings.aspx

PLOS Computational Biology: Translational Bioinformatics educational resources

Jitendra Narayan — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:24:56 -0500

PLOS present collection of Education articles: “Translational Bioinformatics”. This collection is presented as an online “book” which could serve as a reference tool for a graduate level introductory course, marking a step in an exciting new direction for the Education section of the journal.

Blog : http://blogs.plos.org/biologue/2012/12/28/translational-bioinformatics-plos-computational-biology-presents-an-educational-resource-for-an-emerging-field/

Educational Material : http://www.ploscollections.org/article/browseIssue.action?issue=info:doi/10.1371/issue.pcol.v03.i11

Address of the bookmark: http://www.ploscollections.org/article/browseIssue.action?issue=info:doi/10.1371/issue.pcol.v03.i11

15 highly motivated Early Stage Researchers (ESRs)/PhD positions

Sun, 25 Jan 2015 05:23:53 -0600

The MiND programme looking for 15 highly motivated Early Stage Researchers (ESRs), researchers with a BSc or MSc degree within the first four years (full-time equivalent) of their research career

All applications sent before 2nd of February 2015.

http://www.mind-project.eu/career

Translational Bioinformatics: Transforming 300 Billion Points of Data

Tue, 20 Aug 2013 19:03:47 -0500

Translational Bioinformatics: Transforming 300 Billion Points of Data into Diagnostics, Therapeutics, and New Insights into Disease Air date: Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 3:00:00 PM Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local Description: There is an urgent need to translate genome-era discoveries into clinical utility, but the difficulties in making bench-to-bedside translations haven't been well described. The nascent field of translational bioinformatics may help. Dr. Butte's lab at Stanford University builds and applies tools that convert more than 300 billion points of molecular, clinical, and epidemiological data (measured by researchers and clinicians over the past decade) into diagnostics, therapeutics, and new insights into disease. Dr. Butte, a bioinformatician and pediatric endocrinologist, will highlight his lab's work on using publicly available molecular measurements to find new uses for drugs, discovering new treatable mechanisms of disease in type 2 diabetes, and evaluating patients presenting with whole genomes sequenced. The NIH Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series includes weekly scientific talks by some of the top researchers in the biomedical sciences worldwide. For more information, visit: The NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series Author: Atul Butte, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University Runtime: 01:07:42 Permanent link: http://videocast.nih.gov/launch.asp?17321

17 Marie Curie PhD position available immediately

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 06:52:06 -0500

Kindly look into following webpage:
http://medhealth.leeds.ac.uk/info/1450/scholarships/1795/marie_curie_phd_training_network

The closing date for application will be 26 June 2015.