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Bioinformatics Scientist at ICAR Labs

Sun, 21 Dec 2014 23:47:03 -0600

AGRICUL AGRICULTURAL SCIENTISTS RECRUITMENT BOARD TURAL SCIENTISTS RECRUITMENT BOARD
KRISHI ANUSANDHAN BHAVAN-I, PUSA, NEW DELHI-110 012

ADVERTISEMENT NO. 03/2014

PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST

Pay Band: Minimum pay of `43,000 in the PB-4 of `37400-67000/- + RGP of `10,000/-.

Age: The candidates must not have attained the age of 52 years as on 19.01.2015. There shall be no age limit for the Council’s employees.

ICAR-Indian Institute for Agricultural Biotechnology, (IIAB) Ranchi (Jharkhand)

151. Principal Scientist (Bioinformatics) (One post)

SENIOR SCIENTIST/PROGRAMME COORDINATOR

Pay Band: PB-4 of ` 37400-67000/- + RGP of ` 9,000/-.

Age: The candidates must not have attained the age of 47 years as on 19.01.2015. There shall be no age limit for the Council’s employees.

National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Raipur (Chhattishgarh)

166. Senior Scientist (Bioinformatics) (One post)

IMPORTANT NOTE
I. (i) CLOSING DATE

THE CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENTISTS RECRUITMENT BOARD IS 19.01.2015 (For applications posted from abroad and in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdweep, Minicoy and Amindivi islands, States/ Union Territories in the North-Eastern Region, Ladakh Division of J & K State, Sikkim, Pangi, Sub-division of Chamba, Lahul and Spiti Districts of Himachal Pradesh, the last date for receipt of application will be 02.02.2015). Non receipt of the application by the closing date will result in rejection of the application.

More Info: http://asrb.org.in/administrator/uploads_dir/1418978057english.pdf

Ranbow: a haplotype assembler for polyploid genomes

Jit — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 07:21:54 -0500

Ranbow is a haplotype assembler for polyploid genomes. It has been developed for the haplotype assembly of the hexaploid sweet potato genome, which is highly heterozygous. Ranbow can also be applied to other polyploid genomes. After a first phasing, Ranbow utilizes the assembled haplotypes to improve the accuracy of variant calling results and to infer the evolutionary history of the organism´s genome. Ranbow has three main modes of function: ranbow hap: for haplotyping ranbow eval: for evaluating of the assemble haplotypes by gold standard (long) reads ranbow phylo: for the phylogenetic analysis

Address of the bookmark: https://www.molgen.mpg.de/ranbow

Convert EnsEMBL GTF to Annotation table (Geneid, GeneSymbol, GeneWiseChrLocation, GeneClass, Strand) Raw

EagleEye — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 18:08:49 -0500

Bash Script source:

https://gist.github.com/santhilalsubhash/367befcf5216be4b1fd9

Information:

This script converts EnsEMBL GTF (Ex: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/santhilalsubhash/1e7cca357e52a181dc25/raw/cfb803e07900a2baefbb6534f1299fd30cb57a29/sample.GTF) file to annotation table format. It generated two files
1) Transcript wise chromosome location with information about transcripts (Ex: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/santhilalsubhash/c7dec516e0338503a4b6/raw/de0af1a39f0005c4ce7321c5ae57fc8b4a14c7f4/sample.GTF_enst_annotation.txt)
2) Gene wise chromosome location with information about genes (Ex: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/santhilalsubhash/c92006c5080f0333bec2/raw/d16e0b2440d73b09b486d3c9751cdb248a73fa0b/sample.GTF_ensg_annotation.txt)

Note: You can download GTF files from http://www.ensembl.org/info/data/ftp/index.html

Which of the followings are the best place to study Bioinformatics ?

Reshma Khatun — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 00:20:30 -0600

Bioinformatics is a major growth area and qualified Bioinformaticians are in high demand. An explosion in biological data has resulted from genome projects, next generation sequencing and other 'omics' techniques. Bioinformatics provides the tools to analyse and exploit such data sets.

Can you please suggest me the best place to study bioinformatics ( Grad/PostGrad).

nQuire: a statistical framework for ploidy estimation using next generation sequencing

Jit — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 05:23:59 -0500

nQuire provides a statistical framework to study organisms with intraspecific variation in ploidy. nQuire is likely to be useful in epidemiological studies of pathogens, artificial selection experiments, and for historical or ancient samples where intact nuclei are not preserved. It is implemented as a stand-alone Linux command line tool in the C programming language and is available at https://github.com/clwgg/nQuireunder the MIT license.

Address of the bookmark: https://github.com/clwgg/nQuireunder

Roche has acquired Bina Technologies !!!

Jit — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 09:42:16 -0600

Bina Technologies is a privately held company that provides a big data platform for centralized management and processing of next generation sequencing (NGS) data for the academic and translational research markets. Bina will be integrated into the Roche Sequencing Unit, and will continue to focus on development of their innovative genomic analysis solution.

Roche has acquired Bina Technologies, a privately-owned biotech company based in California. The biotech’s first product was the Bina Box, a platform for secondary genomic analysis, sequence alignment, and variant calling, but since 2012, it has developed other products and platforms.

It is our shared vision with Roche that informatics and data sciences are critical elements of an end-to-end genomics solution. Fast, easy-to-use, scalable, and robust informatics solutions make a big difference in the quality and impact of the work of scientists and researchers. We believe in the future of data-driven, personalized medicine. We are passionate about accelerating that future together with Roche.

Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. For Roche, the move is yet another in a string of acquisitions. Last week (December 18), Roche paid $489 million for antibody maker Dutalys. And earlier this month, Roche bought prenatal testing company Ariosa Diagnostics.

Reference

http://blog.bina.com/news/bina-technologies-acquired-by-roche?&__hssc=109677338.1.1419953400266&__hstc=109677338.b8350f2729889b08f1325906d5236cd3.1419953400266.1419953400266.1419953400266.1&hsCtaTracking=96cac941-9372-4bbf-bacb-3ca6f1ff8cfd|3fce0f18-835b-4086-9345-388880861732

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/41750/title/Roche-Buys-Bioinformatics-Firm/

Research opening @ IBAB, Bengaluru

Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:45:54 -0600

Applications are invited for the position of Project Assistant in Bio-IT centre at IBAB, Electronic city, Bengaluru. The successful candidate will work in the next-generation sequencing (NGS) facility to perform nucleic acid isolations, quality and quantity analyses, NGS library preparations, and maintenance of sequencing related instruments and other related lab equipment. In addition, the candidate is expected to assist in various administrative matters including procurement, maintaining inventory of laboratory consumables etc. The person will have opportunity to get expertise in entire pipeline of NGS. After sufficient training, the person will act as a demonstrator in the workshops conducted by Bio-IT centre.
Essential Qualifications, Experiences, and Skills:

1. MSc. or B. Tech. or equivalent degree in Biotechnology or related life sciences discipline.
2. Strong aptitude for laboratory work and should be detail-oriented person.
3. Hands-on experience in basic molecular biology techniques.
4. Prior experience in working in a research laboratory or industry.
5. Basic IT skills that include familiarity with Microsoft Office packages.
6. Ability to carry out basic maintenance of general lab equipments and laboratory resources.
7. Ability to maintain accurate records of laboratory work.
8. Willingness to learn, and should be a team player.
Desirable Experience and Skills:
1. Familiarity with NGS technology.
2. Experience in preparation of NGS libraries.
3. Familiarity with Sanger sequencing technology (capillary electrophoresis based)

Remuneration: Remuneration will commensurate with expertise and experience.

How to Apply: Interested applicants fulfilling the criteria may send their detailed CV and a cover letter that explains their suitability for this position, in a single PDF, to Dr. Sreekanth Reddy at careers_bioit@ibab.ac.in. Last date for submission of application is 23rd February 2019. Please mention the position applying for in the subject line of the email.

About IBAB: The Bio-IT Centre at IBAB has state-of-art sequencing facility with the HiSeq 2500 and accessories such as Qubit, Covaris, Agilent 2200 TapeStation, Stratagene Mx 3000 for next generation sequencing, 3500 Dx Genetic Analyzer for capillary electrophoresis based sequencing, and HiScan for microarray imaging. The facility is fully operational and providing services to the scientific community. The Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB) is a unique institute engaged in education, research and entrepreneur support programs and is based at Electronic City, Bangalore. IBAB’s mission is to catalyze the growth of the biotechnology and bioinformatics industries in India. To know more please visit: http://www.ibab.ac.in/index.php/bioit/

Type Hinting

Pranjali Yadav — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:26:13 -0600

Python creator Guido van Rossum’s proposal for static type-checking annotations is inching closer to reality, and the feature has taken on a new name: type hinting.

Back in August, van Rossum published a proposal on the Python mailing list recommending type-checking annotations as a valuable feature for the next version of Python to improve the performance of editors and IDEs, linter capabilities, standard notation, and refactoring. Van Rossum’s latest proposal, posted late last month, outlined plans to publish a Python Enhancement Proposal (PEP) in early January to put the feature now known as type hinting on track for inclusion in Python 3.5, slated for release this September.

Reference

https://quip.com/r69HA9GhGa7J

ClinCNV: Detection of copy number changes in Germline/Trio/Somatic contexts in NGS data

Neel — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 23:16:02 -0600

ClinCNV detects CNVs in germline and somatic context in NGS data (targeted and whole-genome). We work in cohorts, so it makes sense to try ClinCNV if you have more than 10 samples (recommended amount - 40 since we estimate variances from the data). By "cohort" we mean samples sequenced with the same enrichment kit with approximately the same depth (ie 1x WGS and 30x WGS better be analysed in separate runs of ClinCNV). Of course it is better if your samples were sequenced within the same sequencing facility.

Address of the bookmark: https://github.com/imgag/ClinCNV

Postdoctoral Researcher in Cancer Systems Biology

Mon, 12 Jan 2015 01:44:11 -0600

Postdoctoral Researcher in Cancer Systems Biology
Department of Oncology, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford
Grade 7: £30,434 - £37,394 with a discretionary range to £40,847 p.a.
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Cancer Systems Biology to join a rapidly developing Bioinformatics Research Core group headed by Dr Anastasia Samsonova. The purpose of the role is to develop and deliver integrative approaches to dissect the complexity of cancer as a genomic disease. The research will focus on development and application of effective strategies for mining and integration of complex human *omics datasets and clinical/phenotypic data in cancer studies.

The role sits at the critical interface between genetics and cancer systems biology, and would suit a candidate who is interested in developing a career at the confluence of Statistics/Data Mining/Machine Learning and Biology. Ideally, you will have experience in development of analytical approaches to high-throughput and multivariate data mining and integration gained through a PhD (or equivalent) in a quantitative subject (eg mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering or computer science).

Experience of statistics and/or machine learning techniques is highly desirable as is evidence of prior experience of developing bioinformatics software and/or analysing complex *omics data sets. You will be able to work as part of a team and independently and deliver results to the required standard and schedule. You should be able to organise and prioritise your own work, as well as have excellent communication skills, both written and oral. The post will involve interactions with collaborators from such diverse fields as applied mathematics, statistics, computer science and medicine.

This is a full-time post, fixed-term until 31 March 2017. For informal enquiries, contact Dr Anastasia Samsonova (bioinformatics@oncology.ox.ac.uk).

All applicants must complete a short application form and upload a CV and supporting statement.

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 26 January 2015.

More at https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form