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QuorUM: An Error Corrector for Illumina Reads

Jit — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 11:40:41 -0600

Illumina Sequencing data can provide high coverage of a genome by relatively short (most often 100 bp to 150 bp) reads at a low cost. Even with low (advertised 1%) error rate, 100 × coverage Illumina data on average has an error in some read at every base in the genome. These errors make handling the data more complicated because they result in a large number of low-count erroneous k-mers in the reads. However, there is enough information in the reads to correct most of the sequencing errors, thus making subsequent use of the data (e.g. for mapping or assembly) easier. Here we use the term “error correction” to denote the reduction in errors due to both changes in individual bases and trimming of unusable sequence. We developed an error correction software called QuorUM. QuorUM is mainly aimed at error correcting Illumina reads for subsequent assembly. It is designed around the novel idea of minimizing the number of distinct erroneous k-mers in the output reads and preserving the most true k-mers, and we introduce a composite statistic π that measures how successful we are at achieving this dual goal. We evaluate the performance of QuorUM by correcting actual Illumina reads from genomes for which a reference assembly is available.

QuorUM is distributed as an independent software package and as a module of the MaSuRCA assembly software. Both are available under the GPL open source license at http://www.genome.umd.edu.

Address of the bookmark: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0130821

Research Associate Bioinformatics job position in Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (IASRI), Pusa, New Delhi

Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:57:13 -0500

Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute is inviting applications from indian citizens for recruiting following posts:

Vacancies:
Research Associate-02
Age Limits:
Candidates age limit should be not more than 40 years as on date of interview.
Qualification:
Candidates should possess Ph.D in Bioinformatics/Agricultural Statistics/Statistics/Computer Science/Computer Application or equivalent.
Selection Process:
Selection will be based on interview.
How to Apply:
Eligible candidates may attend for interview along with application in prescribed format, recent passport size photograph pasted on the application form, bio-data, original certificates and self attested copies of relevant documents, all experience certificates, testimonials etc, held at Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi on 18-04-2015 at 10:30 AM.
Last Date:
18-04-2015

QuorUM: An Error Corrector for Illumina Reads

BioStar — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 23:26:55 -0600

We produce trimmed and error-corrected reads that result in assemblies with longer contigs and fewer errors. We compared QuorUM against several published error correctors and found that it is the best performer in most metrics we use. QuorUM is efficiently implemented making use of current multi-core computing architectures and it is suitable for large data sets (1 billion bases checked and corrected per day per core)

Address of the bookmark: http://www.genome.umd.edu/

BINC Sample Question Paper !!!

Jitendra Narayan — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 09:12:39 -0500

BINC sample question paper for round ONE.

BINC examination 2015 !!!

Jitendra Narayan — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 03:34:28 -0500

BioInformatics National Certification (BINC) Examination 2015 organized by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi Pondicherry University, Puducherry

National Institute of Biologicals Recruitment 2015

Mon, 27 Apr 2015 19:44:45 -0500

National Institute of Biologicals (NIB), Noida
Job Code: 260415(04)Y

National Institute of Biologicals (NIB), Noida invites applications to recruit on vacant posts of Scientist, Training Officer, Administrative Assistant, Stenographer, Junior Engineer, Computer Operator etc. Applications against these Government Jobs can be submitted on or before 01 July 2015.

NIB Vacancy 2015 Details
1. Scientist Grade III – 06
Qualification: PG degree in the concern field.
Age Limit: 35 Years

2. Junior Scientist – 07
Qualification: M.Sc. in Microbiology / Clinical Microbiology / Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics/ Biochemistry/Bacteriology/Pharmacology/ Serology / Molecular Biology/Physiology from any recognized University with at least 60% marks.
Age Limit: 30 Years

How to Apply: Duly filled-in applications in prescribed application format along with copies of required documents should be reach to: Administrative Officer, National Institute of Biologicals (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare), A-32, Sector-62, Institutional Area, Noida-201309. Click here to obtain application form.

The Last Date to apply to NIB Job is 01 July 2015.

Click here to view details http://nib.gov.in/Advt%20%20%2824.04.2015%29.pdf

Walk-ins for JRF ans SRF post in NIRRH, Mumbai

Thu, 28 May 2015 19:04:57 -0500

Title of project- "EXPLORING THE HINGE AND TRANSMEMBRANE REGION OF HUMAN FSHR FOR DESIGN OF SMALL MOLECULE AND PEPTIDOMIMETIC MODULATORS"
Name of the Post- Junior Research Fellow
No. of vacancy- One
Stipend- Rs. 25000/ +30% HRA
Essential qualification- Candidate should be Post Graduate Degree in Life Sciences / Bioinformatics /Pharmacology/ Chemistry or any other relevant area of Biology or Graduate Degree in Professional Course with NET qualification or Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course.
Desirable- Candidate with Good knowledge of protein structures, docking, MD simulations will be preferred.
Age Limit- Not exceeding 28 Years
Duration of project- Upto May 2018

Title of project- "Analysis of the structures of known antimicrobial peptides using machine learning algorithms and molecular dynamics simulations".
Name of the Post- Senior Research Fellow
No. of vacancy- One
Stipend- Rs. 14000/ +30% HRA
Essential qualification- Candidate should be having M.Sc. degree in Life Sciences / Bioinformatics / Pharmacology/ Chemistry or any other relevant area of Biology and 2 years of research experience.
Desirable- Candidate with Good knowledge of protein structures, docking, MD simulations will be preferred.
Age Limit- Not exceeding 35 Years
Duration of project- Upto April 2016
How to Apply- Interested candidates can download the application form from below mentioned link- http://www.nirrh.res.in/links/BiodataForm.pdf
Candidate must bring the filled up application form along with all the relevant documents in original and one set of attested photocopies of the same and one passport size recent colour photograph.

Ref. - http://www.nirrh.res.in/links/job_jrf-srf.htm

JRF Bioinformatics @ Pune University

Wed, 06 May 2015 06:21:09 -0500

Pune University is inviting applications from indian citizens for recruiting following posts:

Vacancies:
Junior Research Fellow-04
Age Limits:
Candidates age should be not more than 28 years.
Qualification:
Candidates should possess M.Sc in Microbiology/ Marine microbiology/Marine Biotechnology/ Bioinformatics/Zoology or equivalent degree with minimum 60% marks.
Selection Process:
Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview.
How to Apply:
Eligible candidates may send their applications in the prescribed format along with CV in an envelope should be superscribed as the "Application for the post of JRF" to Head Department of Zoology, Savitribai Phule Pune University on or before 10-05-2015.
Last Date:
10-05-2015

Affy has acquired Eureka Genomics for 15M $

Martin Jones — Wed, 20 May 2015 15:11:20 -0500

Affymetrix Acquires Assets Of Eureka Genomics Corporation To Provide High Throughput And Economical Crop And Animal Genotyping

http://www.thestreet.com/story/13151062/1/affymetrix-acquires-assets-of-eureka-genomics-corporation-to-provide-high-throughput-and-economical-crop-and-animal-genotyping.html

Alessandra Carbone Lab

Tue, 26 May 2015 08:54:34 -0500

Our group works on various problems connected with the functioning and evolution of biological systems. We use mathematical tools, coming from statistics and combinatorics, algorithmic tools and molecular physics tools to study basic principles of cellular functioning starting from genomic data. We run several projects in parallel, all aiming at understanding the basic principles of evolution and co-evolution of molecular structures in the cell. They are intimately linked to each other.

Our main research themes are:

Domain annotation and metagenomics
Transcriptomics and sequence analysis
Protein evolution and interactions
Protein conformational dynamics

More at http://www.lcqb.upmc.fr/AnalGenom/home.html