The research covers diverse areas of evolutionary biology, and molecular evolution in particular. It combines theoretical and empirical approaches, and particularly evolutionary inference from genome sequence data.

Links @ http://www.gen.cam.ac.uk/research/welch/GroupPage/Home.html

The closing date for application will be 26 June 2015.

Address of the bookmark: http://samtools.sourceforge.net/swlist.shtml

Usually when you apply anywhere you need to fulfill some specific kind of requirements which usually include writing a formal application, letter of motivation, research proposal etc. Usually it is hard for grad students to write a crisp, clean and clear letter of motivation. To be honest, you may find several posts on the internet which do tell you how to write professionally. They are good enough to clearly tell you what points should be included, what not and many other things to learn about professional writing. Still, when I look back at my graduation days, I know even after reading many instructions I was not able to write ‘to-the-point’. According to me , writing skill is not something that you can part in binary like- ‘I write perfectly’ or ‘I can not write even a word’. It is something that you learn and get better with the the time. So, I am not going to pin-point the suggestions because you can get it many where but some ‘to-the-point’ things which you may use directly in your letter.

Ideas and main points

Start with writing down some of the main ideas, important points you would like to approach in your letter and later build around them, enrich their content; an example would be :

1. Make your goal clear; provide a short preview of the rest of the letter;
2. Why do you think that the university and the Master's program are interesting and suitable for you? ;
3. Focus on some of your strongest qualifications, past experiences (international experiences are always relevant) and qualities; organise the middle paragraphs in terms of the qualifications most relevant to the programme, you can also refer to your CV for more details;
4. Conclude by restating your interest and show appreciation for the chance to prove yourself in the letter (in some cases you can ask for a personal interview)

How to start-
Your very first line should not be just a line but an impression and reference. None would want to read you unless he knows what it is about. Just like this post. If I would not have written that it is about writing a motivation-letter, you probably would not get annoyed. So start by writing what your letter is about. It could seem like this-

Letter Of Application

Your Address And Contact Details

Receiver’s Address

Dear XYZ

I would like to apply for the…..

or

I am writing here to apply for the…

or

This is regarding your advert. published….

Then Tell Background like-
As my resume reveals, I have Bachelor`s degree from XYZ University and currently, I am…..

Be sure to signify your institution/University like-
I am privileged to obtain my postgraduate education in Bioinformatics at XXX which is known for its enriching academic ambiance where learning and research complement each other.

Then tell about your professional experience like-
Being taught by eminent faculty, I have developed a big interest and passion towards Bioinformatics and managed to have a strong foundation in ……

After that tell how this position would help you, like-
The opportunity to participate in this study would foster….

Assure them that you will make use of whatever you learn there, like-
I plan to ensure the further dissemination of the knowledge and experience gained by this opportunity in…

Close the letter with usual formality, like-
I, hereby enclose a copy of my CV/Resume (whatever it is, there is a difference we all know it) with the hope of consideration. Looking forward to hearing from you.

All the things written above is just my view. You still should see and learn which can be done by one thing and that is -reading about it. Then , please try to write yourself, do not copy /paste. Whatever is written in the post is just to have an idea about the things that should be included in the letter of motivation. You need to write accordingly with a wise choice of words.
Hope this was helpful. You may comment or ask anything if you want to.

Today, refreshing my old memories I decided to blog about the basic knowledge of biochemistry and computational proteomics skills, but after I found several article on internet saying exactly what I had wanted to say I thought I might as well just redirect BOL's blog readers there instead:

Here is the list of website and videos links which provide a good resource for you basic chemistry need:

http://tecreativ.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/funny-shortcut-remember-periodic-table.html

This blog have some specific hindi word to remember entire periodic table. I really like

Group 14 (C Si Ge Sn Pb) -> Sentence “Chemistry Sir Gives Sanki Problems”

Sanki is a hindi word which mean crazy :P

I found this link useful as well http://www.wikihow.com/Memorise-the-Periodic-Table

The eagle genomics group provide an element of bioinformatics in periodic tables. Yes you got it, this is not periodic table rather bioinformatics tools with periodicals

http://elements.eaglegenomics.com/

You can also try this video links, which provide you an overview with tricks on periodic tables:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLSfgNxoVGk

http://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos

For drug design educational material, software, tools, databses, viewer, file format and many more stuff at one place http://www.allfordrugs.com/drug-design/ I highly recommend you all computational drug designer to bookmark this page for future studies as well.

I just remember one of my mini project in which I use my flash knowledge (flash .. oh ya flash) to explain amino acids in interactive and user friendly manner. I can’t provide It right now, but promise you to provide a link in near future. I hope that you will enjoy my flashy creative skills :).

Moreover, I found some of very interesting tricks to remember all amino acids chemical formulae on youtube at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqrWb0fmzQ&list=PL6132651E70BB5575

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2GfoGXfySQ&list=PL6132651E70BB5575

Key points for computer added drug designers?
1. A shortage of biochemistry skills means that you absolutely nowhere in understanding the key concept and do research.
2. Keep handy with complex mathematical formula, before merely running tools or software.
3. Dig it better and deeper guys .. design it.

Dr. Rawal and his US based collaborators have recently secured grant for development of vaccine against an infectious disease agent. For this project, applications are invited for the posts of Junior Research Fellow (two positions) for the following time-bound sponsored projects as per the details given below:

PI: Dr. Kamal Rawal, Biotechnology Department, JIIT, Noida.

Post: JRF (Two)

Job Description: Bioinformatics analysis, Software development, Programming, Text Mining, Deep Curation

Duration: The post is valid upto duration of the project. Continuation is subject to satisfactory performance.

Emoluments depends upon experience and skill sets. We will hire them on following scale:

Junior Scale- Level 1: Rs 22000 per month.

Senior Scale - Level 2: Rs 30000 per month.

Essential Qualification(s) for JRF post:

(A) A Master degree (MSc or MTech or equivalent with minimum of 55% marks) in Bioinformatics/Computer Sciences, IT, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences or Statistics, Agriculture, Veterinary, Medicine, Pharmacy, Engineering & Technology from a recognized University/Institute and having some experience/skills in bioinformatics, programming, computational or software development work.

(B) In exceptional cases, we can also consider candidates with B. Tech or equivalent with right skill sets and experience for the post of JRFs.

Desirable:

A) Preference will be given to BINC (Bioinformatics National Certification)/DBT-BET/ICMR/ CSIR /UGC/ JRF/ NET qualified candidates. However, Non- NET qualified candidates can also apply.
B) Candidates who have worked with programing, text mining, NGS data analysis etc are encouraged to apply.
Updated resume including a cover letter (preferably by E. mail) should be mailed to bioinfocvatgmaildotcom, and Dr. Kamal Rawal at kamaldotrawalatgmaildotcom. Short listed candidates would be called for interview. No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates called for interview.

Candidate may also fill the following form:

https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSdZoZ21ZoNRStEeL5…/viewform

Or

http://tinyurl.com/bioinfocv2017

Disclaimer: This cartoon is solely designed to create humour and fun, not to offend any PI, supervisor or student.

http://statbio.github.io

More at >> http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/deepseq/events.aspx

Address of the bookmark: https://bioconda.github.io/recipes/snakemake/README.html