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04- Informatics Approach to Cancer - Interview with Dr. Joel Saltz

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 14:35:43 -0500

For additional information visit http://www.cancerquest.org/joel-saltz-interview. Dr. Joel Saltz is a Professor in the Departments of Pathology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, and Mathematics and Computer Science at Emory University. Dr. Saltz's research on bioinformatics spans several disciplines. One project involves applying computer analysis to medical imaging to yield better results for patients. As an example, a computer program may able to help doctors detect small cancers in a CT scan or mammogram. In this interview segment, Dr. Saltz discusses the informatics approach to cancer. To learn more about cancer and watch additional interviews, please visit the CancerQuest website at http://www.cancerquest.org.

Genome2014

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:47:32 -0500

Genomics has profoundly changed our way of conducting research in microbiology. The power of high–throughput DNA sequencing technologies, in particular the recent development of next generation sequencing allows researchers now to address an increasingly diverse range of biological problems. The scale and efficiency of sequence-based analyses that can now be achieved is providing unprecedented progress in diverse areas that range from the analyses of genomes to related disciplines such as transcriptional profiling - or protein - nucleic acid interaction studies: Population and metagenomics studies can now be conducted in an unprecedented large scale, regulatory processes can be studied genome-wide under hundreds of different conditions. The genome wide study of the interaction of DNA or RNA with proteins brings completely new insight into regulatory processes and even single cell analyses become now possible. The many diverse applications of next–generation sequencing and the importance of the insights that are being gained through these methods are very exiting and challenging. It is the perfect time to come together and exchange new knowledge and technologies in this area.

Thus the conference on "Microbiology after the genomics revolution - Genomes 2014" will be an appropriate and timely occasion to offer an outstanding discussion forum for the best international researchers in all fields of cutting edge microbiology research to discuss newly discovered aspects of microbiology.

More @ http://www.genomes-2014.org/

Troyanskaya Lab

Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:57:40 -0500

In our research, we combine computational methods with an experimental component in a unified effort to develop comprehensive descriptions of genetic systems of cellular controls, including those whose malfunctioning becomes the basis of genetic disorders, such as cancer, and others whose failure might produce developmental defects in model systems.

Research Interest
Genomic Data Integration

Microarray Analysis

Gene and Protein Function Prediction

Detection and Analysis of Chromosomal Abnormalities and Functional Evolution

Integration of Computation and Experiments

Identification of Biological Networks and Pathways

Evaluation and Validation of Computational Predictions

Scalable Visualization-Based Data Analysis

More @ http://reducio.princeton.edu/cm/
PI page @ http://reducio.princeton.edu/cm/ogt

MATHomics Lab

Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:17:32 -0600

Mathomics is a collaborative research group of the Center for Mathematical Modeling and the Center for Genome Regulation at University of Chile, created to play a central role in the development of biotechnological projects, providing state of the art bioinformatics and mathematical modeling tools, allowing to face these problems from the point of view of Systems Biology.

Lab page @ http://www.mathomics.cl/

Oldest Hominin DNA Sequenced

Surajeet — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 19:58:31 -0600

Matthias Meyer and his team from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, have developed new techniques for retrieving and sequencing highly degraded ancient DNA. They then joined forces with Juan-Luis Arsuaga and applied the new techniques to a cave bear from the Sima de los Huesos site. After this success, the researchers sampled two grams of bone powder from a hominin thigh bone from the cave. They extracted its DNA and sequenced the genome of the mitochondria or mtDNA, a small part of the genome that is passed down along the maternal line and occurs in many copies per cell. The researchers then compared this ancient mitochondrial DNA with Neandertals, Denisovans, present-day humans, and apes.

From the missing mutations in the old DNA sequences the researchers calculated that the Sima hominin lived about 400,000 years ago. They also found that it shared a common ancestor with the Denisovans, an extinct archaic group from Asia related to the Neandertals, about 700,000 years ago. "The fact that the mtDNA of the Sima de los Huesos hominin shares a common ancestor with Denisovan rather than Neandertal mtDNAs is unexpected since its skeletal remains carry Neandertal-derived features," says Matthias Meyer. Considering their age and Neandertal-like features, the Sima hominins were likely related to the population ancestral to both Neandertals and Denisovans. Another possibility is that gene flow from yet another group of hominins brought the Denisova-like mtDNA into the Sima hominins or their ancestors.

Reference

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131204132018.htm

Post doc in Computational Genetics and Genomics at CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples, Italy

Tue, 11 Feb 2014 08:06:47 -0600

We are seeking one motivated scientist to analyze genomics and transcriptomics data of a large collection of neuroblastoma tumors. The successful candidate will be part of a team of researchers with extensive expertise in genome cancer study. He/she will be involved in the analysis of DNA-seq, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq data using available methods running in R and UNIX environment.

Qualifications

PhD or Post-Graduated Master degree is required. Successful candidates will have some expertise in data analysis of NGS data by using methods running in R and UNIX environment. Familiarity with genome databases and browsers is required.

Application

Candidates should send a CV and a brief personal statement focusing on their skills and interests related to the research project.

Contacts

Start date: 1° April 2014
Salary on grant: 25,000 euros per year.
Contact Person (Referent): Mario Capasso
Ref. Email: mario.capasso@unina.it and achille.iolascon@unina.it
Tel: +39 081 3737889

The Best Bioinformatics / Computational Biology Quotes

Jit — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:50:59 -0600

Bioinformatician are not anti-social; We are just genome friendly.

Bioinformatician would love to change the biological world, but they won't give us the genetic code :P

If at first you don't succeed; call it version 1.0

The glass is neither half-full nor half-empty: it's actually have several genomes.

I'm BioGeek.

Fedup with LIPS, try God script.

Idiot, Go ahead, make my data!

Thank god, my genome just compiled.

Error message: "Out of space on genome drive:"

Shut up mobile elements, or i'll flush you out.

Never underestimate the internet bandwidth, u gotta incomplete.

Applied fuzzy logic to understand God's logic?

Warning! Overflow, delete chromosome !

Be nice to the BioGeek, for all you know they might be the next curator!

Beware of computational biologist they screw genes and protein.

Warning! Your genome is full of garbage, delete it !

Bad or missing mouse genome. Spank the cat? (Y/N)

Genome make very fast, very accurate mistakes.

Let's BLAST it.

Some genome never has transposons. It just develops random features.

Go watch CINEMA and have BLAST.

Gerstein Lab

Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:48:20 -0500

The focus of the Gerstein Lab is interpreting personal genomes, particularly in relation to disorders, such as cancer. This endeavor has a number of related aspects described below. Moreover, the approaches we take have broad connections to a variety of data-intensive fields, within the emerging discipline of data science.

Personal Genome Variation: SVs
Human Genome Annotation: Processing Next-Gen Sequencing Data
Comparative Genomics: Pseudogenes as Molecular Fossils
Protein Structure and Function: Macromolecular Motions
Analysis of Diverse Networks
Genomics at the Forefront of Data Science

Lab page: http://www.gersteinlab.org/

R programming and Jobs website

Pragati Singh — Sun, 25 May 2014 14:43:57 -0500

Welcome to the R Jobs section of ProgrammingR.com. If your organization has an R employment opportunity that you would like to have posted here, submit it via the contact page. Prospective employees: use the contact information provided in the position listing to apply or contact the hiring organization.

Address of the bookmark: http://www.programmingr.com/category/stype/r-job-listings/

Internship program with ArrayGen Technolgies

Sun, 22 Jun 2014 23:18:31 -0500

Internship Program for Bioinformatics / Biotechnology Professionals Currently we offer positions to outstanding students interested in Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data analysis. Applications are accepted throughout the year. Accepted students will be listed on web with their schedules. Accepted students can attend our future workshops and trainings freely at the specified venue.

Interested candidates may email their resume along with a cover letter to careers@arraygen.com

Official website: http://www.arraygen.com/