- New tools to search for drugs and drug targets
- Improved interface for 3D visualisation using Jmol/JSmol
- An update to the representation of protein symmetry and stoichiometry.
- Improvements when performing sequence searches.

Reference

http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/static.do?p=general_information/whats_new.jsp?b=1308

The group is both computational and experimental.

We ask biological questions to large datasets made using novel genomics techniques, with the help of computers. One of the strengths in the group are the many connections to high-profile experimental laboratories which supply data to be analyzed.

Lab webpage @ http://people.binf.ku.dk/albin/Sandelin_group_at_the_Bioinformatic_Centre/The_Sandelin_group.html

Translational recoding.

RNA editing.

Evolution of the genetic code and translation.

More at http://lapti.ucc.ie/research.html

Lab page http://lapti.ucc.ie/index.html

Job Description: We are interested in finding an excellent postdoc with interests in protein functional annotation, machine learning and computer grids. The position is open for 3.5 years at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, in the heart of paris.

Research topic: Protein function annotation, multiple probabilistic models, domain architecture, machine learning, combinatorial optimization, computer grid.

Title: A novel integrative platform for large scale protein annotation that exploits a multitude of diversified probabilistic models in several protein signature databases.

We propose a novel integrated approach for large scale protein annotation that will exploit an unprecedented amount of genomic data as well as sophisticated machine learning techniques and combinatorial optimization approaches taking advantages of High Performance Computing (HPC) environments. The idea is to uncover as much as possible the evolutionary processes of protein sequences that took place throughout the whole tree of life and that affected the evolution of a protein family. We have already demonstrated in a previous work that the problem of functional annotation is inherent to the ability of uncovering such paths. Now, we shall extend this approach to large scale genome annotation by considering 11 different protein databases, constituted by about 10^9 protein sequences, and by producing a large pool of diversified probabilistic models coding for about 10^7 evolutionary protein pathways. Such models will be used to search for specific domains in genomes to be annotated. Our previous methodology needs to be fundamentally improved to deal with this large amount of biological data. In this project, we shall work on the algorithms to reduce the space of models and the search complexity, and we shall implement some important algorithmic changes towards the realization of a powerful integrated annotation tool.

Where: This project is run on the Laboratoire de Biologie Computationnelle et Quantitative UMR7238 CNRS-UPMC – Analytical Genomics team, headed by A.Carbone. It is co-advised with Pierre-Henri Wuillemin, Laboratoire d’Informatique de Paris 6 – Equipe DECISION.

Start date: September 1st, 2014
Contact Person: Alessandra Carbone
Contact: alessandra.carbone@lip6.fr

MutaBind guides you through this process, step by step, starting with selecting a protein complex and inputting PDB code or uploading PDB files. You can also retrieve results with a job ID number, view help documents, and review the MutaBind method and references.

More at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/mutabind/index.fcgi/

Note that the information on this page is targeted at end-users. For developers, the source code, building instructions and implementation/development resources are available on GitHub.

The Picard toolkit is open-source under the MIT license and free for all uses.

Enjoy!

Address of the bookmark: http://broadinstitute.github.io/picard/

Address of the bookmark: http://www.cytoscape.org/

Address of the bookmark: http://www.ub.edu/dnasp/

Job Qualifications
Education and Experience
• Master Degree in Bioinformatics, Computational biology, Scientific Computing or related field
• 3-5 years of Post-Master’s experience in Bioinformatics software development
• Proven experience developing high throughput bioinformatics applications
Required Competencies
• Strong proven experience in Python programming language in Linux environment
• Proven High Performance computing experience (LSF/SGE/OGE)
• Exposure in code versioning and repository management (GIT/SVN)
• Proven experience in Bioinformatics algorithm development
• Deep understanding in Bioinformatics tools, data types
Desired Competencies
• Familiarity working in a scientific computing environment (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas etc.)
• Familiarity working with Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure)
• Ability to demonstrate solid analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience in relational databases and data structures
• Proven experience working with teams using agile software development methodologies and processes
• Familiarity with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Familiarity with build tools (Jenkins, make, ANT, Maven)
• Exposure to project management tools (JIRA, Confluence, RED MINE, etc.)

More at http://careers.dupont.com/jobsearch/job-details/senior-bioinformatics-software-developer/012939W-01/