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ART: Set of Simulation Tools

Jit — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 08:28:25 -0500

ART is a set of simulation tools to generate synthetic next-generation sequencing reads. ART simulates sequencing reads by mimicking real sequencing process with empirical error models or quality profiles summarized from large recalibrated sequencing data. ART can also simulate reads using user own read error model or quality profiles. ART supports simulation of single-end, paired-end/mate-pair reads of three major commercial next-generation sequencing platforms: Illumina's Solexa, Roche's 454 and Applied Biosystems' SOLiD. ART can be used to test or benchmark a variety of method or tools for next-generation sequencing data analysis, including read alignment, de novo assembly, SNP and structure variation discovery. ART was used as a primary tool for the simulation study of the 1000 Genomes Project . ART is implemented in C++ with optimized algorithms and is highly efficient in read simulation. ART outputs reads in the FASTQ format, and alignments in the ALN format. ART can also generate alignments in the SAM alignment or UCSC BED file format. ART can be used together with genome variants simulators (e.g. VarSim) for evaluating variant calling tools or methods.

Address of the bookmark: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/software/biostatistics/art/

Research Assistant Bioinformatics recruitment in National Institute Of Cancer Prevention & Research (ICMR) on Contract basis

Tue, 15 Nov 2016 17:15:48 -0600

National Institute Of Cancer Prevention & Research - ICMR

Research Assistant Bioinformatics recruitment in National Institute Of Cancer Prevention & Research (ICMR) on Contract basis
Project entitled: “Next generation EGFR inhibitor identification using ligand based QSAR technique”

Essential: M.Sc. in Bioinformatics or related field. Desirable: Experience in QSAR and structure based drug designing.
Age: 28 years
No.of Post: 1

Pay Scale : Rs.27000

Application format is attached and should be sent by post to Dr. Subhash M Agarwal, Scientist D, Division of Bioinformatics, National Institute of Cancer Prevention & Research (ICMR), Plot No. I-7, Sector-39, Noida 201301 (U.P).

More at http://www.icmr.nic.in/icmrnews/NICPR_Advertisement%20for%20RA.pdf

SWALO

Jit — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 05:06:05 -0600

SWALO (scaffolding with assembly likelihood optimization) is a method for scaffolding based on likelihood of genome assemblies computed using generative models for sequencing.

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Git repository of SWALO is at https://github.com/atifrahman/SWALO.

Address of the bookmark: https://atifrahman.github.io/SWALO/

DBT India

Jit — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 22:30:37 -0600

Latest announcement on DBT India.

Calls

Events

Projects

Jobs

Address of the bookmark: http://www.dbtindia.nic.in/out-reach/latest-announcements/

Postdoc at UBritishColumbia in TroutGenomics

Thu, 22 Dec 2016 08:18:46 -0600

Landscape Genomics Postdoc at UBC A research team at the University of British Columbia’s Department of Zoology and Biodiversity Research Centre is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in landscape genetics of native rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

This project is part of a larger Genome Canada project on genetics and physiology of adaptation to climate change in rainbow trout, and the population genomics component is in the labs of Eric Taylor and Michael Whitlock. The landscape genomics component primarily involves whole genome sequencing approaches to understanding the genomic basis of adaptation to features of habitat, but also to provide insights into phylogeography and the influence of watershed structure on population subdivision in rainbow trout. A PhD in a related field with expertise in basic theory and bioinformatic analysis of population genomics data is required.

The position is available for one year with renewal for up to three additional years. Salary is $55,000 per year plus benefits. To apply, please send a brief cover letter summarizing your qualifications for the position, a CV, and the names, addresses, phone numbers and emails of three references.

Review of applications will begin January 16, 2017. Address application materials to etaylor@zoology.ubc.ca to whom any questions can also be addressed. etaylor@zoology.ubc.ca

BINC 2017

Jit — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 09:36:22 -0600

Pondicherry University,Puducherry,on behalf of Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, conducted the BINC examination in 2015 and 2016. The objective of this examination is to certify bioinformatics professionals, trained formally as well as self-trained.Registration for BINC 2017 examination will open from January 29,2017 to February 28,2017.

Pondicherry University, Puducherry has been identified as a nodal agency by the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India to coordinate this examination along with nine centres namely,

Pune University, Pune;

Anna University, Chennai;

Bose Institute, Kolkata;

Institute of Bioinformatics & Applied Biotechnology, Bangalore;

North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad;

University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram;

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and

Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati.

In the BINC 2015 and 2016 examination, 23 candidates and five candidates were certified respectively. DBT has agreed to fund Research fellowships for all the BINC qualified Indian nationals to pursue Ph.D. in Indian Institutes/Universities.

Note that the candidate must possess a postgraduate degree(or equivalent) & meet the criteria of the institutes/universities in order to avail research fellowship.

In addition, cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- will be awarded to the top 10 BINC qualifiers.

More at http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/exams/binc/

Important Journals, Blogs and Forums for Bioinformaticians

Jit — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 09:15:31 -0600

Journals. Most journals have RSS feeds for their current updates.

Blogs. Some of these blogs are very relevant to bioinfo jobs. Others are more personal interest.

The OpenHelix Blog
Ensembl blog
Galaxy News
Blue Collar Bioinformatics
Homologus
Golden Helix - our 2 SNPs
Genomics Law Report
R-bloggers (aggregates feeds from >350 blogs about R)
Genomes Unzipped
Jason Moore's Epistasis Blog
23andMe - the Spitoon

Variance Explained: David Robinson’s blog (Data Scientist at Stack Overflow, works in R and Python).
Global Biodefense: News on pathogens, outbreaks, and preparedness, with periodic posts on genomics and bioinformatics-related developments and funding opportunities.
In between lines of code: Lex Nederbragt’s blog on biology, sequencing, bioinformatics, …
Simply Statistics: A statistics blog by Rafa Irizarry, Roger Peng, and Jeff Leek.
Bits of DNA: Reviews and commentary on computational biology by Lior Pachter (fair warning: dialogue here can get a bit heated!).
Blue Collar Bioinformatics: articles related tool validation and the open source bioinformatics community.
Microbiome Digest – Bik’s Picks: A daily digest of scientific microbiome papers, by Elisabeth Bik, Science Editor at uBiome.
Living in an Ivory Basement: Titus Brown’s blog on metagenomics, open science, testing, reproducibility, and programming.
Enseqlopedia: James Hadfield’s blog on all things NGS.
Epistasis Blog: Jason Moore’s computational biology blog.
RStudio Blog: announcements about new RStudio functionality, updates about the tidyverse, and more.
nextgenseek.com: Next-Gen Sequencing Blog covering new developments in NGS data & analysis.
RNA-Seq Blog: Transcriptome Research & Industry News.
The Allium: We all need a little humor in our lives. Like The Onion, but for science.

Forums.

JRF Bioinformatics job vacancies in Tezpur University

Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:40:26 -0600

Memo No. DoRD/CSE/SSS/20-295/112-A Date: 01/02/2017

Project Title : Integrating genome scale metabolic analysis of model plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum with RNAseq and fluxomics

Essential qualification : M.Tech. in CSE/IT (With specialization in Computational Biology/Bioinformatics) or M.Sc. in Bioinformatics/Biosciences/Molecular Biology Biotechnology preferably with NET/GATE/BET. Candidates should have minimum 55 % mark both in 10th and 10+2 Science examinations and mathematics at 10+2 Science. Desirable: Preference will be given to the candidates having experience in computational analysis of genome sequences or similar projects.

No. of Post : 01

Remuneration : Rs. 25,000/- for the 1st two years and Rs. 28,000/- for the 3rd year for SRF and applicable to the candidate having post graduate degree in Basic Science with NET/GATE/BET qualification or post graduate degree in professional course. Rs. 12,000/- for the 1st two years and Rs. 14,000/- for the 3 rd year for SRF,

Age : 28 years

Duration : Three (03) years or till completion of the project or until further order, whichever is earlier.

Hiring Process : Walk - In
Job Role: Research/JRF/SRF

Walk-in-interview will be held on 17th February, 2017, 11.15 a.m. at the office of the Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Tezpur University.

Interested candidates may appear before the interview board with original documents from 10th standard onwards and photocopies of mark sheets, certificates, testimonials, caste certificate (if applicable), experience certificate certificates of NET/GATE/BET or similar examination qualifications, any other testimonials and a copy of recent curriculum vitae (CV) on the day of interview.

More at http://www.tezu.ernet.in/ProjectWalkin/Advt-DoRD-CSE-SSS-20-295-112-A.pdf

Postdoctoral Research Position in Bioinformatics in Milan

Thu, 20 Apr 2017 12:53:12 -0500

The lab of Immunobiology of Neurological Disorders has a main interest in the biological processes associated with multiple sclerosis, an inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system. The projects of interest for this application involve research on translational bioinformatics in complex human neurological disorders.

You have a PhD in Computational Science, Bioinformatics, or equivalent, and expertise in analysis and modeling of human RNA-seq data, statistics, data mining and machine learning. Excellent communication skills in English (written and oral) is a must. Flexibility and willingness to work across multiple projects and technologies in a rapidly evolving scientific context is required.
Salary will depend on qualification and experience. Starting date: immediate.

Interested candidates should send to farina.cinthia@hsr.it:

1. CV (please show evidences of relevant titles, projects, courses, references, etc.)
2. One page with a list of research topics (i.e. ongoing projects)
3. earliest availability

4. 2-3 contact names

Bioinformatics walk-in-interview at Tezpur University

Thu, 02 Mar 2017 04:24:46 -0600

A walk-in-interview will be held on 09 March, 2017, 11.15 a.m. at the office of the Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Tezpur University for one (01) temporary position of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in the DBT, Govt. of India sponsored project entitled “Integrating genome scale metabolic analysis of model plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum with RNAseq and fluxomics” under Dr. Siddhartha Sankar Satapathy (ssankar@tezu.ernet.in), Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Tezpur University.

Interested candidates may appear before the interview board with original documents from 10th standard onwards and photocopies of mark sheets, certificates, testimonials, caste certificate (if applicable), experience certificate certificates of NET/GATE/BET or similar examination qualifications, any other testimonials and a copy of recent curriculum vitae (CV) on the day of interview.

Essential qualification: M.Tech. in CSE/IT (With specialization in Computational Biology/Bioinformatics) or M.Sc. in Bioinformatics/Biosciences/Molecular Biology Biotechnology preferably with NET/GATE/BET.

Candidates should have minimum 55 % mark both in 10th and 10+2 Science examinations and mathematics at 10+2 Science.

Desirable: Preference will be given to the candidates having experience in computational analysis of genome sequences or similar projects.

Remuneration: Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) only + HRA as admissible per month for the 1st two years and Rs. 28,000/- (Rupees twenty eight thousand) only + HRA as admissible per month for the 3rd year for SRF and applicable to the candidate having post graduate degree in Basic Science with NET/GATE/BET qualification or post graduate degree in professional course. Rs. 12,000/- (Rupees twelve thousand) only + HRA as admissible per month for the 1st two years and Rs. 14,000/- (Rupees fourteen thousand) only + HRA as admissible per month for the 3 rd year for SRF, for the candidate without NET/GATE/BET qualification. HRA will not be provided if campus accommodation is availed.

Age: Candidate shall not be more than 28 years of age on the date of interview. Upper age limit may be relaxed up to 5 years in the case of candidate belonging to SC/ST/ OBC/Women/Differently abled.

Duration: Three (03) years or till completion of the project or until further order, whichever is earlier.

N.B. No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates for attending the interview. For further details please contact: Dr. S. S. Satapathy Associate Professor Department of Computer Science and Engineering Tezpur University, Napaam-784028 Email: ssankar@tezu.ernet.in Contact no.: +91-9435979648

More Info: www.tezu.ernet.in/ProjectWalkin/Advt-DoRD-CSE-SSS-20-295-188-A.pdf