UB launches life sciences program Oct 7, 2009
The free program -- dubbed iSciWNY -- was formally announced Tuesday morning at UB s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences in downtown Buffalo. It will combine workshops, training programs, a Web site and an information kit about the life sciences industry, with the intent to reach out to workers of all skills and levels who are interested in the sector. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
UBC researchers identify key behavior of immune response to Listeria Oct 6, 2009
Home to approximately 250 research personnel, investigations include: human/animal molecular genetics; fermentation and bio-process engineering; plant and forestry molecular genetics; and bioinformatics. VCH Research Institute is the research body of Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. (EurekAlert!)
SAGE launches Genes & Cancer Oct 6, 2009
The field of cancer research is entering a new and exciting phase where the convergence of information from genomics, bioinformatics, and modern genetics are beginning to provide new clues into how cancer cells overcome growth regulatory pathways. Genes r will cover all aspects of the structure and function of oncogenes, growth suppressor and apoptotic genes, their role in signal transduction process and the mechanisms by which their expression and function are altered during tumor development. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Alamo City biotech firm lands hefty defense pact Oct 5, 2009
CME Group specializes in bioinformatics, which involves utilizing complex enterprise information technology combined with biomedical, engineering, and technical services. The company is tasked under the terms of the contract with developing a high-performance computing system that will aid and assist scientists and researchers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio as they create a DNA repository of infectious agents. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Longer-lived, Healthier Mice Offer Promise Of Drug Treatments For Age-related Diseases Oct 3, 2009
Additional work was carried out at the European Bioinformatics Institute, National Institute for Medical Research, Imperial College London and the Babraham Institute in the UK, and the University of Cincinnati in the US. Funding support also came from the Medical Research Council, Research into Aging and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
WKU gets $2.4M grant for computers Oct 2, 2009
The center will be led by Claire Rinehart, professor in the WKU biology department and director of the WKU Bioinformatics Science and Information Center, and Rezaul Mahmood, professor in the WKU geography and geology department and associate director of the Kentucky Mesonet Project and Kentucky Climate Center. Most Read Stories. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Researchers present MRAM-based FPGA architecture Oct 2, 2009
Its activities include design and verification of integrated, mobile and communicating systems, agent-based modeling of complex systems, as well as research on algorithms, bioinformatics, human-machine interaction and robotics. Free Subscription to EE Times. (EETimes)
Environmental Chemicals Found In Breast Milk And High Incidence Of Testicular Cancer Sep 26, 2009
With so many chemicals, they used sophisticated, bioinformatics tools to interpret the complex data, and the results showed a clear distinction between the countries. "We were very surprised to find that some EDC levels, including some dioxins, PCBs and some pesticides, were significantly higher in Denmark than in Finland," said Professor Niels Skakkebaek, a senior member of the research team, based at the University Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, Denmark. (Science Daily)
Discovery Could Improve Hepatitis C Treatment Sep 25, 2009
Dr Melanie Bahlo and Dr Max Moldovan from the institute s Bioinformatics division worked with researchers from the University of Sydney and elsewhere to analyse the genomes of more than 800 people, including more than 300 Australians, who were receiving treatment for chronic hepatitis C infection. Their genome-wide association study of people receiving hepatitis C treatment revealed that genetic variants near the interferon gene IL28B were associated with people s response to treatment. (Science Daily)
Vaccine To Prevent Urinary Tract Infections Shows Early Promise Sep 20, 2009
To help combat this common health issue, the U-M scientists used a novel systematic approach, combining bioinformatics, genomics and proteomics, to look for key parts of the bacterium, Escherichia coli, that could be used in a vaccine to elicit an effective immune response. The team, led by Dr. Harry L.T. Mobley, Ph. (Science Daily)
Spotted®: The focus is on you! Sep 19, 2009
D., assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and Institute of Bioinformatics; Mandi Murph, Ph. D., assistant professor of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences, College of Pharmacy; and Jia-Sheng Wang, M.D., Ph. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Penn State College of Medicine research isolates liver cancer stem cells prior to tumor formation Sep 18, 2009
Enrolling its first students in 1967, the College of Medicine at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center confers the doctor of medicine degree and, in conjunction with the University's Graduate School, offers doctor of philosophy degrees in anatomy, biochemistry and molecular biology, bioengineering, cell and molecular biology, genetics, immunology and infectious diseases, integrative biosciences (options in bioinformatics and genomics and chemical biology), microbiology and immunology,... (EurekAlert!)
Building a complete metabolic model Sep 18, 2009
D., director of Burnham's Bioinformatics and Systems Biology program. "We got the whole thing. This is analogous to sequencing an entire genome.". (EurekAlert!)
Antibiotics Bought Easily on the Internet Sep 17, 2009
In the study, Mainous, a professor of family medicine and biostatistics, bioinformatics and epidemiology at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, and his co-authors searched "purchase antibiotics without a prescription" on both Yahoo and Google, focusing only on English-language sites ... D., professor, family medicine and biostatistics, bioinformatics and epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston; Robert Schwartz, M.D., chair, department of family medicine... (MEDLINEplus)
Individual Genetic Data Illuminates How Genes Influence Human Health Sep 16, 2009
"It's often a combination of multiple genes and multiple environmental factors that work together to increase or decrease your risk of disease. I don't think the knowledge base is sufficient to put genetics in the hands of the public quite yet." Moore is also the Frank Lane Research Scholar in Computational Genetics and Director of Bioinformatics at DMS. The authors admit that genetic research is progressing, and they cite the example of the discovery of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes and their role... (Science Daily)
Genetic variation at hair length candidate genes in elephantsand the extinct woolly mammoth Sep 12, 2009
Bioinformatics analyses and DNA sequencing of another locus that has been implicated in hair cover in humans, type I hair keratin pseudogene (KRTHAP1), also yielded negative results. Interestingly, KRTHAP1 is a pseudogene in elephantids as in humans (although fully functional in non-human primates). (BioMed Central)
Genome Of Irish Potato Famine Pathogen Decoded Sep 10, 2009
"We think this could be a tactic that enables P. infestans to rapidly adapt to host plants," said co-lead author Brian Haas, manager of genome annotation, outreach, bioinformatics, and analysis at the Broad Institute. "In contrast to the well-conserved regions where most genes are found, the repeat-rich regions change rapidly over time, acting as a kind of incubator to enable the rapid birth and death of genes that are key to plant infection. As a result, these critical genes may be gained and... (Science Daily)
Prevent periodontitis to reduce the risk of head and neck cancer Sep 8, 2009
D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, and NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and ... D., assistant professor in the Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, and NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences at the University of Buffalo. (EurekAlert!)
* A singular school seeking solutions on a global scale Sep 7, 2009
It was interesting, because I do have some colleagues here who are already doctors or are doing PhDs in bioinformatics X I thought it would be really challenging to develop a curriculum that would speak to them as well as to me. Somehow they managed to find the sweet spot, she said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Chemotherapy Resistance: Checkpoint Protein Provides Armor Against Cancer Drugs Sep 7, 2009
D., director of the Razavi-Newman Center for Bioinformatics at the Salk Institute. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
U of T researchers identify protein Sep 6, 2009
John A. Calarco (Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto); Simone Superina (Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto and Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children); Dave O'Hanlon (Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto); Mathieu Gabut... (EurekAlert!)
Species Diversity Helps Researchers Refine Analyses Of Human Gene Mutations Sep 6, 2009
But, as a new bioinformatics study emphasizes, the first step must be to correctly decipher the deluge of information locked in our DNA and determine its impact on human health ... These databases already contain the outcomes of nature s experiment, which we can harness by using bioinformatics, says Kumar ... In the meantime, his bioinformatics evaluations of current computer tools suggest where such tests may be appropriately used for diagnosis with higher confidence and where their results are... (Science Daily)
ChIP and vector recombineering methods featured in Cold Spring Harbor Protocols Sep 2, 2009
Since 1933, it has furthered the advance and spread of scientific knowledge in all areas of genetics and molecular biology, including cancer biology, plant science, bioinformatics, and neurobiology. It is a division of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, an innovator in life science research and the education of scientists, students, and the public. (EurekAlert!)
Gene mutation responsible for premature skin aging disease identified Sep 1, 2009
Using bioinformatics tools, Dr. Reversade and his team analyzed DNA samples collected worldwide from patients who, at a young age, displayed signs of premature aging. They identified the PYCR1 gene on chromosome 17 of these patients to be defective and found specific mutations in the gene that led to conditions often seen in elderly people, such as loose skin, loss of bone density, hip dislocation and cataract. (EurekAlert!)
The Path To New Antibiotics Aug 29, 2009
D., an associate professor in Burnham s Bioinformatics and Systems Biology program, and colleagues, targeted the bacterial nicotinate mononucleotide adenylyltransferase (NadD), an essential enzyme for nicotinamide adenine dinculeotide (NAD) biosynthesis. NAD has many crucial functions in nearly all important pathogens and the bacterial NadD differs significantly from the human enzyme. (Science Daily)
MOgene expects to double revenue Aug 26, 2009
Rajeev Aurora, associate professor in the Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology at the and the former bioinformatics director at Pfizer Corp.. kvolkmann@bizjournals. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Epigenetics: Evolutionarily Preserved Mechanism Governs Use Of Genes Aug 24, 2009
These results are presented by a research team at Uppsala University, led by Professor Claes Wadelius at the Department of Genetics and Pathology and Professor Jan Komorowski at the Linnaeus Centre for Bioinformatics as well as University of Warsaw. Epigenetics is a cellular memory which identifies a cell's identity and way to respond to the environment. (Science Daily)
At Singularity U., Brains Meet the Future Aug 21, 2009
Founded by leading futurist and "The Singularity is Near" author Ray Kurzweil, X Prize chairman and CEO Peter Diamandis, and former Yahoo Brickhouse head Salim Ismael, the nine-week course examines exponentially growing technologies like biotechnology and bioinformatics; nanotechnology; AI, robotics, and cognitive computing. As well, the 40 students in the program are focusing on future studies and forecasting, and finance and entrepreneurship. (CBS News)
HHS could create health IT incentives for specialists Aug 19, 2009
How we deal with specialists is an important topic, George Hripcsak, bioinformatics chairman at Columbia University and co-chairman of the Meaningful Use Workgroup that's advising HHS, said Aug 14. Hripcsak presented the workgroups recommendations to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee, which is advising HHS on how to apply the health information technology provisions of the economic stimulus law. (FCW.com)
Bee Aggression Suggests Nurture Alters Nature Aug 18, 2009
"The study is one of the most exciting to emerge yet from 'BeeSpace,' an NSF-sponsored project which is the first of its kind to use genomics and new bioinformatics on a massive scale to understand how nature and nurture influence behavior," Schatz said. Additional funding was provided by the Fyssen Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Illinois Sociogenomics Initiative and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Science Daily)
* Will research and development fall to online process? Aug 16, 2009
It really helps to have the close and constant communications loops within the team, because engineers have to learn a lot of biology and biologists have to learn a lot of engineering, said Fiona Ginty, a bioinformatics scientist who leads the project. Probably more than any other company, IBM has successfully reinvented its R over the years, analysts say. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Math model accurately mimics cell division in carbon-cycling bacterium Aug 14, 2009
Scientists from the Department of Biological Sciences and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech have developed a quantitative, mathematical model of DNA replication and cell division for the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus ... The article "Temporal controls of the asymmetric cell division cycle in Caulobacter crescentus" is by Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology graduate student Shenghua Li, research scientist Paul Brazhnik, Professor and Director of VBI's... (EurekAlert!)
Scientists Complete Mammoth DNA Project Aug 11, 2009
"Miller and Schuster noticed that most of the mammoths they examined had far less genetic diversity than other species that are still alive and that may also give a clue into the biology of extinction.So the duo are also applying what they learned from the cold Siberian behemoth to their other efforts to help save the endangered Tasmanian devil of Australia. They notice the same dramatic lack of genetic diversity in that modern day creature, Schuster said. MMVIII The Associated Press. All... (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
UC Santa Barbara and Burnham Institute for Medical Research announce director Aug 11, 2009
"This new and timely initiative will require the expertise of engineers, physicists, bioinformatics experts, and materials scientists working in close collaboration with biologists, that builds on the complementary expertise that exists at UCSB and the Burnham Institute for Medical Research.". Marth's laboratory is world-renowned in the application of cellular biology to uncovering the origins of disease. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Ligand scaffold hopping combining 3D maximal substructure search and molecular similarity. Aug 11, 2009
BMC Bioinformatics 2009, 10:245doi:10. 1186/1471-2105-10-245. (BioMed Central)
New Computer Simulation Helps Explain Folding In Important Cellular Protein Aug 11, 2009
st, formerly of UGA and now employed in Switzerland; Landau, and Ying Xu, Regents-Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and professor of bioinformatics and computational biology, also at UGA. Landau and Xu are in UGA s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. This work demonstrates the power and potential of combining expertise from computational physics and computational biology in solving challenging biological problems, said Xu. (Science Daily)
Market accessibility major issue for local ICT firms Aug 10, 2009
MDeC promotes several areas such as creative multimedia, software and e-solutions, shared services outsourcing (SSO) and bioinformatics. Saifol said creative multimedia was easier to bring abroad as the development cost was lower. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Aug 7, 2009
Meanwhile, NAST will help Academia Sinica in its Taiwan International Graduate Program, which trains young researchers in a number of fields, including chemical biology, molecular science and technology, bioinformatics and earth system science. This story has been viewed 437 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Algebra Adds Value To Mathematical Biology Education Aug 4, 2009
3, 2009) As mathematics continues to become an increasingly important component in undergraduate biology programs, a more comprehensive understanding of the use of algebraic models is needed by the next generation of biologists to facilitate new advances in the life sciences, according to researchers at Sweet Briar College and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech ... (July 30, 2009) Bioinformatics specialists are advocating the use of systems biology as an innovative... (Science Daily)
Hunt For The Blood Test To Determine Melanoma Survival Rates Aug 1, 2009
To eliminate false positives (false leads) Dr Saldanha will also be working with bioinformatics expert at Nottingham Trent University, Graham Ball, hopefully ensuring that only important microRNAs are identified. The project has received funding from the Leicestershire and Rutland charity Hope Against Cancer, in the form of a Rod Cassady Fellowship, which will enable Dr Saldanha to take on a researcher dedicated to the study. (Science Daily)
New Software To Understand Viruses Jul 26, 2009
Dr Richard Edwards, Head of the Bioinformatics and Molecular Evolution Group, who studies how proteins interact and is particularly interested in short, linear motifs - known as SLiMs - worked with OMII-UK to extend his successful software SLiMFinder, a system which compares viral and human proteins and allows biologists to understand both forms better. A protein can be thought of as a sequence of amino acids, like beads on a string, explains Dr Edwards. (Science Daily)
Malaysia needs you back Jul 25, 2009
This would include areas like climate change technologies, bioinformatics, alternative or renewal energy, biotechnology (food production), biomass, nanotechnology and cyber security. Those who return can consider various roles collaborator, consultant, or adviser offering their skills and expertise. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Local teacher completes MSU tech training Jul 23, 2009
STARKVILLE Twenty-nine educators from Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Tennessee are graduates of the 2009 Bioinformatics Workshop at Mississippi State. Among the participants in the 2009 Mississippi-EPSCoR Bioinformatics Workshop class was Lori P. Nail, a teacher at Northeast Rankin High School, of Pulaski. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
Thrombomodulin Mutations in Atypical Hemolytic–Uremic Syndrome Jul 23, 2009
From the VIB-K.U.Leuven Vesalius Research Center, Leuven (M.D., A.D.V., B.C., D.L., E.M.C.); VIB-University of Antwerp Applied Molecular Genomics Group, Department of Molecular Genetics, Antwerp (J.D.-F.); and VIB BioInformatics Training and Service Facility, Ghent (S.P.) all in Belgium; Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Clinical Research Center for Rare Diseases, Aldo e Cele Dacc;, Ranica, Bergamo, Italy (M.N., C.Z., G.R.); and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (C.T.E.,... (New England Journal of Medicine)
For horned lizard, horns alone do not make the species Jul 22, 2009
D. recipient who is now a National Science Foundation bioinformatics postdoctoral fellow at UC Davis. "If you were to pick only one data set, you would get a different number of species. One lesson we learned about the speciation process is that you can't rely on one type of data to accurately track a species' history.". (EurekAlert!)
National Cancer Institute Research Identifies Unique Mechanism of Brostallicin's Anti-Tumor Effectiveness Jul 21, 2009
SM applies a systems biology approach to drug development, combining pharmacogenomics and bioinformatics with experienced preclinical, clinical, and regulatory expertise to find and exploit a specific cancer's 'context of vulnerability. Specifically, SM defines the molecular and genetic alterations (context) that cause cancer cells to be particularly sensitive (vulnerable) to a drug or combination of drugs--the "context of vulnerability.". (PR Newswire)
Study Shows a Link Between Schizophrenia & Genetic Mutations Jul 20, 2009
Carolyn Buzin, PhD, Kelly Gonzalez MS, CGC, and Bill Scaringe, MS are currently Senior Scientist, Co-Director of Genetic Counseling & Education, and Director of Bioinformatics at MEDomics, respectively. The laboratory work was performed in the Sommer and Rossi Labs at City of Hope Beckman Research Institute in Duarte, CA and the analysis was completed at MEDomics, LLC in neighboring Azusa. (PR Newswire)
Scientists decode genome of deadly parasitic worm Jul 16, 2009
Through bioinformatics and chemogenomic screens, the study also explores cost effective ways to develop new therapies, such as the possibility that existing pharmaceutical drugs might be used to target schistosomiasis ... Najib El-Sayed is an Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics with a joint appointment in the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS). (EurekAlert!)
On the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing today's scientists point to new frontiers Jul 16, 2009
D. Phillip H. and Catherine C. Horvitz Professor, Department of Computer Science Director, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology University of Maryland, College Park Dr. Salzberg's research focuses on the development of computational algorithms for analyzing DNA sequencing and is supported by grants from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the U.S. Department of Agriculture,... (EurekAlert!)
UTMB gets $21.5 million grant Jul 15, 2009
UTMB is collaborating on the bioinformatics component of its CTSA with the at Houston. Reader Comments. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Reviews of microbial gene language published in special issue of Trends in Microbiology Jul 15, 2009
-- Ten articles describing how a universal language to describe genes is bringing benefits to the study of the microbial world have been published in a special issue of Trends in Microbiology, co-edited by Virginia Bioinformatics Institute professor Brett Tyler ... Joo Setubal, Associate Professor at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, remarked: "Symbiotic microbes have developed many ingenious ways to deliver effector molecules into their hosts to facilitate colonization. The biology behind... (EurekAlert!)
New Drugs Faster From Natural Compounds Jul 14, 2009
"Our algorithms can tell natural product researchers what their compounds are. Manual annotations should be something of the past," said Julio Ng, a co-lead author on the Nature Methods paper and a doctoral student in Bioinformatics at UC San Diego ... The work allows mass spectrometry to go into the natural products field and actually do the identification and characterization of natural products in a high throughput fashion, explained Ng, a bioinformatics PhD student advised by Pavel Pevzner... (Science Daily)
Book Review Twenty Chickens for a... Jul 12, 2009
Homeschooled until age 14, Scott attended high school in Zimbabwe, then the University of Auckland, and the University of Cambridge, where she graduated with a BSc in Bioinformatics and an MPhil in Bioscience Enterprise, respectively. She is the co-founder of and is involved with several other non-profit environment/health/education initiatives. (Suite101.com)
Database On Tiny Plant Will Help Scientists Create Better Crops, Biofuels and Medicines Jul 10, 2009
8, 2006) Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have launched a publicly-available microbial database to host a range of microbial genome. (Aug. (Science Daily)
Systems biology recommended as a clinical approach to cancer Jul 10, 2009
-- Four researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech and their colleagues at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine are advocating the use of systems biology as an innovative clinical approach to cancer ... About the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute ... The Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech has a research platform centered on understanding the "disease triangle" of host-pathogen-environment interactions in plants, humans and other... (EurekAlert!)
Applied science BSc may be axed Jul 10, 2009
Among several other courses, forensic science, information technology, bioinformatics, nanotechnology and polymer sciences will be wound up. In a report titled Re-structuring Post-School Science Teaching Programmes, the three science academies stated: ``Courses in highly specialised subjects like bio-technology, bioinformatics, computer applications, nanotechnology, nanobiotechnology, etc should not be allowed at school and undergraduate levels ... BSc (forensic science), BSc (bioinformatics),... (India Times, India)
What Drives Lung Cancer's Spread? Jul 4, 2009
Researchers used bioinformatics to interrogate large collections of lung tumor samples. They found that the WNT cell-signaling pathway was the only one out of the six pathways tested that was hyperactive in lung tumors that went on to metastasize and was normal in those that did not spread. (Science Daily)
Construction and analysis of cotton (Gossypium arboreum L.) drought-related cDNA library Jul 2, 2009
Through differential screening and bioinformatics analysis, we identified 392 positive clones with differential expression, corresponding 265 unique genes. By BLAST search against Genbank, we found that more than half of these EST sequences were homologous to those previously known drought-related genes and that there were 57 sequences with unknown functions, suggesting that many more genes are involved in this complex trait. (BioMed Central)
New e-science service could accelerate cancer research Jul 2, 2009
The University of Manchester and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have launched a major new e-science resource for biologists which could accelerate research into treatments for H1N1 flu and cancer ... About the European Bioinformatics Institute ... The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) is part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and is located on the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus in Hinxton near Cambridge (UK). (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Little-known Marine Decomposers Attract The Attention Of Genome Sequencers Jul 2, 2009
In a paper published today in PLoS Genetics, Fabio Pardi and Nick Goldman of the EMBL-European Bioinformatics. (Feb. (Science Daily)
Work starts on Upstate MedTech Centre Jun 27, 2009
The 43,000-square-foot building near will be named after Bruce Holm, a Batavia native who is executive director of the University at Buffalo s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences. Holm is also a SUNY distinguished professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pharmacology and Toxicology at UB.. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
DNA Sudoku: Logic Of 'Sudoku' Math Puzzle Used To Vastly Enhance Genome-sequencing Capability Jun 26, 2009
In a paper published today in PLoS Genetics, Fabio Pardi and Nick Goldman of the EMBL-European Bioinformatics. (July 1, 2007) One promising method for speeding up DNA sequencing is nanopore sequencing. (Science Daily)
Boston University graduates Somerville residents Jun 23, 2009
Aaron H. McKenna, master of science in bioinformatics; Jennifer Deering, master of education in health education; Kerri A. Cordeiro, master of fine arts in graphic design; Kristen E. Chipman, master of education in counseling; Melanie Rambaud, master of public health in social and behavioral sciences; Carolynne H. Brown, doctor of theology in biblical and historical studies; Eric Lawless, juris doctor in law; Stephanie D. Welch, master of arts in art history; Michael E. Mangini, master of arts... (Somerville Journal, MA)
Single 'Spelling Mistake' In Genetic Code Can Lead To Rare And Untreatable Form Of Ovarian Cancer Jun 23, 2009
Using the new sequencing technology and bioinformatics, they discovered a single nucleotide located in the FOXL2 gene was mutated in every sample ... The OvCaRe team was able to make this discovery because of the multidisciplinary nature of the group, which crosses two provincial health authorities and is made up of gynaecologists, pathologists, bioinformatics specialists, and oncologists. (Science Daily)
Natural Computing And Synthetic Biology Techniques Advanced For Treating Diseases Jun 19, 2009
One of the synthetic biomolecular circuit designs developed by this group is to be presented at the 3rd International Workshop on Practical Applications of Computational Biology & Bioinformatics (IWPACBB'09) to be held in Salamanca (Spain) this week. The synthetic genetic circuit to be presented at Salamanca outputs a biological signal. (Science Daily)
