Category Archives: BioInformatics

Bioinformatics Interdepartmental Ph.D. Program is one of ten Home Areas within the UCLA Graduate Programs in Bioscience (GPB). Home Areas consist of faculty and students with shared interest in research areas and approaches. Each interdepartmental Home Area is aligned with a Ph.D.-granting program, provides in depth, cutting-edge training, and offers access to a wide variety of exceptional faculty mentors. Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program with integrated one-year core curriculum, over 50 elective courses, and over 20 core bioinformatics faculty spanning life & physical sciences, the Schools of Medicine and Engineering. Learn more about the program and research. Prospective graduate students are encouraged to apply for admission into the UCLA Bioinformatics Ph.D. program. UCLA undergraduates can get involved through the many undergraduate bioinformatics course offerings as well as an Undergraduate Minor program in Bioinformatics. UCLA Computer Science Masters students are encouraged to get involved through graduate courses in Bioinformatics which are applicable to their Masters program. There are plenty of opportunities for current UCLA students to get involved in bioinformatics research projects. Students from outside UCLA interested in research internships should contact Bioinformatics faculty directly. Recent News: Xinshu (Grace) Xiao, Faculty Graduate Advisor, is highlighted in the UCLA Newsroom for her collaborative work … Continue reading →

SWS - Episode 12 : Bioinformatics Bioinformatics is the art of interpreting data that is from and about cellular systems.And no, Lizzi's not doing some weird Cher-esque costume changes, I oft... By: ScienceWhileSciencing … Continue reading →

Health News of Thursday, 19 February 2015 Source: GNA The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has chosen the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics as a designated reference centre to expand its access to state-of the-art technology in combating dangerous viral infections. The dangerous viral infection to be researched would include avian influenza and foot-and-mouth disease, in farm animals and wildlife. A statement issued by the FAO and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday said, these diseases, like avian influenza, also known as bird flu, strike animals but could also be transmitted to humans. The SIB, the statement said, was therefore, equipped with high performance computers, software, databases and a knowledgebase used for screening and monitoring zoonotic diseases. It said working closely with FAO, SIB experts had developed tools to improve early detection and fast alert systems to prevent and respond to trans-boundary disease emergencies in poultry or livestock. "The new technology helps us understand biological threats in order to help countries better prevent, respond and ultimately protect the health of humans, animals and the environment," said FAO's Chief Veterinary Officer, Juan Lubroth, in the statement. It said SIB specialized in bioinformatics, a relatively new … Continue reading →

We often look to veterans of life and business to share the wisdom they have accumulated during their career. Today, however, were looking towards the future, to a young woman of striking ambition. Anvita Gupta, 17, is a bioinformatics researcher, Intel Science Talent Search Finalist and a high school student. The Intel Science Talent Search is a prestigious maths and science competition that encourages pre-college young adults to pursue challenging questions of science and solutions that will better humanity. To earn her spot as a finalist and a trip to Washington DC, Anvita used machine learning to identify promising new drugs for cancer, tuberculosis and Ebola. She has also taught herself eight programming languages, is the president of her high schools robotics team, and teaches a computer science class for middle school girls. You know, I think its safe to say that Anvita has a promising future, and that ours will be better because of her research. We spoke with Anvita to learn a little about how she works Location: Phoenix, Arizona Current Gig: High School Student, Bioinformatics Researcher One word that best describes how you work: Focused Current mobile device: Samsung Galaxy Current computer: Lenovo Thinkpad and MacBook Pro … Continue reading →

PORTLAND, Oregon, February 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The bioinformatics market is expected to grow to $12.86 billion by 2020 with a CAGR of 21.2% during 2014-2020. Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field that is used in the development and storage of data, thus helping in the analysis, organization and retrieval of the biological data. Bioinformatics has various applications and thus forms part of almost all the fields in biology. Bioinformatics form a part of agriculture, animal breeding, molecular medicine, preventive medicine, etc. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20141014/710132 ) The major factors driving the bioinformatics market is the need for integrated data, rising demand for drug development and discovery, the increasing focus in genomics & proteomics and the favourable government initiatives. The factor limiting this market is the need for skilled personnel due to the complexity of the bioinformatics tools used. The other limiting factors are the saturation of the pharmaceutical sectors and lack of common data formats. The factors that would provide opportunity for the growth of this market are standardization of databases, need for integration systems and solutions and need to control data overload due to the piling-up of data due to the numerous experiments conducted. The reason to study this market is … Continue reading →

Noteworthy: A book Wang co-wrote and co-edited will be published internationally by IGI Global. The book, Big Data Analytics in Bioinformatics and Healthcare, about electronic medical records management explores biology, technology and medicine. She wrote it with her son and her former doctoral adviser, William Perrizo, on the 10th anniversary of her son's emigration from China to join her in the United States. Age: 50 Family: Son, Ruowang John Li, a Ph.D. student in Bioinformatics and Genomics at Penn State. Residence: Waynesburg Occupation: Wang is a computer science professor at Waynesburg University. Her research areas include data mining, data storage, bioinformatics and parallel computing. Background: She returned to China in 2003 because efforts to bring her son here had stalled. Perrizo intervened and helped Wang and her son return to the United States. Education: Wang earned a Ph.D. in computer science from North Dakota State University, a master's degree in art from St. John's University in Minnesota and a master's in computer science from Minnesota State University of St. Cloud. Quote: I missed my son so much at that time and was about to quit my doctoral studies altogether to go back to China. Thank God! Miracles happened when I … Continue reading →

(PRWEB) February 13, 2015 The next generation sequencing market is witnessing significant growth across the globe due to factors such as decreasing costs, improved turnaround time, increase in number of applications and replacement of micro-array applications by next generation sequencing (NGS). The key players are focusing on providing innovative products which are technologically advanced. Owing to this companies focus on partnerships, collaborations, new product launches and acquisitions in order to attain a leadership position in the market. The global next generation sequencing (NGS) market will be worth $2.5 billion by the end of 2014 and is poised to reach $8.7 billion by 2020 at a CAGR of more than 20.0%. Get Full Report @ http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/next-generation-sequencing-ngs-technologies-market-546.html The next generation sequencing report covers the market for pre-sequencing, sequencing platforms and bioinformatics tools and services. The NGS pre-sequencing (sample preparation) segment represents a promising area in the overall market owing to the need for automation and standardized solutions for sample preparation. The market for sequencing platforms has been very dynamic. Some revolutionary platforms like GA IIx (Illumina) and SOLiD Series (Life Technologies) have taken a setback and newer platforms like HiSeq X Ten, NextSeq 500 and MiSeq are gaining market dominance. The next … Continue reading →

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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today that it is teaming up with a Swiss institute using computer technology to study biological data in combatting dangerous viral infections such as bird flu that strike animals but can also be transmitted to humans. Future joint initiatives include a genetic module for Rift Valley fever - a viral disease that is potentially devastating to livestock and can also be transmitted to humans - and African swine fever, FAO said in a press release. "The new technology helps us understand biological threats in order to help countries better prevent, respond and ultimately protect the health of humans, animals and the environment," said FAO's Chief Veterinary Officer, Juan Lubroth. FAO said it chose SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics as a designated reference centre to expand its access to state-of the-art technology. The Swiss institute, FAO said, is equipped with high performance computers, software, databases and a knowledgebase used for screening and monitoring animal diseases. These, like avian influenza, also known as bird flu, strike animals but can also be transmitted to humans. Working closely with FAO, SIB experts have developed tools to improve early detection and fast alert systems to prevent … Continue reading →