EPL 202 Bioinformatics UCY 2014 Educational Video about Bioinformatics... A Video made by Panagiotis Kotsias,Erasmia Shimitra and Nikos Skandalakis with the help of Dr Vasilis J Promponas f... By: Panos kotsias … Continue reading →

Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Newswise Ramaswamy Narayanan, Ph.D., professor in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science at Florida Atlantic University, is working to blend the power of computers with biology to use the human genome to remove much of the guesswork involved in discovering cures for diseases. In an article titled Ebola-Associated Genes in the Human Genome: Implications for Novel Targets, published in the current MedCrave Online Journal of Proteomics and Bioinformatics, Narayanan describes how key genes that are present in our cells could be used to develop drugs for this disease. Bioinformatics is a powerful tool to help us understand biological data, said Narayanan whose research has focused in this field for more than a decade. We are mining the human genome for Ebola virus association to develop an understanding of the human proteins involved in this disease for subsequent research and development, and to potentially create a pipeline of targets that we can test and evaluate. Ebola virus disease is a major healthcare challenge facing the globe today and if left unchecked could become a pandemic. A limited knowledgebase exists about the Ebola virus and companies are hastening to develop vaccines and other forms … Continue reading →