I am constantly surprised by the amount of great instructional material available in topics related to genomics and bioinformatics. It is unfortunate that there isn’t a “master list” somewhere of all of the instructional available from NIH-related efforts (hint hint). Until that happens, I’ll try to share resources as I find them. Here are some [...]
Entries Tagged as 'BLAST'
Tutorials and lecture materials from NCBI and NHGRI
November 30th, 2011 by Kristi · No Comments
Tags:bioinformatics, BLAST, course, data, database, education, genetic, genome, genomics, informatics, Information, NCBI, NHGRI, research, science, tool, tutorial
NCBI C++ Toolkit v7.0.0 available
June 28th, 2011 by Kristi · No Comments
From NCBI: The NCBI C++ Toolkit v7.0.0 is now available from the FTP site. The Toolkit contains C++ language sources of NCBI software that can be used to build standalone BLAST, Sequin, Cn3D, and other NCBI tools and utilities. Also check out the The NCBI C++ Toolkit Book, Edited by Denis Vakatov, on the NCBI [...]
Tags:2011, bioinformatics, BLAST, genomics, informatics, Information, NCBI, NIH, research, software
Lecture Announcement: Bioinformatics (data, databases, & software)
May 2nd, 2011 by Kristi · No Comments
I am really excited to close out the “Genomic Techniques and Analysis” section of the Introduction to Genomic Medicine lecture series today with an introduction to bioinformatics and suggestions of how you can apply tools and databases to research. I’ll cover a number of topics, including: some general concepts to keep in mind when searching/using/analyzing [...]
Tags:2011, bioinformatics, BLAST, data, database, event, genome browser, ICTS, informatics, Information, NCBI, research, St. Louis, tutorial, Washington University
Bioinformatics Tutorials
August 10th, 2009 by Kristi · 1 Comment
There are a number of great tutorials on the web for bioinformatics-related applications and topics. Here are a few that I’ve run across. Are there any missing? Feel free to add any that I might have left out in the ‘comments’ section! BioInformatics Tutorials Series (BITS) from Countway Library of Medicine at Harvard and the [...]
Tags:bioinformatics, BLAST, database, EBI, education, Ensembl, genome, genome browser, helpful, informatics, Information, NCBI, resources, sequence, tool, tutorial, webinar
Hands-on training at EBI – Sequence to Genes: Genome Informatics
January 15th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
This looks like a good opportunity for anyone who might be able to attend: Registration is now open for the Sequence to Genes course at the EBI. This course will provide you with an overview of various nucleotide sequence and genome resources at the EBI. Participants should have a basic understanding of molecular biology. Applicants [...]
Tags:bioinformatics, BLAST, course, database, EBI, event, informatics, software
BLAST +
January 13th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
From NCBI News BLAST+, all new BLAST available on web service and for download The all-new NCBI BLAST+, built with the NCBI C++ toolkit, is now live on the NCBI Web service and is available for download from the BLAST area of the ftp site. The new BLAST+ suite of programs offers more flexible options, [...]
Tags:bioinformatics, BLAST, NCBI, sequence, software
