Just wanted to share some excellent resources in bioinformatics that I happened to catch on Twitter this morning. Both are dedicated issues and both are freely available online (yay!): The BioMart Virtual Issue from Database: The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation (HT @emblebi). If you haven’t had a chance to play with BioMart, please [...]
Entries Tagged as 'genome browser'
Worthwhile reads in bioinformatics…
November 21st, 2011 by Kristi · No Comments
Tags:bioinformatics, EBI, genome browser, informatics, Information, journal
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
Lecture Announcement: Genome Browsers
April 7th, 2011 by Kristi · No Comments
The genome browser is the key visualization tool for genomics research. In this week’s seminar, Dr. Conrad will cover the use of genome browsers for manipulation and cross-referencing of data, for generating hypotheses and for documenting results. Genome Browsers Monday, April 11th @ 4:00 PM Wohl Auditorium Don Conrad, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in [...]
Tags:2011, genome browser, genomics, ICTS, Information, Washington University
OpenHelix Tutorials Now Available
April 27th, 2010 by Kristi · No Comments
The Becker Medical Library has purchased a campus subscription to OpenHelix giving faculty, students and staff access to over 90 tutorial suites on bioinformatics and genomic resources. OpenHelix provides tutorials covering many types of resources including protein databases, bioinformatics analysis tools, model organism databases, SNP databases, comparative genomics, pathway and interaction resources and much more. [...]
Tags:bioinformatics, database, genome browser, genomics, informatics, Information, sequence, software, tutorial, variation, visualization, Washington University
OpenHelix Search and Learn Portal
November 11th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
Washington University has the opportunity to evaluate the new OpenHelix Search and Learn Portal at www.openhelix.com. The portal directs you to the most relevant publicly available bioinformatics and genomics resources on the web, and then gives you immediate access to tutorials, training materials, and useful tips and information developed by OpenHelix. A quick reference card [...]
Tags:bioinformatics, database, Ensembl, genetic, genome, genome browser, genomics, informatics, NCBI, resources, sequence, software, tool, 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
Biology Rocks!
February 28th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
Here’s a quick round up of interesting weird and wonderful things from the past week or so. The best bits are below: Sciencey: Biology rocks! Bob Goldstein, a UNC evolutionary and developmental biologist, spoke with The Scientist about how the school’s biology posters end up looking like collector’s items, and not just lackluster placards that [...]
Tags:Ensembl, event, funding, genome browser, helpful, Information, interesting, link round-up, NIH, NSF, policy, posters, resources
Ensembl Genome Browser updates
January 11th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
Read all about Ensembl’s new design, improved web code, and future plans here: Be sure to check out the Ensembl Genome Browser. Ensembl makes it easy to: Mine Ensembl with BioMart and export sequences or tables in text, html, or Excel format Add custom tracks using our new Control Panel Upload your own data and [...]
Tags:bioinformatics, database, Ensembl, genome browser, resources
NCBI’s Sequence Viewer
April 15th, 2008 by Kristi · No Comments
Just a quick post to point out a great resource…Sequence Viewer (SV)! The NCBI Sequence Viewer is being phased in to replace the graphical display option available from the Nucleotide and Protein databases. The functions included with the first release of this viewer are limited. Read the SV help documentation (see the “?” in the [...]
Tags:genome, genome browser, informatics, Information, NCBI, sequence
