Bioinformatics unit - an overview

Mission

The Unit is responsible for bioinformatics infrastructure necessary for the acquisition, secure storage, analysis and electronic distribution of data generated with the functional genomics high-throughput technologies, as well as providing resource for computational functional genomics. In particular, it provides framework for: 

Analysis of complex data generated by microarray and proteomics projects carried out in the Facility. Computational functional analysis of system-wide proteome and/or  transcriptome content e.g. functional annotations, structural assignments, sequence clustering. 

Consultancy

Advice is given on using bioinformatics in the context of designing valuable projects, technical aspects of ongoing projects as well as possible follow-up studies that could lead to interesting discoveries. The level of involvement depends on the particular project and may range from simple advise, through training to full collaboration (co-publication). 

Training

Basic training is provided on using both bioinformatics hardware and software used in the Facility. This may involve occasional help or directing to the proper literature as well as running full hands-on workshops. 

Collaborations

Collaborations are invited either for long-term projects or short-term tasks related to ongoing projects. Also newly created Bioinformatics Research Centre at the Department of Computing Science, invites collaborations particularly if they can contribute to development of new methods or improvements in experimental design.