GW Genomics Core
The GW Genomics Core is now up
and running! For pricing, or to request
services, visit our website,
www.gwgenomics.org.
Projects
Register now for the 2018 BioHealth
Capital Region Forum! Click on the
image above for more information!
The Capital Area Advanced Research
and Education Network is an initiative
designed to build a high-performance
research and education infrastructure
serving the Washington, DC, and
Northern Virginia areas. CAAREN
will facilitate world-class research,
education and knowledge sharing in
the nation’s capital. Click the image
above to learn more!
The CBI works closely with the EBP,
which proposes to sequence all life
on earth! Click the image above to
find out more about the project.
GIGA is a collaborative network of
researchers seeking to tackle major
scintific challenges in the field of
genomics. To find out more, click on
the link above.
CBI Transitions to the Milken Institute School of Public Health
The Computational Biology Institute is highlighted in the Milken Institute School of Public Health's "2016 Progress Report" as we make the exciting transition into the organization. Check us out on page 17!
About the CBI
Announcements
Upcoming Webinar from Science Magazine: Driving Precision Medicine Through Biostatistics--Translating Multiomics Biomarker Data Into Breakthrough Knowledge
Register for this webinar now, which will take place on October 3rd at 12pm! Click the link above to proceed.
satRday DC: Upcoming R Conference at GWU
Interested in learning more about R and data science? Would you like a chance to get to know other "useRs" in an inclusive, supportive and respectful environment, at a community organized and focused conference? The conference is on December 8th, registration closes November 24th! Click the link above for more information.
Workshop: Rapid Biomedical Knowledge Base Construction from Text
This workshop will provide instruction on rapidly creating biomedical knowledge bases from unstructured data, using a tool called Snorkel to automatically extract information from data sources, such as scientific literature and clinical notes. The workshop will be taking place at Stanford University November 6-7th, but free registration application concludes on September 21st.
Bioinformatics Analysis for Conservation Genomics
This new course is designed to provide attendees at any career stage with a theoretical understanding of the methods used in conservation genomics, along with the practical skills necessary to design and carry out the analysis component of a conservation genomics study. Click on the link above for further details! The course runs from October 10 to 19. Please take a look at the additional upcoming courses listed on the site as well!
Check Out Our Postdoctoral Opportunities!
The CBI partners with a number of researchers and organizations to advertise postdoctoral and other opportunities. Check out a new postdoc opportunity in France at our Student Opportunities page!
Photos of the CBI
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The CBI spent some time with George at the game! -
The CBI team! -
Dr. Crandall attending a speech from new GW President Thomas LeBlanc. -
The CBI went out to celebrate Dr. David Stern's successful dissertation defense, and later conquered an escape room! -
The CBI won Escape the Room DC - The Dig! -
Dr. Keith Crandall, Director of the Computational Biology Institute, speaking at Loudoun County Small Business Week.
Featured Publications
Reconstruction of Ancestral Genomes in Presence of Gene Gain and Loss
Burrowing Crayfish Species Mapped
Genetic Analysis Suggests Dwarf Crayfish Share Ancestor
Reconstruction of Ancestral Genomes in Presence of Gene Gain and Loss
Since most dramatic genomic changes are caused by genome rearrangements as well as gene duplications and gain/loss events, it becomes crucial to understand their mechanisms and reconstruct ancestral genomes of the given genomes.
Burrowing Crayfish Species Mapped
In this study, researchers mapped the habitat and evolutionary lineage of burrowing crayfish by analyzing five genes in 19 species of Fallicambarus. The genus Fallicambarus consists entirely of primary burrowers-- crayfish that inhabit burrows for all of their lives. The burrows can have a negative impact when their habitat overlaps with human land-based activities such as farming. Because Fallicambarus is distinct from stream-based crayfish species, habitat shift may impact migration, speciation and conservation.
Genetic Analysis Suggests Dwarf Crayfish Share Ancestor
Though similar in appearance, researchers were unsure if Dwarf crayfish found in distinct locations along the Gulf Coast of United States and into Central México were members of a the same taxonomic genus. Analysis of samples collected at 59 locations support the hypothesis that the Gulf and Mexican Groups shared a common ancestor roughly 40 million years ago. It is likely that the Cambarellus genus became separate groups following changes in geographical barriers and climate, possibly related to the Eocene-Oligocene boundary.
CBI and CTSI-CN
The CBI is a partner with CTSI-CN,
with CBI Director Keith Crandall also
heading the Informatics Core of the
partnership. To learn more, please
visit www.ctsi-cninformatics.org.
Corporate Partnerships
The Computational Biology Institute is proud to partner with:
Karna supports Federal agencies in the areas of science, research,
technology, lab, communications, and management consulting.
AMPEL BioSolutions interrogates, analyzes, synthesizes and
interprets the world's biomedical knowledge to provide novel
solutions for clinical research questions.
Research News
Keith Crandall Published in Journal of Crustacean Biology
Dr Keith Crandall, Director of the Computational Biology Institute and Professor with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, co-authored an arti
Alekseyev and Alexeev Published in Journal of Computational Biology
Dr. Max Alekseyev (Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computational Biology, faculty in Computational Biology Institute) and Dr.
Keith Crandall and Marcos Perez-Losada Publish Article Concerning Seminal Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Origination from Multiple Genital Organs
Dr. Keith Crandall, Director of the Computational Biology Institute (CBI) and Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (DEB), and Dr.
Tool Developed by Pavel Avdeyev Used in Recent Study in Nature
A recent study published in Nature, titled "Reconstruction of the diapsid ancestral genome permits chromosome evolution tracing in avian
Marcos Pérez-Losada Published in Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny
Assistant Professor Marcos Pérez-Losada (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Computational Biology Institute) recently co-authored an article pub
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