Introduction: The genome of the most well studied eukaryotic model organism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain S288c, was sequenced and released in 1996; it was the first complete, high quality genome sequence of an eukaryal organism (1). Since then, the development ofDNAsequencing technologies has yielded scientific breakthroughs that enable us to obtain and analyze genomic DNA sequences […]
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Assessing the utility of metabarcoding for diet analyses of the omnivorous wild pig (Sus scrofa)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.3638/full Ecology and Evolution, (2018), 8:185-196. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3638 Michael S. Robeson II, Kamil Khanipov, George Golovko, Samantha M. Wisely, Michael D. White, Michael Bodenchuck, Timothy J. Smyser, Yuriy Fofanov, Noah Fierer, Antoinette J. Piaggio Abstract Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are an invasive species descended from both domestic swine and Eurasian wild boar that was introduced to […]
dBBQs: dataBase of Bacterial Quality scores
Visanu Wanchai, Preecha Patumcharoenpol, Intawat Nookaew and David Ussery From The 14th Annual MCBIOS Conference Little Rock, AR, USA. 23-25 March 2017 Abstract Background: It is well-known that genome sequencing technologies are becoming significantly cheaper and faster. As a result of this, the exponential growth in sequencing data in public databases allows us to explore […]
Suggested mechanisms for Zika virus causing microcephaly: what do the genomes tell us?
Se-Ran Jun, Trudy M. Wassenaar, Visanu Wanchai, Preecha Patumcharoenpol, Intawat Nookaew and David W. Ussery. © The Author(s). 2017 Published: 28 December 2017 Abstract Background Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging human pathogen. Since its arrival in the Western hemisphere, from Africa via Asia, it has become a serious threat to pregnant women, causing microcephaly and other neuropathies in developing fetuses. The mechanisms behind these teratogenic effects are unknown, although epidemiological […]
Need an app for research?
The Department of Biomedical Informatics, the UAMS TRI and BioVentures, LLC is hosting an event next week to introduce clinicians and researchers to the resources we have on campus that are available to develop mobile and wearable technologies/apps. Come to the event, hear some quick presentations and talk to developers and potential collaborators about your […]
Department of Biomedical Informatics at AMIA 2017 Annual Symposium
The Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) presented its expanded graduate educational offerings in Biomedical Informatics. The expanded program includes a graduate certificate, as well as Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees across four tracks: Translational Bioinformatics Imaging Informatics Clinical Informatics Clinical Research Informatics Drs. Meredith […]
The Arkansas Bioinformatics Consortium Conference AR-BIC 2017
2017 Meeting Theme: Microbiome and Biomedical Informatics We Are an Arkansas Collaborative Community in Bioinformatics Research AR-BIC Third Annual Conference – April 24-25, 2017 at the Embassy Suites, Little Rock, AR Conference organized by: Arkansas Research Alliance, National Center for Toxicological Research and the Arkansas Bioinformatics Consortium For more information, go to: http://www.arkansasbioinformatics.org/
April 14 is Bioinformatics Discovery Day at UALR
Thanks to support from the Arkansas IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Grant (NIGMS (P20 GM103429) at NIH), UALR is pleased to host its first ever UALR Bioinformatics Discovery Day on April 14, 2017 at the Donaghey Student Center on the UA Little Rock Campus. Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary science that combines life sciences, computer/information […]
UAMS Chancellor’s Circle Awards Grants to 12 Programs
Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., awarded 12 UAMS programs a total of $360,000 at the annual Chancellor’s Circle Grant Awards ceremony and reception March 9. This year’s awards again set a record for the most funds distributed, said Rahn. Each of the 12 programs received a $30,000 grant. Members of the Chancellor’s Circle provide roughly $400,000 […]
David W. Ussery, Ph.D., Invested in Inaugural Helen Adams & Arkansas Research Alliance Endowed Chair in Bioinformatics
David W. Ussery, Ph.D., director of the Arkansas Center for Genomic and Epidemiology and Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was invested Feb. 21 as the inaugural recipient of the Helen Adams & Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Endowed Chair in Biomedical Informatics. Ussery, who has worked with bacterial genomics since 1995, joined […]