Genomics Bioinformatics (GBIRG)
Mission
The goals of the Genomics Bioinformatics Research Group (GBIRG) are:
- To investigate questions of interest to all genomics focused bioinformatics and bio-IT cores, by creating surveys of bioinformatics and bio-IT core management and funding models, conducting studies of computational biology analysis tools and data management methods issues, and identifying best practices.
- To explore collaborative bioinformatics and bio-IT support for ABRF genomics focused research group studies.
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Current Membership
Shawn Polson - (Chair) - University of Delaware Charlie Whittaker - (Co- Chair) - MIT Marie Adams - Van Andel Institute Yang Bai - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute George Bell - Whitehead Institute Sara Bowen (Executive Board liaison) - Barrow Neurological Institute Julie Dragon - University of Vermont Suzanne Fei - Oregon Health & Science University Claire Fraser - Barrow Neurological Institute Chris Gates - University of Michigan Scott Givan - Van Andel Institute Sumeet Gupta - Whitehead Institute, MIT Shannan Ho Sui - Harvard University Alper Kucukural - UMass Amherst Nadia Lanman - Purdue Stuart Levine - MIT Alexander Lemenze - Rutgers Jessie Li – UC Davis Maddy MacDonald - U Delaware Jon Preall - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Jyothi Thimmapuram - Purdue Owen Wilkins - Dartmouth
Membership History
Member Name | Organization | Details |
Julie Dragon |
University of Vermont |
Chair: 03/18 - 03/22 |
Christopher Mason |
Weill Cornell Medical College |
Chair: 03/12 - 03/18 |
Nadereh Jafari |
Northwestern Universtiy |
Chair: 03/12 - 03/14 |
Studies
- Multi-year study (2019-2022) Functional Annotation Routines Used by ABRF Bioinformatics Core Facilities - Observations, Comparisons and Considerations
- Key findings highlighted in 2022 ABRF Annual Meeting talk by Shawn Polson
- Study detailed in 2021 ABRF Annual Meeting talk by Charlie Whittaker
- 2019 study: Bioinformatics Core Survey to Assess Challenges Facing Data Analysis Facilities
- Described in 2020 ABRF Annual Meeting Talk by Julie Dragon
- Dragon JA, Gates C, Sui SH, Hutchinson JN, Karuturi RKM, Kucukural A, Polson S, Riva A, Settles ML, Thimmapuram J, Levine SS. Bioinformatics Core Survey Highlights the Challenges Facing Data Analysis Facilities. J Biomol Tech. 2020 Jul;31(2):66-73. doi: 10.7171/jbt.20-3102-005. PMID: 32382253; PMCID: PMC7192196.
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