Category: Recent News

2024 Bioinformatics Masters Summer Internship Program

The BU Bioinformatics MS Program and the Genome Science Institute are pleased to announce the matching of this summer’s investigators and MS students for the Bioinformatics Masters Summer Internship Program. PI: Ella Zeldich, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology Student: Shreya Nalluri PI: Chao Zhang, Department of Computational Medicine Students: Truman Folger, Zach Derse, Saumya Pothukuchi, and Muxi Wang PI: Jinying […]

GSI 2024 Pilot Grant Competition: Winners

The Genome Science Institute is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Pilot Grant Competition. We were able to support nine one-year pilot projects; each to enhance genetics and genomics research at Boston University/Boston Medical Center, with the use of kits, reagents, and other services with new genomic technologies. 1. “Analysis of RNA modifications […]

GSI 15th Annual Research Symposium: Winners

The Genome Science Institute held its 15th Annual Research Symposium on November 16th. The symposium was greatly attended by students, post-doctoral associates, staff, and faculty. The GSI team thanks all of those who participated from those presenting in the Trainees’ Lightning Talks, Faculty Talks, and the Poster Session. Congratulations to Andre Krunic (Ph.D. Candidate in the […]

2023 Bioinformatics Masters Summer Internship Program

The BU Bioinformatics MS Program and the Genome Science Institute are pleased to announce the matching of this summer’s investigators and MS students for the Bioinformatics Masters Summer Internship Program. PI: Deborah Lang, Department of Dermatology Student: Khushi PI: Tara Moore, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology Student: Sonal PI: Ella Zeldich, Department of Anatomy & […]

GSI 2023 Pilot Grant Competition

The Genome Science Institute is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Pilot Grant Competition. We were able to support seven one-year pilot grants up to $10,000; each to enhance genetics and genomics research at Boston University/Boston Medical Center, with the use of kits, reagents, and other services with new genomic technologies. “Deciphering the […]

Upcoming GSI Technology Seminars

The BU Genome Science Institute (GSI) is kicking off the Spring 2023 semester with new programs, and we are pleased to announce our upcoming seminars taking place in K-103 (Conte Building) from 12p – 2 p.m.: https://www.bumc.bu.edu/gsi/seminars/gsi-seminar-series/ Tuesday, January 24th – Parse Biosciences SplitSeq Technology Presentation – Joseph Kelley. Tuesday, February 7th – EpiCypher Cut&Run […]

GSI Symposium 2022: Winners

The Genome Science Institute held its 14th Annual Research Symposium on November 17th. It was the first in-person symposium post pandemic in the newly renamed Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine – Hiebert Lounge. The symposium was greatly attended by students, post-doctoral associates, staff, and faculty. The GSI team thanks all of those […]

New Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine subscription access to the journal Genome Research

The BU Genome Science Institute would like to thank Young Joo Moon and Kate Flewelling of the Boston University Alumni Medical Library for helping our research community obtain a subscription to the premier genomics journal ‘Genome Research (bu.edu)’  from the Cold Spring Harbor Labs Press.  This link https://genome-cshlp-org.ezproxy.bu.edu/  will take you to the subscription login. […]

Recap of GSI Supported MS Bioinformatics Internship Program

The MS Bioinformatics Program held a successful internship program with the support of the Genome Science Institute. The program was mentored by Dr. Gargi Dayama and Dr. Joey Orofino. Six GSI faculty members participated in the internship program, hosting several bioinformatics students. “RNA sequencing and proteomics analysis to identify molecular pathways implicated in the development […]