On July 24th, the Genome Science Institute is hosting a seminar to introduce the new Globus Genomics site license. Globus Genomics is a computing platform for next generation sequencing data analysis and management. This seminar will introduce the functionality of this resource and provide details on the scope of the license and how to access […]
The BUMC Genome Science Institute (GSI), established in 2008, fosters collaboration and serves as a resource for Boston University investigators engaged in genetics and genomics research and education. The GSI is pleased to announce the recipients of the sixth annual GSI Seed Grant Award. Of nine applications, the following recipients were selected following peer review of […]
Applications are now being accepted for a new endowed professor position, the Aubrey Milunsky Professor of Human Genetics. Please click here for more information on how to apply.
The Next Generation Sequencing Mini-Symposium held on Thursday, November 29, 2012 was a huge success with a large turnout and quality presentations focusing on mRNA-seq, sncRNA-seq, and ChIP-seq. The following is a list of presenters with a link to their presentation slides. 1:00 pm Rick Myers (GSI Director) – Introduction and Overview MYERS_NGS Symposium mRNA […]
Click to Enlarge Standing: Rebecca Kusko, Zachary Hunter, Carly Garrison, Artie Lambert, Anna Lyubetskaya, Joshua CampbellSitting: Kahkeshan Hijazi and Hilo Milo Rasouly Missing: Kristen Ott, Sarah Heerboth, and Ying Shen At the Genome Science 2012 Research Symposium awards were given to graduate students and post doctoral fellow for oral and poster presentations. The following is a […]
The 2012 Annual Genome Science Institute Research Symposium held on Monday, October 22 was a resounding sucess with participation from both Boston University campuses and seven technology partners.
The 2012 Seed Grant Recipients were: Matthew Jones, PhD, Pulmonary Collaborators: Kenneth H. Albrecht, PhD, Medicine, Genetics and Genomic; Caryn L. Navarro, PhD, Medicine Aims: To determine whether ZCCHC11 deficiency affects the content level and uridylation of testicular sncRNAs using deep sequencing, mRNA expression using microarrays, and retrotransposon expression using qRT-PCR. To how and when […]
The inaugural meeting of the Next Gen Sequencing working group took place on January 24th. Over 30 individuals attended to discuss the needs of the university for next gen sequencing from library preparation to result analysis. For the next meeting Andi Broka will present on the LinGA High Performance Compute Cluster and its analytical capabilities […]