Bioinformatics

ICBR-Bioinformatics@ad.ufl.edu   ///  (352) 273-8049   ///    RRID: SCR_019120
Bioinformatics Consulting, Data Analytics, Single-Cell Analysis, Metagenomics & More

CORE OVERVIEW

The Bioinformatics core offers bioinformatics consulting and data analytics to help researchers analyze and understand the large data sets acquired from next generation sequencing and array-based technologies. We coordinate closely with other ICBR cores (Next-Gen Sequencing, Gene Expression, Cytometry, and Proteomics) on shared projects. 

We collaborate with researchers in designing experiments and analyzing complex datasets by applying various data-analytical and theoretical methods, mathematical modeling and computational techniques.  We develop and operate comprehensive pipelines enabling large-scale data processing, including NGS data analysis (e.g., RNA-Seq, DNA-Seq, methyl-Seq and ChIP-Seq) single-cell analysistranscriptome and genome annotation (project-based EST/genomic sequence assembly, annotation and gene prediction), variant detection, metagenomics (characterization of microbial communities) and microarray-based data analysis (statistical and functional data analysis from major microarray platforms).

Bioinformatics staff members have extensive experience in bioinformatics, genomics, transcriptomics and translational informatics in plant, animal and microbial systems. Our expertise includes big data analysis, statistical analysis, software development and high-performance computing. We strive to be scientific collaborators – rather than just service providers – using our expertise and skills to ensure the success of your projects.

Our services are offered at a standard hourly rate, and can be accessed on a fee-for-service basis or as long-term collaborations.

CORE NEWS

ICBR’s Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul Honored as Lifetime Fellow by the AAAS ICBR’s Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul Honored as Lifetime Fellow by the AAAS
ICBR's Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul Honored as Lifetime Fellow by the AAAS
The American Association for the Advancement of Science honors 19 UF faculty as Lifetime Fellows Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul, alongside 18 other UF faculty, has been honored as a Lifetime Fellow of AAAS. Dr. Paul was honored for “distinguished contributions to the understanding of life’s ability to move beyond planet Earth, as well as extraordinary service to the space biology science community”. Her research focuses on how plants respond to environmental change, with emphasis on spaceflight...
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ICBR’s Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul Honored as Lifetime Fellow by the AAAS
Surviving Space: Extreme Plant Adaptation Surviving Space: Extreme Plant Adaptation
Surviving Space: Extreme Plant Adaptation
Which plants have the best chances for survival in space? That’s the question being addressed by Principal Investigators Anna-Lisa Paul and Robert Ferl in the Epigenetic Adaptation to the Spaceflight Environment – Accumulated Genomic Change Induced by Generations in Space (Plant Habitat-03) investigation which will soon launch to the International Space Station aboard Northrop Grumman’s 18th commercial resupply services mission for NASA. “One of the exciting things about space biology ...
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Surviving Space: Extreme Plant Adaptation
Important Dates and Submission Deadlines for Calendar Year End Important Dates and Submission Deadlines for Calendar Year End
Important Dates and Submission Deadlines for Calendar Year End
Please note: Due to the Calendar Year End, the last invoices to process for 2022 will be created on Monday, December 12th. ICBR’s upcoming billing schedule will be altered as follows: 12/12/2022 – Last invoices generated in 2022 12/19/2022 at noon – Deadline to submit disputes for 2022 payment. If you have expiring funds, please work with your core laboratory contact to make sure your project is completed and billed before the 6/13/2022 invoices are posted.   Sample Submission D...
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Important Dates and Submission Deadlines for Calendar Year End
ICBR Closed over Thanksgiving Holiday ICBR Closed over Thanksgiving Holiday
ICBR Closed over Thanksgiving Holiday
ICBR will be closed Thursday (November 24th) and Friday (November 25th) for the Thanksgiving holiday. We here at ICBR are thankful for you, and hope you enjoy the holiday!   Normal business hours will resume on Monday, November 28th.     ...
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ICBR Closed over Thanksgiving Holiday
Scientific expedition to study human impact on Florida Everglades Scientific expedition to study human impact on Florida Everglades
Scientific expedition to study human impact on Florida Everglades
Scientific expedition to study human impact on Florida Everglades A team of five that includes a female University of Florida professor as its lead scientist will embark Thursday on a dangerous trek across the Florida Everglades to assess the impact of humans on the world’s largest subtropical wilderness. The group will retrace an 1897 canoe journey that was first completed by explorer and scientist Hugh de Laussat Willoughby. Tracie Baker, an associate professor of environmental and global h...
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Scientific expedition to study human impact on Florida Everglades
Big Changes for ICBR Electron Microscopy Core in 2023 Big Changes for ICBR Electron Microscopy Core in 2023
Big Changes for ICBR Electron Microscopy Core in 2023
We are excited to announce that our EM core is going to be relocated entirely in CGRC. The move should not only offer our users additional convenience with a singular location and increased proximity to our peer cores, but the renovation will provide our users with a revamped lab space that will expand the capabilities and offerings of our EM team. We are very excited about the next steps, but there is still a lot of work left to do. EM is currently doing their best to facilitate this move while...
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Big Changes for ICBR Electron Microscopy Core in 2023
ICBR Announces Special Pilot Grant Opportunity ICBR Announces Special Pilot Grant Opportunity
ICBR Announces Special Pilot Grant Opportunity
DEADLINE EXTENDED: ICBR Announces Special Pilot Grant Opportunity The mission of ICBR is to champion and enable scientific discovery and innovation throughout the University of Florida research community by providing access to world-class biotechnology expertise and instrumentation. To introduce the UF research community to the use of Oxford Nanopore Technology PromethION nanopore DNA sequencing, the ICBR is requesting pilot project proposals utilizing this technology for funding consideration. ...
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ICBR Announces Special Pilot Grant Opportunity
Repeat performance: UF again ranked No. 5 among public universities by U.S. News & World Report Repeat performance: UF again ranked No. 5 among public universities by U.S. News & World Report
Repeat performance: UF again ranked No. 5 among public universities by U.S. News & World Report
Repeat performance: UF again ranked No. 5 among public universities by U.S. News & World Report UF News For the second year in a row, the University of Florida is listed as one of the top five public research universities in the nation, according to the 2023 Best Colleges rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. The No. 5 recognition reaffirms UF’s status as an academic powerhouse in research, innovation, educational excellence, student outcomes and technology transfer. ...
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Repeat performance: UF again ranked No. 5 among public universities by U.S. News & World Report