Facilities and Services
Bioinformatics
Dissecting Information About Genes, Proteins and Chemicals
Thomas Girke (right, shown with Sargeet Gill, UCR Cell Biology & Neuroscience)
Bioinformatics Facility Director
The Bioinformatics Core provides state-of-the-art resources for large-scale comparative genomics, data mining, systems modeling, and drug discovery to enable scientists from different experimental and computational areas to master the bioinformatic and cheminformatic aspects of their research independently and proficiently. Such approaches permit researchers to interpret and dissect complex information about literally thousands of genes, proteins and chemicals. This intensely computational research is conducted on high-performance servers and supercomputers (Linux cluster) with hundreds of scientific software tools. The Bioinformatics Core organizes in-depth training in modern quantitative biology, and promotes active research collaborations incorporating challenging data analysis, grant writing and research publications.
The Core is managed by Thomas Girke, who holds a dual appointment as Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics and Director of the Bioinformatics Facility. The Core is also staffed by a systems administrator, Shawn Lesniak.
Please visit the extensive Bioinformatics Core web portal, which serves as a roadmap to internal and external bioinformatics resources. Information provided on this site includes available hardware resources, online tools, databases, software, and training opportunities.
Location:
The 900 sq.ft. bioinformatics facility is located at Noel T. Keen Hall, Room 1007. It consists of a state-of-the-art server room, one office and a multifunctional bioinformatics lab that can accommodate eight programmers/students and hands-on workshops with 14 participants.
Provided below are a campus map indicating the location of Noel T. Keen Hall and floorplans (pdfs) of the first and second floors. The Bioinformatics Core Facility is located on the first floor, as detailed on the floorplan.