OmicsLogic: Genomic Data Analysis is an online bioinformatics training program that will provide an in-depth overview of concepts and analytical tools used to study genomic variation. Each week, participants will meet online to discuss various aspects of NGS data processing, genomic data analysis, and interpretation. After the first introductory lectures, participants will have the opportunity to get guidance and work on curated datasets or develop independent projects that leverage the tools and concepts covered in this program.  Introduction to exploratory analysis in R and python Hand ..read more

Today I wanted to discuss precision medicine and its application in bioinformatics. My name is Rutvi Vaja and I am currently working with Pine Biotech, a Bioinformatics company dedicated to work on bioinformatics education and research as a campus ambassador. Together we started a student club called “SCIOMICS”. The goal of the SCIOMICS Club is to help students learn about bioinformatics research via group sessions, easy to take courses, debates and discussions. Bioinformatics and its related domains are vast and offer a great opportunity for students of life sciences to forge their own path ..read more

This OmicsLogic NGS Gene Expression: Transcriptomics Research & Training Program India will introduce real-world applications of RNA-seq and provide participants with hands-on skills and logical background to the full RNA-seq analysis approach. We will review methods of quantitative and qualitative analysis of mRNA expression in a sample. Other sessions will focus on how data is generated using Next-Generation Sequencing. Practical sessions will guide participants to use the methods we review on several project datasets to practice generating a table of expression from raw FASTq files and ..read more

In this blog post, we will review a compilation of data sources and scientific literature associated with -omics data for Malaria research. To compile this article, our team has reviewed publicly available datasets generated using Next generation sequencing and case studies that demonstrate the utility of this sequencing technique. The objective of this review is to provide examples and starting points for students and researchers who are interested in bioinformatics for infectious diseases, and especially the genetic diversity, diagnosis and treatment of Malaria. What Causes Malaria and What ..read more

Why Bioinformatics Internship? As we approach the summer, many are considering internships or jobs during the summer. Summer internship in bioinformatics is an exciting opportunity to gain experience, work with experts and apply the skills you learn in bioinformatics training to real-world challenges. Bioinformatics Training As 2021 started, many still find themselves in partial lockdown, eager to get back to normal, but facing a harsh reality – we are still looking at months (if not years) of “pandemic” mode at the very least. During the lockdown, many have started learning new skills, develo ..read more

A discussion on the Selective Pressures, Biology and Genomics of SARS-COV-2. The focus of this discussion is on the epidemiology of SARS-COV-2 and how novel variants discussed in research literature and on mass media might play a role in the vaccine rollout around the world.  Dr. Gus Kousoulas is the Head of Department of Pathobiological Sciences, the Director of the Division of Biotechnology & Molecular Medicine (BIOMMED) at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. He is also the Principal Investigator of Louisiana Biomedical Res ..read more

Bioinformatics for Infectious Diseases is a program developed in collaboration with Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), Ghana’s leading biomedical research institute at the University of Ghana. The program is designed to introduce students, clinicians and researchers to the role and the applications of bioinformatics to the study of pathogenic microorganisms and their interaction with the host and vectors.  Using examples from peer-reviewed publications, participants will learn to apply bioinformatics tools to publicly available genomic and transcriptomic data on Plas ..read more

Alzheimer’s (disease, or AD) is a complex neurodegenerative disease caused by several genetic and epigenetic factors. These are driven by genetic variation, changes in gene expression as well as gene-environmental interactions that could be involved in disease onset.   Recent progress in high-throughput technologies have led to a new scenario in investigating pathologies, named the “Omics era”, which integrate the opportunity to collect large amounts of data and information at the molecular and protein levels together with the development of novel computational and statistical tools ..read more

I am Dilara Diken, a Molecular Biology and Genetics student at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul. During my undergraduate years I worked as a lab assistant in the Genetics Lab, where I attended course lab sessions. I was also lucky enough to participate in research aimed at non-small cell lung cancer but I was mainly involved in the wet lab and I did not get the opportunity to take part in dry lab. Since arguably the most important part of a research is actually making sense of the data that is collected, I wanted to learn more about bioinformatics methods. When I was searching for courses onl ..read more

“I am Simay Dolaner who is studying Molecular Biology and Genetics at Bahcesehir University,  Turkey. I am an undergraduate research assistant at a cancer biology laboratory, experienced  in the wet lab, and practiced diverse experiments. However, my knowledge of dry lab in the  means of bioinformatics was quite limited. During the pandemic, I wanted to improve myself  in this field and came across the internship opportunity at Pine Biotech. When I examined the  website of the program, I saw that it was a very well-equipped and extremely educational  program, but ..read more