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The Institute of Bioinformatics at the University of Georgia invites applications at the Assistant Professor level for a tenure-track faculty position in bioinformatics or computational biology starting August 2015. We welcome applications from candidates with experience in any area of bioinformatics or biological data science/data analytics research.

The candidate should have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in the sciences or any related field and a strong research record at the interface of computing and life science. The successful candidate will join our highly-active interdisciplinary program in Bioinformatics (http://iob.uga.edu) with a tenure home in one of the following Franklin College Departments: Computer Science, Genetics or Plant Biology   (http://www.franklin.uga.edu/academics/departments.php). The candidate will be expected to maintain a rigorous, externally funded research program and contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching. To apply, candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of their three best publications, and statements of research interests and teaching philosophy (no more than 4 pages total) as a single PDF file to https://www.franklin.uga.edu/jobs/apply.php?id=92. Three letters of recommendation should be uploaded separately to the same web site. The committee will begin reviewing applications on December 1, 2014, and continue until the position has been filled.

The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, its many units, and the University of Georgia are committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty and students and sustaining a work and learning environment that is inclusive. The University is an EEO/AA Institution. Women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Georgia is well known for its quality of life in regard to both outdoor and urban activities. The University of Georgia, the oldest state-chartered university in the United States, is a land/sea grant institution located in the city of Athens (http://visitathensga.com/), 70 miles northeast of Atlanta.

Institute of Bioinformatics graduate student Deli Liu published a paper in the July issue of Cancer Research

Click on the title to read the article: Molecular Homology and Difference between Spontaneous Canine Mammary Cancer and Human Breast Cancer

Institute of Bioinformatics Associate Faculty member Travis Glenn recently published a paper in the journal Nature.  To read this article, please follow the link below.

The drivers of tropical speciation

The research of Dr. Ying Xu was highlighted in UGA Today.

To access the article, click here

The latest book by Dr. Ying Xu, along with co-authors Drs. J. David Puett and former lab member Juan Cui, Cancer Bioinformatics has been published by Springer.

For more information

Lexiang Ji was first author on a paper that was recently published by Frontiers in Genetics.  The paper, linked below, is titled, Methylated DNA is over-represented in whole-genome bisulfite sequencing data.

http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2014.00341/abstract

The Quantitative Biology Consulting Group (QBCG) was featured in the September 15, 2014 edition of UGA’s COLUMNS Newspaper.  The Cybersights article showcases QBCG’s redesigned website.

http://columns.uga.edu/news/fulltext/consulting-group-updates-web-presence/

Graduate student Dong Zhang has been awarded the 2014 Ying Xu Award for his paper “CSGRqtl, a Comparative Quantitative Trait Locus Database for the Saccharinae Grasses”.  The Institute of Bioinformatics is very proud of this accomplishment and sends our congratulations to Dong.

Shaying Zhao receives NCI grant to discover cancer drivers with man’s best friend

Shaying Zhao has received a five year $1.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to identify colorectal cancer driver genes using a novel dog-human comparative  genomics and oncology approach.

Congratulations Shaying!

Graduate Student Xi Gu has been selected to participate in this year’s Graduate School Emerging Leaders Program.

As stated on the Graduate School website:

The Emerging Leaders Program is an invited leadership workshop sponsored by the Graduate School.  This two and a half-day program, which is held off campus, helps you learn from experts and fellow graduate students what it means to challenge yourself to be the best leader you can be.  You’ll attend sessions about professional development and leadership skills necessary for entering a workplace characterized by a diversity of people, career opportunities, and ever increasing responsibilities.

Congratulations to Xi on her selection into this program.