Dr. Travis Glenn publishes paper in Nature
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.
Dr. Ying Xu Featured in UGA Today
The research of Dr. Ying Xu was highlighted in UGA Today.
To access the article, click here
Cancer Bioinformatics Book published
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.
IOB Student Lexiang Ji publishes paper
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
QBCG Highlighted in COLUMNS Cybersights
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/
Ying Xu Award Announced
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.
Dr. Shaying Zhao Receives NCI Grant
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!
Student Xi Gu Selected
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.
Student Xi Gu Selected
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.
Institute of Bioinformatics Alumni Recruited Far and Wide
Multiple alumni of the Bioinformatics Program at the University of Georgia have gone off to be recruited by multiple, well-known companies and organizations nationwide. Such companies include the Center for Disease Control, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, the National Institutes of Health and multiple research positions at esteemed universities.