Welcome

The Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) is an international research center led by Claire M. Fraser Ph.D. and a team of interdisciplinary faculty. The investigators apply the powerful tools of genomics and bioinformatics to understand genome function in health and disease, to study molecular and cellular networks in a variety of model systems, and to generate data and bioinformatics resources of value to the international scientific community. The scientific discoveries that are being made at IGS are helping to unravel the mysteries of biological systems and to improve healthcare for people around the world.

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Bioinformatics is the application of information technology to biological data. More...
Discovering how proteins work is essential to understanding disease mechanisms. More...
The tools to examine the complete genetic "roadmap" of pathogens. More...
We are not alone! Trillions of microbes (the human microbiota) reside on and in the human body. More...
Some of the most difficult diseases to treat are caused by eukaryotic pathogens. More...
A new era of personalized medicine. More...
Introduction to Bioinformatics What is Bioinformatics? How does it interface with high throughput sequencing?
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HMPDACC An overview of the Human Microbiome Project and the Data Analysis & Coordination Center.
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Bioinformatics Work Projects An overview of computational biology and bioinformatics projects at the Institute for Genome Sciences.
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Dr. Claire Fraser The Business of Research: Genomics and Biomedicine.
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E. coli Research E. coli outbreak in Germany
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Careers In Bioinformatics Working at the Institute for Genome Sciences in Baltimore, Maryland.
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PacBio User Group Meeting & Bioinformatics Workshop

IGS will be hosting a Pacific Biosciences User Group Meeting on Tuesday, June 18th. The meeting will be a forum for users to discuss how they are applying SMRT Sequencing to their applications and to exchange best practices.

We will also be hosting an afternoon bioinformatics workshop preceding the meeting on Monday, June 17th. The workshop will focus on experimental design and analysis for de novo assembly, as well as base modification detection using SMRT Analysis 2.0.

Bioinformatics Workshop
Monday, June 17, 2013
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT
User Group Meeting
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
9:00 am – 5:00 pm EDT

RSVP or see the complete schedule of event speakers