News
16th December 2010
Bioinformatics: making sense of the information flood
Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, scientists have been inundated by biological information. Bioinformatics is helping to make sense of it all. The Australian Academy of Science’s new Nova: Science in the news topic, ‘Bioinformatics: making sense of the information flood’ has the latest information http://www.science.org.au/nova/124/124key.html The topic describes how bioinformatics tools are being used to develop new medical treatments and to make advances in areas such as agriculture and biology. It also includes classroom activities, a glossary and links to further useful resources.
- The Royal Society of New Zealand
28th July 2010
One of our directors, James Curran, has published a book! Whilst not necessarily aimed at bioinformatics, it provides a good introduction to the statistical analysis of data from experiments. The book is aimed at experimentalists and lab workers, not statisticians.
Here's the link to the bookIntroduction to Data Analysis with R for Forensic Scientists (International Forensic Science and Investigation)
7th April 2010
Here are some recent publications from members of the Bioinformatics Institute!
- Mehta S., Shelling A., Muthukaruppan A., Lasham A., Blenkiron C., Laking G. andPrint C.(In press) Predictive and Prognostic Molecular Markers for Cancer Medicine. Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology, 2010
- Jeffs A, Glover A, Slobbe L, He S, Woolley A,Print C,Baguley B, and Eccles M. A gene expression signature of invasion in metastatic melanoma cells. PLoS ONE; 24(12):e8461, 2010
- Tamada Y, Imoto S, Araki H, Nagasaki M,Print C,Charnock-Jones D S and Miyano S. Estimating Genome-Wide Gene Networks Using Nonparametric Bayesian Network Models on Massively Parallel Computers. (In press) IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, 2010
- Ohlsson Teague E,Print Cand Hull L. The role of microRNAs in endometriosis and associated conditions. Hum Reprod Update, 16(2):142-65, 2010
4th August 2009
- Abbott, W. G. H.,Tsai, P.,Leung, E., Trevarton, A., ‘Ofanoa, M., Hornell, J., Gane, E. J., Munn, S.R., andRodrigo, A. G.(In press) Associations between HLA Class I Alleles and Escape Mutations in the Hepatitis B Virus Core Gene in New Zealand-Resident Tongans. Journal of Virology
- Rambaut, A; Ho, SYW;Drummond, AJ.Accommodating the Effect of Ancient DNA Damage on Inferences of Demographic Histories. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 26 (2): 245-248 FEB 2009. Full text
- Atkinson, QD; Gray, RD;Drummond, AJ.Bayesian coalescent inference of major human mitochondrial DNA haplogroup expansions in Africa. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 276 (1655): 367-373 JAN 22 2009. Full text
- Gray, RD;Drummond, AJ;Greenhill, SJ. Language Phylogenies Reveal Expansion Pulses and Pauses in Pacific Settlement. SCIENCE, 323 (5913): 479-483 JAN 23 2009. Full text
-Marks E. J., Rodrigo A. G.& Brunton D. H (In press). Ecstatic Display Calls of the Adélie penguin honestly predict male condition and breeding success. Behaviour.
-Wu, S.H.,Black, M.A., North, R. A., Atkinson, K.,R. andRodrigo, A. G.(In press). A statistical model to identify differentially expressed proteins in 2D PAGE gels. PLoS Comp. Biol.
- Marion Blumenstein1, Michael T. McMaster, Michael A. Black,Steven Wu,Roneel Prakash, Janine Cooney, Lesley M. E. McCowan, Garth J. S. Cooper and Robyn A. North. A proteomic approach identifies early pregnancy biomarkers for preeclampsia: Novel linkages between a predisposition to preeclampsia and cardiovascular disease. Proteomic
-Hayward, J. H.andRodrigo, A. G.(In press). Molecular epidemiology of feline immunodeficiency virus in the domestic cat (Felis catus). Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology
-Rodrigo, A. G.(2009) The coalescent. In The Phylogenetics Handbook 2nd Edition (eds. Salemi, M., Vandamme A.M, and Lemey, P). Cambridge University Press.
-Langhoff, P.,Authier, A., Buckley, T. R., Dugdale, J. S.,Rodrigo, A., and Newcomb, R.D. (In press). DNA barcoding of the endemic New Zealand leafroller moth genera, Ctenopseustis and Planotortrix. Molecular Ecology Notes. Full text
-Rodrigo, A. G., Tsai, P.,andShearman, H.2009. On the Use of Bootstrapped Topologies in Coalescent-Based Bayesian McMc Inference: A Comparison of Estimation and Computational Efficiencies. Evolutionary Bioinformatics 5:97-105. Full text
- Gillman, L. N., D. J. Keeling,H. A. Ross,and S. D. Wright. (In press). Latitude, elevation and the tempo of molecular evolution in mammals. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences.
- Wright, S. D., L. N. Gillman,H. A. Ross,and D. J. Keeling. (In press). Slower tempo of microevolution in island birds: implications for conservation biology. Evolution.
- Anderson, M. G.,H. A. Ross,D. H. Brunton, and M. E. Hauber. (In press). Begging call matching between a specialist brood parasite and its host: A comparative approach to detect co-evolution. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.