Bioinformatics Core - Abstract During our initial funding periods, the NV INBRE Bioinformatics Core supported research investigating Cell Growth and Differentiation by providing sound experimental design and statistical analysis of basic biomedical and clinical experiments; analysis of whole-genome and whole-transcriptome next-generation sequencing data, proteomic data, microarray data; computational resources and infrastructure. The Core will continue to provide resources and services supporting experimental design, statistical analysis of basic science and clinical studies, analysis of proteomic data, pathway analysis, genome-wide association studies, and generation and analysis of next-generation sequencing data. In this renewal, the Core will grow to support the design and analysis of more advanced clinical studies, including a new initiative to support more sophisticated disease association studies based on whole-genome sequencing and SNP chip technology. In addition, The Core will develop and implement a strong and diverse statewide Bioinformatics Outreach and Training Program to teach, train, and mentor undergraduate students in our Outreach Institutions to incorporate Big Data into biomedical research. This program will include 1) Bioinformatics Research Experiences offering on-site training sessions for undergraduates at the Outreach Institutions to provide hands-on, one-on-one tutoring and training in the use of tools and approaches relevant to their bioinformatics classroom topics or research, 2) Bioinformatics Workshops focusing on tools to analyze genomic, environmental, medical, economic, and social network data, and tools to examine them, and 3) Big Data Analytics Training Modules in which students will learn basic approaches to combining large datasets from complex databases.

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Bioinformatics Core - Project Narrative The Nevada INBRE Bioinformatics Core will support research investigating Cell Growth and Differentiation by (1) Continuing to serve and support basic science research state-wide with a focus on current next-generation whole-genome sequencing studies and their biomedical applications, (2) Expanding to support the design and analysis of advanced clinical studies, and (3) Implementing a strong statewide Bioinformatics Outreach and Training Program to teach, train, and mentor undergraduate students in Nevada Outreach Institutions to enable them to incorporate Big Data and advanced analytical tools into biomedical research. These aims will facilitate researchers to perform state-of-the-art biomedical research and compete successfully for NIH funding.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Exploratory Grants (P20)
Project #
5P20GM103440-17
Application #
9674512
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZGM1)
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2019-04-01
Budget End
2020-03-31
Support Year
17
Fiscal Year
2019
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Nevada Reno
Department
Type
DUNS #
146515460
City
Reno
State
NV
Country
United States
Zip Code
89557
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