Bioinformatics and Information Science Center

 

BISC

Bioinformatics and Information Science Center

Mission Statement and Goals

The mission of the Bioinformatics and Information Science Center at WKU is to build and maintain an interdisciplinary community, with student engagement, that will collaboratively propose and solve problems in bioinformatics and information science.

 

As part of its mission, BISC will develop goals and procedures to:

1. Advance bioinformatics and information science at WKU by bringing together members of the research community who are interested in informatics.
2. Advance learning by engaging students in experiences that combine technical skills, scientific integrity, collaboration, and real-world opportunities.
3. Develop a support network for bioinformatics and information research and projects through collaboration and consulting.
4. Build a strong interdisciplinary curriculum that will prepare students to compete in an expanding world of information science, enter the informatics workforce, and excel in graduate informatics programs.
5. Help members compete for external funding through grants, contracts, and endowments; and to present and publish their results in appropriate venues.

Faculty and staff from all disciplines are invited to join BISC.  Members will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of policies to fulfill the mission of the center, participate in consulting, mentor students in applied research, and help build a cross-disciplinary curriculum in bioinformatics and information science.  Members also will be able to establish collaborations with fellow BISC members and are encouraged to support the mission of the center in any way that they can.

 

Intensive International Workshop on High Performance Computing for Informatics and Biosciences

The outline of the workshop and a copy of the compressed proceedings can be found at: IIWHPCIB Proceedings

 

BISC Has a Blackboard Account!

All BISC members have a Blackboard account for BISC. This will provide a secure electronic forum in which to communicate and exchange information, discussions, and post messages to committees, and perform much of the work of the Center. You can log onto the BISC site by going to http://ecourses.wku.edu/ and logging in with your university email name and password. Each member has been given TA privileges so that you can use many of the tools found in the menu.

 

Congratulations to our 2012/2013 Graduate Assistantship Awardees!

Selahittin Cinar (supervising faculty member,  Ferhan Atici)

Luke Miles (supervising faculty member,  John All)

 

High Performance Computing Center

The High Performance Computing Center is here.  Click here for more information!

 

2012 BISC Research Symposium

“Strengthening Collaborations through Interactive Posters”

The 2012 BISC Research Symposium was held November 9 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm in Snell 2102. The Bioinformatics and Information Science Center invited all Ogden College faculty, staff, and students to present posters on their research in bioinformatics and information science. This was an opportunity for the informatics community to exchange ideas in a relaxed, yet informative, atmosphere.  Click here for photo gallery.

 

2013 UT-ORNL-KBRIN Bioinformatics Summit

The 2013 summit was held March 22 - March 24 at The Paris Landing State Park Conference Center in Buchanan, TN.  The summit is jointly Sponsored by the UTHSC Center of Genomics & Bioinformatics, the UT/ORNL Science Alliance, the UT Molecular Resource Center, the UT Innovative Computing Laboratory and the Kentucky Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network.

2012 Summit Abstracts: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3409059/

2011 Summit Abstracts: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2105/12?issue=S7

2010 Summit Abstracts: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2105/11?issue=S4

2009 Summit Abstracts: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2105/10?issue=S7

2008 Summit Abstracts: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2105/9?issue=S7

2007 Summit Abstracts: http://citg.uthsc.edu/summit_07/posters.html