VCU Bioinformatics and Bioengineering Summer Institute
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Research Simulation
Bioinformatics-assisted analysis
of bacteriophage variability

Time: Tue-Thu, June 21 - June 23, 9:00 am - 11:30
Place: Bioinformatics Computer Core Lab (Rm 104), Life Sciences Bldg
Organizers: Gail Christie and Jeff Elhai
Audience: Primarily 1st year students

Scenario

Schedule
Tue June 21, 9am
Introduction to phage biology and problem at hand
Notes           Questionnaire
Wed June 22, 9am Taming genomic data: Pattern matching to parse genome files
Notes           No questionnaire
Test file: EDL933-abridged.txt
Link: National Center for Biotech Information

Michiko Kato presents:
The Life and Times of James Godde
Thu June 23, 9am Searching genomic data for potential PCR primers
Presentation

Meghan Feltcher presents:
Molecular genetics of SaPI1 - a mobile pathogenicity island in Staphylococcus aureus. Ruzin A, Lindsay J, Novick RP (2001). Molec Microbiol 41:365-377.
 
James Kokorelis presents:
Diversity and host range of Shiga toxin-encoding phage. Shantini et al (2004). Infect Immun 72:7131-7139.















 





 

 

 

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