One of the most widely-used tools in computational biology/bioinformatics is the NCBI’s Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST). BLAST allows rapid, easy sequence similarity searching online. However, use of BLAST is only truly effective when you understand what it does…
Reuven Pasternak, MD, Chief Executive Officer of Stony Brook University Hospital hosts his own blog to recognize and highlight achievements throughout the hospital and medical schools. These blog posts usually focus on the clinical departments and achievements within the hospital.…
There are a vast number of bioinformatics databases, software tools, and resources available on the web covering a wide range of biological data including genes, genomes, sequences, molecular structures, proteins, gene expression and genetic variation. This workshop will help you…
This workshop will provide a step-by-step structure for building a complex literature search with a focus on the health/medical literature. Topics include the effective use of Boolean Logic, controlled vocabularies, and database field searching. Date: 02/01/2016 Time: 1:00 pm –…
Are you a faculty member or researcher at Stony Brook University? Have you published in academic journals? If so, we need your help. We are conducting a survey on the utilization of author identification and research networking tools. Survey link:…
