Our Bioinformatics team at CGEBM works collaboratively with researchers to use genomic and other high-density datasets to address biological and biomedical research questions. We support projects involving new in-house or externally-generated data as well as tapping into the wealth of data deposited in public repositories. We can help by developing analysis strategies, identifying relevant external data, running analyses, interpreting results, and providing training. We can contribute at any stage of a project, from experimental design, project planning and grant applications through to analysis, interpretation and publication.
Established in 2009 as part of an MRC-funded initiative, our aim is to assist researchers in exploring and understanding their data, especially sequencing data. The team has extensive experience in the analysis of next-generation sequencing data, including Illumina, Ion Torrent, Oxford Nanopore and PacBio technologies. If you are working with other high-density datasets, please get in touch to discuss how we may be able to support or accelerate your analyses.
Our services are available to researchers and research students throughout the University and beyond.
The Bioinformatics team also offers a portfolio of training workshops to help researchers develop the skills needed to understand and analyse their own data. Workshops typically run from October to May, with the annual schedule released in late autumn shortly after the start of the academic year.
Using the Bioinformatics Service
To use the services we provide, you should contact us with details of your requirements, and we will contact you for further details as relevant. There is no charge for these consultations.
For PhD students, please invite your supervisor to the initial meeting.
Once your requirements have been established, you will be provided with a quotation and schedule for completion of the analyses and delivery of the required outputs. We can work with you iteratively for in depth hypothesis-driven mining of the initial outputs, if required.
It is recommended that you get in touch with us as early as possible. If you wish to work with us and are applying for funding, we advise contacting us at the grant writing stage to ensure that adequate estimates are included for the bioinformatics support required and enable us to provide guidance on experimental design and analytical approach, where relevant.