The Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics supports researchers that require biological computing, particularly in the areas of genomics, cell biology and molecular biology. Support is provided in the forms of application support, technical support and software development. Application support includes testing and licensing software that aids in the analysis of molecular data. Technical support includes consulting with regard to data management and choice of algorithms and statistical methods of data analysis. Software development includes investment of time assisting researchers developing software that poses challenges for which they lack resources to complete in a timely fashion.

Individuals that make use of CGB Bioinformatics resources may contact us with questions or requests via any of the following methods:

• By E-mail, using our support form. E-mail is the most preferred method. We are often out of the office and not near a phone, but are almost always at or near a computer checking E-mail


• By phone, dialing 6-5081 on campus, or 856-5081 off-campus


• In person, by visiting Jordan Hall 044 during regular office hours: Monday through Friday, 10:00am to 5:00pm. If you plan on stopping by, it's best to E-mail or call first to schedule an appointment.

The Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics collaborates heavily with UITS on a number of projects, and we frequently recommend using UITS specific resources for larger problems that our local computing infrastructure wasn't designed to handle. For these tasks, the computing systems and services provided by the Research and Academic Computing division of UITS are essential.

• Supercomputers posses many processors and large quantities of memory. They are useful for software that uses multiple processors or large amounts of memory.
  
  
• A number of bioinformatics programs have been parallelized to make use of supercomputers and are available on UITS systems. A list of available software is available at http://www.indiana.edu/~rac/bioinformatics. Software that is generally useful can be installed on request. Inquire by writing bioinfor@iu.edu.
  
  
• Existing programs can be parallelized or optimized to make use of supercomputers if they would benefit from being modified. Contact hpc@indiana.edu to discuss possibilties.
  
  
• If you are compiling software for yourself and encounter difficulties or simply have questions about compilers and libraries, write to hpc@indiana.edu for assistance. (See also http://www.indiana.edu/~rac/hpc)
  
  
• A dozen commonly used bioinformatics data sets (e.g., BIND, dbSNP, KEGG PATHWAY, PubMed) are available in a relational database. The database can be accessed from a web interface, SAS programs, Perl programs, and Java programs. Details are available at http://www.indiana.edu/~rac/clsd/.
  
  
• Database servers are available to researchers who need to build relational databases as part of their research. More information is available at http://www.indiana.edu/~rats/research/rdc/RDC.shtml.
  
  
• Consulting is available for locating algorithms and software to accomplish particular tasks. Write to bioinfor@iu.edu to inquire. Collaboration on projects is also possible and usually requires a written agreement (available at http://www.indiana.edu/~rac/econsform.html).
  
  

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