[BiO BB] PhD post in plasmid bioinformatics, genomics and ecology
Jay N Swamy
jay at charterglobal.com
Tue May 14 07:46:06 EDT 2002
Thanks Cat..that is a big help!!
Jay
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From: bio_bulletin_board-admin at bioinformatics.org
[mailto:bio_bulletin_board-admin at bioinformatics.org]On Behalf Of Catherine
Velazquez
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 7:05 PM
To: bio_bulletin_board at bioinformatics.org
Subject: RE: [BiO BB] PhD post in plasmid bioinformatics, genomics and
ecology
Jay,
I know there are courses in both bioinformatics programming and use of
bioinformatic-esque databases at both San Jose State University www.sjsu.edu
and Cal State Hayward.
The University of California, Santa Cruz has a B.S. degree in
Bioinformatics that started in Fall '00. www.ucsc.edu
People can register as Open University students, Post-Bacc students or
enroll in the 2nd degree program.
Toodles,
Cat
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>From: "Jay N Swamy"
>Reply-To: bio_bulletin_board at bioinformatics.org
>To:
>Subject: RE: [BiO BB] PhD post in plasmid bioinformatics, genomics and
ecology
>Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 10:10:19 -0400
>
>Hi Meredith, Dawn,
>
>I work with an IT Consulting firm with a specialized focus on serving
>pharmaceutical companies. A number of our employees are keen on getting
>trained and moving into the area of Bioinformatics. It would be a great
help
>if you could let us know what sort of training these IT professionals
need
>to undertake and also if you know of any Institutes, bodies or
Universities
>offering programs towards this end.
>
>Thanks & Regards,
>
>Jay
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bio_bulletin_board-admin at bioinformatics.org
>[mailto:bio_bulletin_board-admin at bioinformatics.org]On Behalf Of
>Meredith Salisbury
>Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 11:34 AM
>To: bio_bulletin_board at bioinformatics.org
>Subject: RE: [BiO BB] PhD post in plasmid bioinformatics, genomics and
>ecology
>
>
>Hi Dawn,
>
>I'm with Genome Technology magazine and saw your recent post. I'm working
>on an article about what kind of training people need for bioinformatics
and
>what positions they should look for or expect, and was wondering if I
could
>talk to you for some information about what the hiring side is looking
for.
>
>Thanks so much,
>Meredith
>
>
>___________________
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>Managing Editor, Genome Technology
>+1.212.651.5635
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bio_bulletin_board-admin at bioinformatics.org
> > [mailto:bio_bulletin_board-admin at bioinformatics.org]On Behalf Of Dawn
> > Field
> > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 9:50 AM
> > To: bio_bulletin_board at bioinformatics.org
> > Subject: [BiO BB] PhD post in plasmid bioinformatics, genomics and
> > ecology
> >
> >
> > Dear List,
> >
> > We recently hired a superb research programmer following a post
> > he made to this list about wanting to move from staight IT into
> > bioinformatics - so we're making sure to post here for this UK
> > studentship. For more information about the
> > bioinformatics/genomics aspects of the below studentship please
> > feel free to contact me.
> >
> >
> > ANNOUNCEMENT
> > A 3-year NERC funded studentship is available for doctoral research,
> > starting 1st October 2002, to work on the ecology and functional
> > genomics of plasmids,
> > supervised by Professor Mark Bailey, Professor John Fry, and Dr.
> > Dawn Field.
> >
> > We are seeking a motivated student able to work at the interface
> > of genomics,
> > bioinformatics, evolutionary and ecological genetics, and
> > microbial adaptation to develop
> > new approaches and methods of addressing key questions about the
> > role of plasmids
> > in short and long-term ecological adaptation.
> >
> > To apply, please send a CV and details of two referees (name,
> > address, fax,
> > and email) to Professor Mark Baily, Microbial Ecology Section, CEH
Oxford,
> > Mansfield Rd, Oxford OX1 3SR. Applications are invited from UK
residents.
> >
> > The closing date for applications is the 31st May 2002.
> >
> >
> > PROJECT BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION
> > Ecological and functional genomic studies to determine the
> > evolutionary contribution
> > of plasmids to the horizontal gene pool of bacteria
> >
> > The revolution in genomics has already produced 60 + published
> > bacterial genome
> > sequences and over 230 plasmid sequences for comparison and
> > study. The study
> > of bacterial genome sequences combined with the introduction of
> > large-scale population
> > studies of DNA sequence-level variation has led to a paradigm
> > shift in our thinking about
> > how fluid bacterial chromosomes are and the amounts of
> > recombination they are able to
> > undergo. An extremely important aspect of this fluid gene pool
> > that has received far
> > less attention is the contribution of plasmids, extrachromosomal
> > genetic elements that
> > persist and replicate independently of the host genome. The
> > significance of
> > understanding this horizontal gene pool (HGP) lies in attempting
> > to understand how,
> > when and why plasmids contribute to the evolution fitness,
> > persistence, and ecological
> > role of a given host in a specific environment.
> >
> > For the last decade we have studied the microbial genetics of
> > plant associated
> > pseudomonads and demonstrated the direct co-operation between
> > host and plasmid
> > in local adaptation to the niche. Current questions we are
> > trying to address include:
> > How does plasmid host-range evolve? What selective pressures
> > control plasmid
> > persistence or extinction in populations? How different/similar
> > is the genome structure
> > and gene content of plasmids taken from the same host? Which
> > plasmid genes/sequences
> > are responsible for specific host phenotypes and adaptation? Do
> > rates of recombination
> > differ within plasmids when compared to their host chromosome?
> > To answer these broad
> > questions, we need to collect, analyse, and integrate information
> > obtained from a variety
> > of experimental and computer-based approaches including: 1)
> > population-level and
> > phylogenetic studies of genetic variation found in plasmid and
> > host populations, 2) comparative
> > genomics analysis of plasmids and their hosts, 3) transcriptomic
> > studies of plasmid genes
> > expressed only in certain hosts/environments, and 4) proteomic
> > studies of host-specific
> > and environment-specific protein profiles collected using
> > state-of-the-art proteomic
> > technologies.
> >
> > Students with undergraduate or MRes degrees (or significant
> > research experience) in
> > the fields of Ecology, Evolution, Microbiology, or Computational
> > biology (Bioinformatics)
> > are strongly encouraged to apply. Students with a background in
> > Computer Science,
> > Maths, Statistics, or a related field with a strong desire to
> > learn biological principles will
> > also be considered. The student will be located in the
> > Laboratories of Mark Bailey
> > (mbj at ceh.ac.uk) and Dawn Field (Dfield at ceh.ac.uk) at CEH-Oxford
> > and be registered
> > for a NERC funded PhD with John Fry (fry at cardiff.ac.uk) at the
> > University of Cardiff.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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