The
UNMC Biomedical Informatics Core Facility provides UNMC researchers with
computational and informatics tools, software packages, computational clusters,
servers, and workstations. The facility's hardware and software resources are
available to the end-users 24/7.
AREA OF
EXPERTISE:
DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT:
development of databases, data warehouses
and web applications;
database searching and data retrieval;
data sharing;
statistical
analyses.
MOLECULAR
MODELING:
protein structure/property prediction and
analysis;
homology modeling of proteins;
molecular docking;
molecular dynamics simulations;
QSAR analysis;
antigenic epitope
prediction.
The staff of the
facility:
consults users in utilizing bioinformatics and
biomedical informatics tools and methods, molecular modeling techniques;
participates in collaborative research;
teaches bioinformatics-related
disciplines;
develops and supports cancer-specific
registries;
educates investigators on the requirements,
standards and approaches that enhance data collection, management, mining, and
sharing.
Biomedical informatics is the interdisciplinary field that studies and pursues the effective uses of biomedical data, information, and
knowledge for scientific inquiry, problem solving, and decision making, motivated by efforts to improve human health.
The
UNMC Biomedical Informatics Core Facility provides UNMC researchers with
computational and informatics tools, software packages, computational clusters,
servers, and workstations. The facility's hardware and software resources are
available to the end-users 24/7.
