Second 2-Day Official Software Carpentry Workshop at Texas A&M University

Posted on January 24, 2019February 8, 2019 by Charlie Johnson

Howdy! We are pleased to invite you to the second 2-day Official Software Carpentry Workshop at Texas A&M University. Texas A&M AgriLife Genomics and Bioinformatics Service, TAMU High Performance Research Computing, TAMU Libraries, TAMU Departments of Atmospheric Sciences, ECE and EEB Departments are collaborating to organize and hold this workshop. This hands-on workshop is an Read more about Second 2-Day Official Software Carpentry Workshop at Texas A&M University[…]

Spring 2019 Bioinformatics Training

Posted on January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 by Charlie Johnson

Texas A&M AgriLife Genomics and Bioinformatics Service (TxGene) and the Texas A&M University High Performance Research Computing (HPRC) are offering four bioinformatics short courses. Limited seating is available and registration is required. These short courses are free of charge and available to anyone at Texas A&M. Topic: Introduction to Next Generation Sequencing, Dr. Michael Dickens Read more about Spring 2019 Bioinformatics Training[…]

Changing the Face of Agriculture Genomics

Posted on January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 by Charlie Johnson

Plant and Animal Genomics (PAG) 2019, San Diego California PerkinElmer Workshop at PAG2019 TUESDAY, JANUARY 15TH |1:30 PM TOWN & COUNTRY, ROYAL PALM SALON 5-6 Link to Flyer: https://goo.gl/bxFw8E

TxGen named PerkinElmer Center of Excellence

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Charlie Johnson

Texas A&M AgriLife receives sponsored support for agrigenomics lab from PerkinElmer

A&M AgriLife Research Genomics and Bioinformatics Services getting new home

Posted on October 16, 2018December 9, 2018 by Charlie Johnson

COLLEGE STATION – Genomics and Bioinformatics Services, part of Texas A&M AgriLife Research, is relocating and expanding to accommodate growing needs in human, plant and animal genomic research. The new facility, located at 1500 Research Parkway in the Centeq Building in College Station, will provide over 6,000 square feet of state-of-the-art sequencing facilities and office Read more about A&M AgriLife Research Genomics and Bioinformatics Services getting new home[…]

Fall Bioinformatics/HPC short course series

Posted on September 8, 2018September 8, 2018 by Charlie Johnson

We are pleased to announce our fall bioinformatics/HPC short course series, offered by TAMU HPRC and Agrilife Genomics and Bioinformatics Service. The short courses will start with introduction to Linux/Unix (Friday September 7), followed by introduction to the Ada/Terra systems that have most of bioinformatics tools already installed and ready for you to use. Please Read more about Fall Bioinformatics/HPC short course series[…]

Over 9000!

Posted on May 12, 2018May 13, 2018 by Charlie Johnson

Our Computational biology / #bioinformatics worldwide job site just hit 9123 jobs pulled in from groups around the world. We started this bioinformatics job’s page as a service to the faculty and students at Texas A&M University and the rest of the world. We now have links to over 9000 jobs from groups around the world Read more about Over 9000![…]

Texas A&M AgriLife Launches cross-discipline crop gene editing, transformation, and genomics technology

Posted on May 11, 2018May 11, 2018 by Charlie Johnson

Genome editing aims to change something in a plant’s form or function, or, in other words, its phenotype, says Dr. Bill McCutchen, executive associate director of AgriLife Research. Yet the relationship between phenotypic traits and genetic sequences is far from well-understood, he says, adding that although genome editing shows tremendous promise, several challenges must be Read more about Texas A&M AgriLife Launches cross-discipline crop gene editing, transformation, and genomics technology[…]

Another Green Revolution is Coming

Posted on May 11, 2018May 11, 2018 by Charlie Johnson

Advances in genomics, automation, phenomics, and data management are allowing scientists to identify, modify, and express influential genes for health sciences, agriculture, and veterinary medicine; researchers all over the world are building an unprecedented view of gene content and genome organization. Yet we have much left to learn of the relationship between variation in organisms’ Read more about Another Green Revolution is Coming[…]

Focus of Texas A&M’s ‘revolutionary’ new lab with PerkinElmer Genome research

Posted on May 2, 2018May 12, 2018 by Charlie Johnson

LinkedIn Story Link to The Eagle Texas A&M AgriLife's @TXGEN lab made the newspaper today, covering the launch of AgSeq- breaking down the high cost of whole genome based genotyping for agriculture – combing low cost library prep and skimseq @TAMU @TheBattOnline @theeagle @aglifesciences https://t.co/Db03Edt4bq pic.twitter.com/Ly0pEQ9B00 — Charlie Johnson (@BioMath) May 2, 2018