The bioinformatics team assists MPI-CBG scientists with a wide range of bioinformatics data analysis tasks. Services range from small scale single gene or protein characterization up to global studies involving deep sequencing technologies. The Bioinformatics team provides high-profile bioinformatics support to advance biological research. We develop custom-based bioinformatics tools and provide an integrated bioinformatics-tools platform for non-expert users.

Typical Service Requests:

1. Sequence Analysis
   • Protein sequence analysis & functional prediction
   • DNA/RNA sequence analysis
   • Multiple sequence alignment
2. Evolutionary Analysis
   • Phylogenetic tree construction
   • Orthologue/Paralogue searching
3. Structural Analysis
   • Protein structure prediction
   • RNA secondary structure prediction
4. High Throughput Data Analysis
   • Next generation sequencing analysis (ChIP-Seq, CLiP-Seq, RNA-Seq)
   • Custom microarray design assistance
   • Identification of potential gene candidates for HT screening
   • Annotation of screening hit-lists
5. Custom Code Development
   • Scripting and small tools (made available through our local Galaxy Server)
   • Data mining and workflow management using KNIME
   • Java plugin development for bioinformatics workbenches such as Geneious/CLC
   • Custom algorithm development upon request