Bioinformatics Unit
Mission
To enhance biotechnological research innovations and data interpretation through the development of advanced bioinformatic tools, training and support.
Strategic Research Areas
- Development of pipelines to automate data analysis workflows.
- Develop oil palm sequence and annotation databases and web-based tools.
- Integrate public domain information into local databases.
- Analyse and mine oil palm genome information for markers, sequences and genes of interest.
- Develop a one-stop centre for data storage and analysis, as well as for bioinformatics support and training.
Computational Biology Group
Objective
- To provide a comprehensive collection of sequence and annotated resources for biological research.
Bioinformatics Resources Group
Objective
- To provide a central repository of biological data analysis and management system.
The Genomsawit Website:
Online information resources for oil palm genome data and sequence analysis.
- Contact person: abbc.ogbp@mpob.gov.my
The MYPalmViewer:
Oil Palm Genome Browser.
- Contact person: mailto:abbc.opgp@mpob.gov.my
PalmXplore:
The oil palm gene database.
- Contact person: mailto:abbc.opgp@mpob.gov.my
OPSRI:
Oil Palm SSR Resources Interface
- Contact person: mailto:abbc.opgp@mpob.gov.my
Courses:
- Provide in-house sequence analysis course using command line and analysis pipeline.
- Organized series of bioinformatics courses for researchers in ABBC.
