Welcome

We facilitate and enhance research in bioinformatics and biological statistics by fostering interactions and communication among the faculty, outside laboratories, granting agencies, and companies.

Laurence H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics engages in research to:

• develop computational, graphical, statistical, mathematical, algorithmic, and systems methods to interpret or mine information from biological data
• apply quantitative approaches in biology
• bridge separate experimental biology areas with creative and innovative computational approaches

The Center's research excellence is manifested in grant successes. During 2008-2009 academic year, Center members have shown an outstanding successes in their grant applications.

• $30,523,000 in grant funding to Center members (an increase of 38% over previous year) does not yet include any stimulus grants
• 259 proposals submitted (increase of 83% over previous year) for $231,217,000 by Center Members (increase of 67% over previous year) - includes some stimulus grants

News
Application deadline for 2010 REU: Computational & System Biology is April 15, 2010.
News for Baker Center faculty and BCB Students
YAGA (yet another genome assembler) by Srinivas Aluru
Iowa State University research discovers key to vital DNA, protein interaction. Research by Adam Bogdanove, associate professor of plant pathology at Iowa State University, is featured on the cover of the Dec. 11 issue of the journal Science. Bogdanove and Matthew Moscou, a student in the bioinformatics and computation biology graduate program, have discovered how a group of proteins from plant pathogenic bacteria interact with DNA in the plant cell, opening up the possibility for what Bogdanove calls a "cascade of advances." The cover image is a micrograph taken by Bogdanove and Harry "Jack" Horner, a University Professor of genetics development and cell biology, and director of the Microscopy and Nanoimaging Facility.