Laurence H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics

Functional and Structural Genomics Research

The emerging discipline of genomics is revolutionizing the field of biology. Structural genomics focuses on unraveling details of the genetic material, primarily through large-scale DNA sequencing efforts. Functional genomics and proteomics define the next frontier. Their goals are to link genome sequence data with expression patterns and protein accumulation patterns to achieve a higher level understanding of genome function. Genomics, therefore, is the fundamental discipline for the Baker Center and the BCB training group, and for systems-wide approaches to understanding biological problems.

Much of current genomics research relies on high-throughput technologies to generate large amounts of sequence and expression data. These data are typically made available to investigators around the world via the Internet. Several of our faculty are involved in genomics initiatives, often as part of national and international collaborations. These ISU-based genomics projects enable campus-wide collaborations between those faculty who are generating data and those who are primarily interested in developing tools for analysis and interpretation.

E-mail: lhb.bioinformatics@iastate.edu
URL: http://www.bioinformatics.iastate.edu/