Bioinformatics

Overview

The Bioinformatics (BINF) Unit @CAAD is aimed at supporting and analyzing data in the genomic field, both for UPO researchers as well as for external laboratories and partners.

The advent of inexpensive high-throughput technologies allows the production of large-scale genomic dataset in practically all life-science domains. 

Once produced, the data must be analyzed, very often in highly specialized manners, to extract useful information.

This requires a large set of advanced computational and statistical skills and the ability to communicate constructively with different interlocutors, in order to meet the specific questions of each research group.

BINF supports research in designing, conducting and interpreting high-throughput experiments in several life science domains.

We can operate in terms of scientific collaboration and/or in terms of fee-based services. 

Services

BINF Unit offers computational support for all the main type of high-throughput NGS sequencing analysis, including analysis of ChIP-seq data, mRNA and microRNA-seq data, exome sequencing data.

The computational support offered is mainly based on a local implementation of state-of-the-art NGS analysis pipelines. In addition to that, the group offers consultancy for non-standard analysis and support over long-term projects.

Infrastructure

The Unit is equipped with last-generation desktop Linux computers as well as with an high-level dedicated UNIX server machine, featuring 2 Intel Xeon processors, 256 Gb of RAM and nearly 70 Tb of available hard-disk storage space. 

How to access

To request a service or to propose a collaborative project please contact the Unit manager: davide.cora@uniupo.it.

No access to the computational infrastructures is allowed for external users, due to security reasons.

Price list 2024