The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) officially opened on Monday, April 14, its Core Facility for Bioinformatics (CFB) to provide local scientists and researchers a suite of services for genome-scale data generation and analysis.
PGC to open facility for bioinformatics
The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) will launch its Core Facility for Bioinformatics to provide genomics researchers and scientists with resources, hardware and software needed for biotechnology research and development.
PGC launches its Bioinformatics unit
On April 14, 8AM the Philippine Genome Center will launch its Core Facility for Bioinformatics (CFB) at the National Institute of Physics, National Science Complex, UP Diliman campus.
Groundbreaking rites of the PGC Building
The University of the Philippines will hold the groundbreaking ceremony of the Philippine Genome Center building. The event will be led by the UP President Alfredo E. Pascual joined by the Honorable DOST Secretary Mario G. Montejo.
PCAARRD and PCIEERD Genomics and Bioinformatics Workshop
DSCF and CFB facilitated a workshop for PCAARRD and PCIEERD researchers and staff on genomics and bioinformatics. The 5-day boot camp included lectures, hands-on laboratory experiments, and computer work which aimed to familiarize the participants with the latest developments in the field of genomics and bioinformatics, to update them regarding current research projects, and to demonstrate the capabilities of the Philippine Genome Center Core Facilities.
The mitochondrial genome of the red alga Kappaphycus striatus (“Green Sacol” variety): Complete nucleotide sequence, genome structure and organization, and comparative analysis
The complete mitochondrial (mt) DNA sequence of the rhodophyte Kappaphycus striatus (“Green Sacol” variety) was determined.
Possible Loss of the Chloroplast Genome in the Parasitic Plant Rafflesia lagascae (Rafflesiaceae)
Rafflesia is a genus of holoparasitic plants endemic to Southeast Asia that has lost the ability to undertake photosynthesis.
Ohio Bioinformatics Training
DSCF research assistants David Gonzales and Gabriel Villamil were at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), Molecular and Cellular Imaging Center (MCIC) of the Ohio State University in Wooster, Ohio, for bioinformatics training under Dr. Asela Wijeratne, research scientist and head of genomics at the MCIC.
Philippine Genome Center opens new DNA sequencing facility to local researchers
The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) DNA Sequencing Core Facility (DSCF) has found a temporary home on the second floor of the National Institute of Molecular Biology in UP Diliman, but is already opening its doors to research projects that will directly impact the nation’s economy.
New DNA facility can keep PH scientists ‘at home’
The series of disease outbreaks the country experienced in 2009 such as the A(H1N1) influenza virus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and dengue has turned out to have a silver lining as they led to the establishment of a state-of-the art facility devoted to genomics and biotechnology on the University of the Philippines (UP) campus in Diliman, Quezon City.