{"id":15600,"date":"2023-08-15T12:55:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T16:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/?p=15600"},"modified":"2023-09-06T11:49:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T15:49:46","slug":"molecular-biology-information-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/molecular-biology-information-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Molecular Biology Information Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

The HSLS\u00a0Molecular Biology Information Service<\/a>\u00a0has a mission: providing bioinformatics resources via software procurement, implementation, and training to assist biomedical scientists with solving their research questions. Also referred to as \u201cHSLS MolBio,\u201d our service has supported Pitt researchers since 2002.<\/p>\n

HSLS MolBio follows a four-facet approach:<\/p>\n

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  1. Identify, procure, and implement\u00a0commercially licensed bioinformatics software<\/a>. Free software access is provided to eligible Pitt affiliates.<\/li>\n
  2. Teach hands-on workshops spanning a wide array of topics, notably in contemporary bioinformatics, such as bulk and single-cell RNA-Seq data analysis, pathway enrichment analysis, and gene expression visualization. Use HSLS-licensed software featuring a user-friendly graphical interface, eliminating the need for prior programming experience. Furthermore, introduce participants to the R programming language, emphasizing data wrangling, visualization, and population-based health and genomics data analysis through the All of Us<\/em> Researcher Workbench.<\/li>\n
  3. Provide one-on-one\u00a0consultations<\/a>\u00a0on software\/databases.<\/li>\n
  4. Maintain a\u00a0web portal<\/a> providing overall guidance on accessing and using bioinformatics resources and HSLS MolBio-created web tools.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    The web tools we\u2019ve developed include:<\/p>\n