Bioinformatics and Genomics at Iowa State University

Departments

Many academic departments are involved in research related to bioinformatics, genomics, and molecular biology at ISU. Other departments include: Veterinary Pathology, Veterinary Microbiology, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, and Engineering.

• Department of Genetics, Development & Cell Biology
• Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Department of Ecology, Evolutionary & Organismal Biology
• Department of Plant Pathology
• Department of Animal Science

Interdisciplinary Programs

• Bioinformatics and Computational Biology - Graduate program
• Bioinformatics and Computational Biology - Undergraduate Major
• Interdepartmental Genetics Graduate Programs
• Genetics - Undergraduate major
• Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Interdepartmental Graduate Program
• IGERT: Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship: Computational Molecular Biology (CMB) Training Group
• MGET: Multidisciplinary Graduate Education Training: Graduate Fellowship Opportunities in Computational Biology for Animal Agriculture
  

Centers and Institutes

• Plant Sciences Institute
  • Center for Plant Genomics
  • Laurence H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics
  • Center for Plant Transformation
  • Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding
  • Center for Plant Responses to Environmental Stresses
    
• Center for Integrated Animal Genomics
  • Participants

Databases developed at Iowa State University

• PlantGDB: Plant Genome Database
• AtGDB: An Arabidopsis Thaliana Plant Genome Database
• MaizeGDB: Maize Genetics and Genomics Database
• BarleyBase: A Community Resource for Cereal Microarrays
• SoyBase and the Soybean Breeder's Toolbox

Plant Genome Projects at Iowa State University

• Schnable Laboratory - maize and rice
• Comparative Evolutionary Genomics of Cotton - collaboration between Iowa State, University of Arizona, University of Georgia
• Corn Insect and Crop Genetics Unit
• Cereal Genomics and Pathology

Animal Genome Projects at Iowa State University

• U.S. Livestock Genome Mapping Projects
  Iowa State is involved in the genome projects related to chickens and swine.The U.S. Pig Genome Project is coordinated by Max Rothschild, Department of Animal Science.
• National Animal Genome Research Program - Bioinformatics Coordination Program

Outreach Efforts

• Office of Biotechnology
• Plant Genome Outreach - coordinated by Dr. Adah Leshem-Ackerman
• Plant Genome Research Outreach Portal

News

Iowa State team helps piece together corn genome's first draft February 29, 2008

Iowa State's Aluru named Computerworld Laureate for corn genome work May 31, 2007

Iowa State Animal Scientists Coordinate National Tracking of Animal Genome Research January 2006

A supercomputer for Iowa State University January 2006

ISU A Partner in Global Effort to Sequence Swine Genome January 2006

Here's One A-MAIZE-ing Website December 2005

Genomics research grants awarded to LAS projects June 2005

Biotechnology Update - A newsletter about biotechnology research and technology transfer at ISU published by the Office of Biotechnology.

Last updated 6/13/2008
Andrea L. Dinkelman
152 Parks Library
adinkelm@iastate.edu