Bioinformatics

The IMP-IMBA Bioinformatics unit has its main expertise in the field of sequence analysis. Typical tasks include the functional and structural characterisation of proteins and genomic regions using methods such as pattern matching, complexity analysis and homology searches. As bioinformatics conclusions are a synthesis of results from multiple algorithms, we maintain and develop a set of specialised software tools to support this type of meta-analysis.

IMP ANNOTATOR

Additional demands arise from the investigation of large functional genomics or high-throughput biological datasets. We engage in custom software and database development, and design computational and mathematical solutions that can cope with the higher load and memory requirements. To perform complex sequence analysis tasks we also maintain the IMP ANNOTATOR, a user-friendly web application and high-throughput protein annotation system.

Computing Cluster

For heterogeneous computational tasks, we manage a computing cluster with a state-of-the-art processing system using batch and parallel computing environments.