Meet UBC partner Princess Máxima Center
Partner in Utrecht Bioinformatics Center The Princess Máxima Center is now also participating in the Utrecht Bioinformatics Center. Being part of such a diverse and high-quality community really helps in developing the essential infrastructures and tools for our institute. Patrick says: “Since bioinformatics is vital for dealing with a dynamic, diverse and data rich research […]
Bioinformatics on national level
Bioinformatic developments are increasingly important throughout the field of life science research. This development is of course not limited to Utrecht. That’s why UBC is involved in several national initiatives. I would like to tell you more about the role of the Utrecht Bioinformatics Center within Netherlands Bioinformatics and Systems Biology and the Dutch Techcentre […]
UBC expertise: Lipidomics
“I represent the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in the UBC, so I sit in on the advisory board meetings. The UBC is a research center in which internationally leading research groups cooperate. Right now, it includes groups at Utrecht University, UMC Utrecht, Hubrecht Institute and Princess Máxima Center. Within Utrecht University three Faculties are involved: Science, Medicine and Veterinary […]
New role of ocean viruses in life cycle of raw materials discovered
In a search for new viruses in the oceans, scientists led by Ohio State University have discovered new bacteriophage types that may play important roles in the global nutrient cycles. These roles have thus far primarily been attributed to bacteria. The viruses were among thousands of newly identified viruses. Utrecht University bioinformatician Bas Dutilh identified […]
Lecture by Heineken Prize award winner Jennifer Doudna on Crispr-Cas
We are very proud to announce that prof. Jennifer Doudna will give the KNAW Heineken Lecture ‘The structural biology and applications of the CRISPR-CAS technology‘ at Utrecht University on September 28. This year, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) awarded the 2016 Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics (a sum of […]