In this hands-on workshop, we'll explore how researchers can get started with AWS for their research workloads. Whether you're working with large datasets, running complex simulations, or need scalable computing power, AWS provides the tools and services to support your research needs. By the end of this workshop, you'll understand how to leverage AWS services to enhance your research capabilities, reduce…
The BIG 2026: Bioinformatics, AI, and GenomicsConference marks the 25th anniversary of the Bioinformatics Research Center (BRC) at NC State University. This landmark event brings together the world’s leading architects of sequence analysis to address a singular truth: Modern biology is unimaginable without the rigorous statistical foundations and sustainable computational toolkits developed within this community,…
Bioinformatics PhD Candidate Nicole Adams is set to have her dissertation defense Wednesday June 10th at 9am in the CVM Main Building C-120. Her dissertation is titled: "Characterization of Complex Immune Genes in Mammalian Systems Using Long-Read Sequencing ". Xinxia Peng serves as advisor. Please come out and support Nicole!
Bioinformatics PhD Candidate Jiahan Chen is set to have his dissertation defense on the 19th and 22nd of June. The June 19th date will be a public seminar format with a presentation and time for questions. It will be in Ricks 336 at 1pm. He will also have his full defense on the 22nd. This will include time set aside at the…
Genetics and Genomics PhD Candidate Sarah Hudadoff is set to have her dissertation defense Monday, June 22nd at 9 am in the Stephens Room in Thomas Hall. Her dissertation is titled: "Methods for Altering the Sex Ratios of Sheep Blowfly Lucilia cuprina to Improve Genetic Pest Control Strategies". Maxwell Scott serves as advisor. Come out and support Sarah!!!!!
Bioinformatics PhD Candidate Maha Aamir is set to have her dissertation defense this Wednesday July 22nd at 10:30am in Thomas Hall 3508--The Stephens Room. Her dissertation is titled: "Challenges and applications of genetic risk stratification in maternal health". Rafael Guerrero serves as advisor. The Guerrero Lab's work can be found here: https://www.rguerrer.org/ Please come out and support Maha!!!
BioinformaticsPhD Candidate Yaqin Si is set to have her dissertation defense on Friday August 7, 2026 in Ricks 336 at 9:30am. Her dissertation is titled: " Statistical and Computational Methods for Structural Variant Association Analysis in Whole-Genome Sequencing Studies". Jung-Ying Tzeng and Wenbin Lu serve as co-chairs Please come out and support Yaqin!!!
JMP Pro is a powerful addition to your bioinformatics toolbox. In this workshop, participants will explore statistical and graphical methods in JMP Pro that are especially useful for bioinformatics applications. The session will introduce specialized tools for omics data, statistical genetics, functional data analysis, and machine learning, along with demonstrations of several JMP Marketplace add-ins.…
Foundations of R and Tidyverse RNA-seq and Transcriptomics