Admin Center News

Dr. João Setubal Named VBI Deputy Director

"The Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. João Setubal as the institute’s deputy director. As deputy director, Setubal will act on behalf of VBI’s executive and scientific director, Bruno Sobral, handling internal administrative functions, as well as scientific decision making" (October 18, 2005)
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Oswald Crasta, Director of Bioinformatics, Cyberinfrastructure Group (VBI), Presented at Brucellosis 2005 Mexico - Meridia, Yucatan, Mexico

The Whole Genome Sequencing of the Attenuated Strain 19 of Brucella Abortus
by O.R. Crasta, Z. Fei, G. Yu, C. Evans, S. Martino-Catt, B. Bricker, M.J. Czar and B.W. Sobral

The Pathogen Resource Integration Center: Implications for Brucella Research
by O.R. Crasta, G. Yu, Y. Guo, A. Purkayastha, E.E. Snyder, Y. He, S. Boyle, M.J. Czar, J.C. Setuba and B.W. Sobral (October 15-19, 2005)
- Complete Conference Info. . .

Cathy Wu, Director of Bioinformatics & Vice President National Biomedical Research Foundation (PIR GU) Elected to HUPO Council

Cathy Wu has been elected to serve a three-year term in the HUPO Council. Her term begins November 1, 2005. The HUPO Council is the decision-making body that includes a boards of directors and the President. (October 13, 2005)
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Administrative Resource Center for Biodefense Proteomics Research Centers to Present at HUPO 4th Annual World Congress in Munich, Germany - August 28-September 1, 2005

Bioinformatics at NIAID Biodefense Proteomics Administrative Resource Center [Abstract | Presentation]
by Peter McGarvey, PIR GU (August 2005)
- Complete Conference Info. . .