The Bioinformatics team is led by Tongjun Gu, PhD, an Associate Investigator, who brings extensive expertise in bioinformatics and biostatistical methods and in the development of AI tools for the analysis of large biomedical and clinical data sets.

To contact the Bioinformatics group and submit questions about services prior to accessing this resource via iLABS, email bioinformaticscore@versiti.org or visit us during walk-in office hours every Tuesday and Thursday between 1-2 p.m. We are located at West Side of the 2nd floor at VBRI.

The Bioinformatics Core offers comprehensive support throughout the lifecycle of scientific projects, from experimental design to data analysis, result interpretation, and dissemination of findings. We also collaborate closely with other Shared Resources on joint projects and offer end-to-end bioinformatics assistance. Our capabilities encompass the development and operation of standard and advanced data processing pipelines, covering tasks such as bulk next-generation sequencing analysis (e.g., RNA-Seq, DNA-Seq, methyl-Seq and ChIP-Seq), single-cell analysis, transcriptome and genome annotation, variant detection and interpretation, mass spectrometry, glycomics, and metagenomics. View a detailed list of services in iLabs. Moreover, the Bioinformatics Core supports grant writing efforts by participating as key personnel, crafting support letters, and detailing analytical methodologies, thus further enabling the pursuit of groundbreaking scientific inquiries.