About

Who we are

At the Radboudumc Technology Center Bioinformatics we believe that computational biology and big data solutions are key in shaping the data-driven healthcare of the future. We provide complete data analysis solutions, give access to state-of-the-art bioinformatics methods and to the expertise and capabilities of Radboudumc’s bioinformatics community. The RTC is a one-stop-shop for biodata analysis with rapid deployment, with no sacrifices on data safety and privacy, to contribute to Radboudumc’s mission to have a significant impact on healthcare.

Our goals

  • Provide bioinformatics advice, tools, infrastructure  and services with clear price structures
  • Arrange user groups, courses, network events and expert meetings to bolster interaction
  • Enhance research and diagnostics through synergy, specialization and collaborations
  • Leverage expertise to create opportunities and funding for clients and consortia’s
  • Implement data and software standards for better safety, reproducibility and scaling

About

We believe that computational biology and big data solutions are key in shaping the data-driven healthcare of the future.

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Contact

Sander Bervoets MSc
RTC coordinator

+31 (0)24 361 96 74

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Services & expertise


What is bioinformatics

Bioinformatics combines expertise from many scientific disciplines, and concerns the processing and analyzing of large amounts of bio-data using computational methodologies.

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What is bioinformatics

The field of bioinformatics concerns the processing and analyzing of large amounts of biological data using computational methodologies. Bioinformatics combines expertise from many scientific disciplines, like biology, mathematics, statistics, computer science and biochemistry. Bioinformatics analysis can be applied to all sorts of biodata, but the biggest source of data comes from within the cell; genetics and DNA organization, gene expression and protein structures.


How do we apply bioinformatics

Since the completion of the human genome and introduction of high throughput sequencing, the application of bioinformatics has shifted towards more clinical use-cases.

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How do we apply bioinformatics

Since the completion of the human genome and introduction of high throughput sequencing, the application of bioinformatics has shifted from a purely academic venture towards more clinical use-cases. With the revolution in sequencing, more and more reliable information can be gathered from our cells. Think of investigating disease causing mutations, finding gene expression profiles that lead to cancer metastasis, or analyzing protein structures to identify drug targets.


Our analysis services and solutions

See how we can enhance your research.

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Our analysis services and solutions



The RNA-DxP pipeline

We aim to create a RNA-Seq data analysis workflow which is robust, reproducible and scalable, while still being innovative and feature complete. read more

The RNA-DxP pipeline

At the RTC Bioinformatics, we get the most support requests for RNA Sequencing analysis. In order to both serve our clients and to contribute to a data-driven heathcare, we created the RNA-DxP pipeline. With this pipeline we aim to create a RNA-Seq data analysis workflow which is robust, reproducible and scalable, while still being innovative and feature complete. RNA-DxP is suitable for both biological as biomedical research, human and model organisms. We are working together with the Radboudumc department of Genetics to make RNA-DxP available for patient diagnostics purposes. The current features are:
  • Advanced QC and Metrics
  • Differential Gene Expression
  • Alternative and Differential Splicing
  • Fusion Gene detection
  • Splice Junction analysis
  • Pathway & GO Enrichment
  • EnrichR and String Annotation
  • RNA Variant Calling and Annotation
  • Automated reporting and visualizations
  • Scaled for projects of any size

HOPE User-friendly web service

HOPE analyzes the structural effects of a point mutation in a protein sequence. Input your protein sequence and the mutation and HOPE will collect and combine available information from a series of web services and databases and will produce a report, complete with results, figures and animations.

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Your partner in Bioinformatics

See our flyer for a quick overview of our services and expertise.

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Collaborations



Getting there

Directions

Go to Floor 0 and follow route 260 (Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics)