Genomes · Rhodnius prolixus
The first genome sequence of a non-dipteran insect vector of a major human parasitic disease, Chagas disease.
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What we work on
Research areas
Seven connected fronts — the same genome and expression data feed protein modelling, metabolic models and machine learning. Click an area for the full description, who works on it and the publications.
Vectors and parasites
Genome and biology of the kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus, vector of Chagas disease, and of other arthropods of medical interest.
1 person today27 publications
Genomics
Assembly, annotation and comparative analysis of genomes, with an emphasis on disease vector insects.
5 people today10 publications
Transcriptomics
Transcriptome assembly and differential gene expression analysis across tissues and conditions.
3 people today5 publications
Proteins and enzymes
Structural modelling, docking and prospecting of enzymes and proteins of biotechnological and pharmacological interest.
+16 people today18 publications
Systems biology and metabolic modelling
Reconstruction of genome-scale metabolic models to understand and optimise the production of industrially relevant compounds.
2 people today
Artificial intelligence and machine learning
Machine learning applied to genomic and transcriptomic data to find patterns, classify samples and prioritise genes.
2 people today
Biomedicine
Applications of bioinformatics to biomedical questions, such as oncology and antibiotic resistance.
3 people today2 publications
The photos show who on the current team works in each area today. The publication count is the laboratory's history in that area — current members are not necessarily authors of those papers.
Tools and resources
Projects
EUGENE®
EUGENE is a boy who loves genetics and who learned to find genes with the help of Mendel and his peas — join him and hunt for words hidden in the genome.
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Gene Selector for Validation v1.0
A tool that suggests candidate reference and validation genes for your RT-qPCR experiments.
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Teaching
Courses
Graduate
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Basic Bioinformatics — IQB723
Usually offered in the first semester.
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Bioinformatics: Genomes and Transcriptomes — IQB724
Usually offered in the second semester.
Where to find us
Contact
Rafael Dias Mesquita
Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, UFRJ
Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos, 149 — CT building, block A, room 535
Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro — RJ, 21941-909, Brazil
Phone: +55 21 3938-7356
E-mail: bioinformatica.iq.ufrj@gmail.com