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Bioinformatics Core at AGERIPresent and FutureByOsama A. MomtazDirector Genetic Engineering Research Institute, Agricultural research Center, Ministry of AgricultureEgyptThe institute started in 1989 as a UNDP funded project called the National Agricultural Genetic Engineering Laboratory (NAGEL).The Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI) represents a vehicle within the agricultural arena for the transfer and application of genetic engineering technology.Establishment

EstablishmentAgricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI) represents a vehicle within the agricultural arena for the transfer and application of biotechnology and genetic engineering future sciences.

http//www.ageri.sci.egFULL INTERNET SERVICES

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

COMPUTER FACILITIES

BIOINFORMATICS SERVICES

The BioInformatics & Networks Dept.

Provides the information technology infrastructureto support the research activities carried at AGERIAs a new era of biotechnology is emerging, a high-throughput instruments now is available to help decipher complex biological systems. Its a cornerstone for any successful scientific organization dealing with biotechnology to have a good Bioinformatics core to decipher and interpretate information embedded in complex biological systems specially as it continue to grow.

Bioinformatics CoreA N e w E r a

We envision that our program will develop into a research-based and educational hub in AGERI as will as border region to provide bioinformatics and computational support for research community and perform training for bioinformatics, through our Bioinformatics Core.Vision

AGERI has become the premier biotechnology research institution in Egypt by developing a highly trained research staff through:international education and training programsrecruitment of top researchers from Egypts best universitiescollaboration with international agricultural biotechnology firms AGERI is now entering a new phase in its development focusing on establishing a new bioinformatics core to help decipher complex biological systems. Scientific DevelopmentPhase I199020102020Phase II Institutional DevelopmentScientific Development

Current situationHardwareBioinformatics department now has: Three servers hosting two webpageAGERI web page: http://www.ageri.sce.egARDF web page: http://www.ardf.sci.eg Bioinformatics Department is using several type of software:E.g. R-pakage,Emboss, genepix,Hex,studan package,PERL, Diversity database,Bio-linux, mapmaker,WEKA, velvet, SPDBV.Current situationSoftware The three server is also used to e.g. analyze microarray data, Statistical analysis for several experiment, clustering several type of experimental data. We also have an 80 core cluster computer to deal with NGS data generated from our Solid sequencing facility.

Current situationHardware

Using I&C Technology: providing platformAny fields, really, but newer biological fields are more interestingBioinformaticsDNA computing (Bioprocessors)

Special fields of interestGenome Annotations Molecular breeding simulation programs

Target output: ICT show case, infrastructure for other research centers, and training12 To decipher and interpretate information embedded in complex biological systems bioinformatics department looking forward to have another cluster computer allocated only to data analysis.Future PrespictiveAlso bioinformatics department is looking forward to receive some essential soft ware to help in data analysis e.g. CLC genome work bench, Geneious.