Chair of Bioinformatics
Head of the Chair: prof. Maido RemmContact details: Riia 23b-525, Phone: +372 737 5001, maido.remm [ät] ut.ee
http://bioinfo.ut.ee/
1. Development algorithms and software for DNA-based diagnostic tests:
- tests fo pathogen detection
- tests for food allergen detection
- tests for analysis of environmental samples.
2. Development of algorithms and software for PCR primer design:
- software Primer3 (http://primer3.ut.ee/).
3. Analysis of individual human genomes:
- development of methods for discovery of novel variants eg. (Alu repeat elements)
- development of methods for variant detection
4. Genome annotation and data management for large scale sequencing projects
- sequencing the genomes of 1000 bacterial strains with antibiotic resistance
- sequencing the 3Gbp long genome of marine snail Conus consors
- sequencing and analysis of two strains of Lactobacillus plantarum