Algorithms for Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics

The Algorithms for Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics Unit develops computer algorithms for core problems in genomics, such as genome assembly and comparison, with the aim to study the genomes of every extant species on our planet.

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Algorithms for Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics

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Bioinformatics

Computer sciences

Genomics

Molecular biology

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Reading the book of life

Eugene “Gene” Myers, a pioneer of bioinformatics who created the BLAST algorithm and played a decisive role in decoding the human genome, joined OIST last year as an Adjunct Professor.