Dethoff EA, Boerneke MA, Gokhale NS, Muhire BM, Martin DP, Sacco MT, McFadden MJ, Weinstein JB, Messer WB, Horner SM, Weeks KM. Pervasive tertiary structure in the dengue virus RNA genome. DP Martin, B Murrell, M Golden, A Khoosal, B Muhire. RDP4: Detection and analysis of recombination patterns in virus genomes. Such maps should also be applicable to the identification of genome regions that interact with one another. By demarcating the sub-genome modules that are and are not tolerably exchanged between viruses, recombination hot and cold spot maps should be applicable to the rational design of "recombination resistant" vaccines and drugs against viruses such as HIV and Hepatitis C. For example, the group has shown that obligatory maintenance of the delicate network of co-evolved intra-genomic interactions that define the biology of virus species, severely limits the types of recombination events that are tolerable in nature. With a focus on combining computational and wet-lab experimental approaches Darren’s group tests hypothesis relating to genetic recombination, the evolution of genome-scale secondary structures and fitness trad-offs. Using computational recombination-analysis tools developed at the IDM, his group are searching for recombination hot- and cold-spots within the genomes of all currently described virus families.
Darren Martin’s main research interests lie in studying the role that genetic recombination plays during virus evolution.Īs a mechanism that generates virus sequence diversity, recombination participates in the evolution of enhanced pathogenicity, drug resistance, and vaccine escape.
The CBIO Division is part of the Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences and is located within the IDM.
It aims to perform world-class bioinformatics research and provide high-quality bioinformatics education, training, and services. The Computational Biology (CBIO) Group is the centre of Bioinformatics activities at the University. The greenhouses and the dairy facilities are both aging, with the dairy farm at more than 60 years old, while the greenhouse complexes were mostly built prior to 1978.Selected publications | Contact details | Collaborationsĭivision of Computational Biology, Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, & Member of the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine(IDM), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town Gretchen Whitmer signed on Thursday - the first half of the $76 billion 2023 fiscal year budget that is expected to be approved next week - includes $303.7 million in base funding for university operations at MSU. That is a 4% increase from last year and the largest in more than a decade.Īn additional $53 million was earmarked for renovations at the MSU Plant Science Greenhouses along Farm Lane and its Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center on College Road in Lansing, which was damaged in a fire last year.Įarmarks, or pork as they are sometimes referred to, are one-time funding for projects or initiatives championed by state legislators to address needs in their districts. EAST LANSING - The newest state budget includes more than $300 million in funding for Michigan State University, with more than $50 million supporting MSU agriculture improvements.