NCBI Webinar Number Two
Hey All!  It’s been awhile (again) since I’ve posted.  Sorry about that.  Who knew how complicated it would be to manage work, life, AND Introduction to Biostatistics?  Yes, I have decided to try to increase my statistical knowledge….  At any rate, we are lucky enough that Dr. Peter Cooper, research scientist at the National Center for Biotechnology Information, is going to do another webinar for us!  Here are the details… What: NCBI Webinar on Molecular Biology Resources When: Friday, December 11 Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm Where: Taubman Library Classroom (2802 Med Sci II) What’s Covered: New PubMed, New

New PubMed
So, there is ton of information out there on the newly designed PubMed.  It looks different but all of the same information is in there – somewhere.  These are the things I love: No need to change views to see MeSH for each citation; simply click on the + sign next to Publication Types, MeSH, etc. at the bottom of the abstract to expand that section Database ads – click directly to Homologene, GEO, etc right from the citation view.  Awesome. Customizeability – is that a word?  It’s great that you can customize your search results without logging in.  I love having the login option (My NCBI is great folks!), but let

New Book
Ah, I understand that people think that books are blase but…    Here’s a new one at the Health Sciences Libraries: Statistics and informatics in molecular cancer research.  Edited by Carsten Wiuf, Claus L. Andersen The call number is: RC267 .S83 2009 Our own Dr. Rhodes is the author of Chapter 7: Two methods for comparing genomic data across independent studies in cancer research: Meta-analysis and oncomine concepts map. Have fun!

Upcoming Workshops
Hey, it’s been awhile.  I’m sorry.  The rush of the school year always seems to catch me a little off guard.  The Health Sciences Libraries is co-sponsoring some workshops you may be interested in. Bioinformatics Basics: Databases and Tools from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) BLAST Overview Michigan Molecular Interactions (MiMI)

NCBI Webinar
NCBI will be hosting a webinar at the University of Michigan to give an overview on their latest tools and updates to existing ones.  The webinar will take place at 2pm on Tuesday, September 29th.  Those people on campus who are interested in attending should register using the Teaching and Technology Collaborative website (https://www-a1.lsa.umich.edu/es_conf/app/DisplaySession.asp?sessionid=3367).  Login is required.  Contact