Welcome!
This is the website for Ian Korf's research group at the Genome Center, UC Davis. Since 2004 we have been developing bioinformatics solutions to help tackle problems - both large and small - in the fast-moving field of genomics. Much of the research in our lab builds on collaborations with others, both at UC Davis and also further afield.
The diverse nature of our activities can often make it seem like that there is very little in common between all of our different research projects. However, the one thing that unites all of our work is our desire to produce tools and to provide analyses that help make sense of DNA and protein sequences, and which help turn those sequences into stories.
Explore this site to find out more about what we do, about the people in our lab, and the software tools and data that are available for you to use.
The Korf Lab, 1st October 2012.
Korflab in the news
Jan 28, 2013: A Haldane's Sieve Blog Post by Keith Bradnam that discusses the Assemblathon 2 pre-print
Nov 12, 2012: a feature on Danielle Lemay by the Calfifornia Dairy Research Foundation
Mar 23, 2011: A Nature news article about genome assembly, with an interview of Ian Korf.
Quick Links
Unix & Perl for Biologists
Our free 175-page primer that teaches the basics of Unix & Perl
Unix & Perl to the RESCUE!
Our book that greatly expands on our free primer.
Software GALAXY
Comprehensive online toolkit for sequence analysis and visualisation
UC Davis Genome Center
Where we work
UC Davis Bioinformatics Core
Part of the Genome Center
Contact Us
For questions or comments about the website, please e-mail:
korflab AT ucdavis DOT edu
Contact information for specific members of our lab can be found on their personal pages.