The Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core provides efficient, high quality computational and statistical expertise for Van Andel Research Institute laboratories and external organizations in the analysis and interpretation of data.

The core maintains sequencing pipelines for processing and analyzing genomic data sets, develops custom tools and applications for quantitative image analysis, provides access to a variety of proprietary and open-source resources, and oversees the maintenance and development of high-performance computing capabilities. Services include:

Statistical consulting
Experimental design
Research proposal development
Sample size determination
Randomization procedures
Manuscript preparation and data deposition
Genomic variant detection and annotation
Transcript/isoform differential expression
DNA copy number determination
Systems-level analysis such as gene-set and network-based analysis
Analysis, interpretation, and presentation of small and large data sets
Time-series data
Tumor growth
Drug response
Custom application and tool development