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Sick Kids Improves Access To Global Genome Database

uded in the operation of HSC's bioinformatics program, which was established last year. The science of bioinformatics applies information systems and strategies to science, organizing scientific data into forms that can be readily used by researchers to answer biological questions.

"Sick Kids has been an undisputed leader in human gene mapping within Canada," explains Dr. Cuticchia. "Given the relationship between bioinformatics and the genome program it is only natural that we build on that excellence and expand into this new area. At Sick Kids the hosting of the Canadian site of the GDB is just one of several steps underway to demonstrate our commitment to bioinformatics."

Due to funding cuts, maintenance of the Johns Hopkins site will be discontinued at the end of January 1999. HSC is considering taking over the management of the entire GDB.

The Hospital for Sick Children is Canada's premier health research facility and one of the world's leading centres for genetics research. Through its Centre for Applied Genomics it offers scientists from HSC and across Canada such services as DNA sequencing and synthesis, gene and chromosome mapping, gene identification, and bioinformatics.

The Hospital for Sick Children Genome Database can be found at: gdb.sickkids.on.ca

For further information contact Liz.Leake@sickkids.on.ca or call (416) 813-5046.


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Contact: Liz Leake
liz.leake@sickkids.on.ca
416-813-5046
The Hospital for Sick Children
5-Nov-1998


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