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Title of Listing:
National Center For Biotechnology Information
Category:
Research Centers
Subcategory:
Government, All Listings
Date:
Document #:
Web Site:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Email:
info@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract:

NCBI is a center for computerized information processing methods for the conduct of biomedical research, established in November, 1988 at the National Library of Medicine (NLM). NCBI's mission is to develop new information technologies to aid in the understanding of fundamental molecular and genetic processes that control health and disease. Its mandate includes four major tasks:
        • Create automated systems for storing and analyzing knowledge about molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics
        • Perform research into advanced methods of computer-based information processing for analyzing the structure and function of biologically important molecules
        • Facilitate the use of databases and software by biotechnology researchers and medical personnel
        • Coordinate efforts to gather biotechnology information worldwide.
          The NCBI has implemented its four goals through the following programs:
        • Basic Research - Research is conducted in computational molecular biology. This research includes gene organization, sequence analysis, and structure prediction.
        • Databases and Software - Diverse molecular biology databases presently serve the scientific community.
        • Education and Training - The Center fosters scientific communication in the area of computers as applied to molecular biology and genetics by sponsoring meetings, workshops, and lecture series.
        • Extramural Programs - The Extramural Program Office funds projects to foster the development of new computer-based analysis methods for the interpretation of molecular biological data.
          NCBI offers many resources including: a newsletter, GenBank Sequence Database, Cancer Genome Anatomy Project, Gene Map of the Human Genome, UniGene: Unique Human Gene Sequence Collection, NCBI Taxonomy, Human/Mouse Homology Maps, PubMed MEDLINE, Entrez Search System, BLAST Sequence Similarity Searching, E-mail Servers, Anonymous FTP, and many others.
Topics
Biochemistry

Additional Topics/Tags/Keywords
Biomedical Research, Genetics, Health, Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Sequence Analysis, Structure Prediction, Databases, Cancer, Anatomy, Homology

Organization:
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Address:
National Library of Medicine
Building 38A, Room 8N805
Phone:
DescriptionNumber
City:
Bethesda
1.
Primary (301) 496-2475
State/Province/Territory:
MD
2.
Zip/Postal Code:
20894
3.
Country:
United States
4.
Fax:(301) 480-9241
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