QFAB has been funded through the Queensland Government's Smart State initiative matching the contributions from its partners. Established in early 2007 it brings together the collective bioinformatics and ICT capabilities of a number of organizations.
QFAB is governed by a Management Committee made up of representatives of the founding partners. The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the management of the Facility and is supported by the Technical Manager and an Industry Research Advisory Panel. QFAB is one the largest bioinformatics group in Australia comprising a multi disciplinary team with broad backgrounds in bioinformatics, database management and curation, annotation tool development, software engineering, web design and management.
QFAB is structured with both open and closed components. The open area is available for users to access public datasets. The closed area is available to core partners and customers. It provides security and integrity of up-to-date data and gives access to analysis and workflow tools. Through its core capability and partner’s knowledge, QFAB offers expertise in:
- Access to large integrated data sets and tools
- Mirror site for genome browsers
- Health data integration
- Workflow technology
- Grid computing
- Genotype/phenotype linkages
- Large scale data visualisation
- Computational simulation
- Ontology
Underpinning the discovery process, bioinformatics is the catalyst for interdisciplinary knowledge management. With the blending of fundamental DNA sequence data, expression profiling and polymorphism detection through to protein and small molecule structure, metabolomic modelling and statistical inference, innovation is accelerated through the application of the skills of the bioinformatician. With its dedicated group of bioinformatics professionals QFAB can help you deliver enhanced outcomes to your research project. Contact us to discuss your specific needs
