CNR-Bari (Italy) Regional & National Node
For information on ICCBnet at CNR-Bari, please contact:
Prof. Cecilia Saccone
For information on ICCBnet in Egypt, please contact:
E. Zaki
Institute of Genetic Engineering
Mubarak City for Scientific Research
Alexandria
Egypt
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The International Center for Cooperation in Bioinformatics (ICCB) and its network (ICCBnet) are headquartered at the Weizmann Institute of Science (W.I.S.), Rehovot, Israel. ICCB provides scientific training and technical inst ruction to designated sites in biotechnologically developing countries in the utilizatio n of relevant international databanks. Training in networking, trouble shooting and data analysis takes the form of apprenticeships, courses and hands-on workshops and occurs centrally at W.I.S.'s facilities and locally at affiliated ICCB sites.
The Weizmann Institute of Science hosts several bioinformatic activities, among them the Israeli National Node (INN) of EMBnet (European Molecular Biology network). INN has considerable experience and expertise in: formatting and channeling incoming data packets from international data banks to its remote affiliates around the nation; providing hands-on assistance to outlying sites in getting started; providing instruction and trouble-shooting services for all sites; organizing and running workshops and courses in databank utilization; and interacting with the international bioinformatics community. Through its national node, W.I.S. services approximately 250 research groups and more than 2000 scientists throughout Israel.
For more information on ICCBnet in Israel, please contact:
Prof. Marvin Edelman
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot
Israel
e-mail:
CNR-Bari (Italy) Regional & National Node
For information on ICCBnet at CNR-Bari, please contact:
Prof. Cecilia Saccone
For information on ICCBnet at IIGB, please contact:
G. Martini
International Institute of Genetics and Biophysics
Napoli
Italy
e-mail:
For information on ICCBnet at ICGEB, please contact:
S. Pongor
International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Trieste
Italy
e-mail:
MRC-RIGEB (Turkey) National Node
In the coming few months, a computerized facility providing access to ICCBnet will be set up at the TUBITAK/Marmara Research Center in the Research Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (MRC-RIGEB) in Gebze.
According to Dr. Zehra Sayers, who attended the network's inauguration, the first projects in which Turkish scientists will take advantage of access to ICCBnet will be in the areas of agriculture and medicine.
For more information on ICCBnet in Turkey, please contact:
Dr. Zehra Sayers
Bioinformatics Consultant to TUBITAK