ATLANTA, Feb. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Applied
Bioinformatics Laboratory (ABiL) has developed STing, a novel
computational algorithm for rapid and accurate genomic profiling.
This algorithm is orders of magnitude faster than contemporary
methods for genome analysis. This increased speed will bring
improvements in the diagnosis of cancer, genetic diseases, and
antibiotic resistant infections, stimulating the development of
genomic approaches to healthcare.
ABiL, established in 2014, is a public - private partnership
between the Bioinformatics Graduate Program at the Georgia Institute of Technology and IHRC, Inc.
ABiL's dedicated team of full-time bioinformatic scientists, with
several decades of individual research experience, work
collaboratively with partners from government, academic, and
industry sectors to provide customized solutions for a variety of
data analysis challenges. Being embedded within one of the
country's strongest bioinformatics graduate programs gives ABiL a
tremendous advantage. Since 2014, ABiL has provided training for
992 public health officials at federal, state and academic
institutions from across the country. ABiL also serves as the
bioinformatics core facility at the Georgia
Institute of Technology.
In 2017, ABiL passed an important milestone of $2 million in revenue including contracts with
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, state public health
laboratories, Kimberly-Clark Corporation and others. In just three
years, ABiL has become a leader in the development of cutting edge
bioinformatics solutions. Please visit http://www.abil.ihrc.com/
for more information about services that ABiL offers.
About the Bioinformatics Graduate Program at the Georgia Institute of Technology
One of the leading academic bioinformatics training programs in
the world is based at the Georgia Institute of
Technology. This interdisciplinary program has more than 40
faculty members spread across eight academic units. Currently,
there are 74 MS and 45 Ph.D. bioinformatics students enrolled in
the program.
See http://www.bioinformatics.gatech.edu/ and
http://jordan.biology.gatech.edu/page/ for more information.
About IHRC, Inc.
Founded in 2007, IHRC, Inc. is an international consulting and
professional services corporation that specializes in supporting
federal and state government organizations, international public
health organizations, and industry.
IHRC offers a robust profile of services spanning the areas of
Science and Health, Information Management, Management Consulting,
Bioinformatics, and Global Health. IHRC's largest client is
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
For more information about IHRC, Inc., please visit
https://www.ihrc.com/.
Media Contact
Karen Levinson Nelson
678-615-3220 ext. 12
karen_nelson@ihrc.com
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