Current Issue

View Larger Image

Past Issues Adlink Subscription Visit Our Publisher

ADVERTISEMENT



Top Keywords




  • Key:
  • Strong Points
  • Weak Points
  • Ratings:
  • Excellent
  • Very Good
  • Good

SBS EpiTool Kit

  • Rated
  • Nicely designed site
  • Not much content beyond the prediction servers (such as links, etc.)

Computational biology is a fairly nascent field that really seems full of potential for the years to come. Offering their mathematically inclined minds to the field of vaccine development are the people of the Division for Simulation of Biological Systems at the University of Tuebingen. With the SBS EpiToolKit, you, too, can take advantage of computational analysis. Before you know it, you will soon find yourself on the “prediction pipeline”—that is, the four-step framework provided by the website. Users input their sequences, obtain sequence information, select desired alleles, and then obtain prediction results. (Predicting what, you ask? The Epitope server predicts MHC ligands or potential T-cell epitopes.) There is a second prediction service, OptiTope, that predicts the optimal set of epitopes to be used in designing epitope-based vaccines.

*The opinions expressed are solely those of the author(s) and should not be construed as reflecting the viewpoints of the publisher, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., the publishing house, or employees and affiliates thereof.

Subscription center

GEN MAGAZINE

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) has retained its position as the most widely read biotechnology publication around the globe since its launch in 1981. Published 21 times a year and with additional exclusive editorial content online, GEN's unique news and technology focus includes the entire bioproduct life cycle from early-stage R&D, to applied research including omics, biomarkers, as well as diagnostics, to bioprocessing and commercialization.

Subscribe
e-NEWSLETTERS

Add GEN to your Inbox! Subscribe today to our complimentary e-newsletters and stay abreast of the latest biotech news and trends. Click the magnifying glass icon next to a newsletter title to view a sample.

 

All fields are required

Email
Confirm Email
First Name
Last Name
Organization
E-Alert Format
 
 
  Sign Up

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

GENpoll

Potential of Synthetic Biology

Do you think synthetic biology has the ability to offer solutions for problems related to health and the environment?

Suggest a Poll