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About Us

The Computational Biology Core (CBC) housed in the Institute for Systems Genomics at the University of Connecticut provides computational power and technical support to UConn researchers and affiliates. We collaborate with the Center for Genome Innovation (CGI) and Proteomics Core to provide full support to the research community.

We provide free community support through our Slack channel, data therapy sessions, and consultations. Please contact cbcsupport@helpspotmail.com to request software installs, server accounts, or a meeting. We encourage researchers to reach out to us if you have any questions about future experiments and how best to plan for downstream analysis.

Services Provided

  • Experimental design consultation
  • Computational analysis consultation
  • Access to high performance computing systems
  • Data storage and software installation service
  • Bioinformatics workshops and training

News from the CBC

  • CBC’s Data Therapy at Storrs/UCH on Friday, June 6, 2025
    Our monthly Data Therapy Session (public office hours) will be held in-person on Friday, June 6th from 9-10am: In person at UCHC with Kerry Cobb in L5059 In person at Storrs with Adam Rork in ESB 206F Online with Noah Reid https://uconn-edu.zoom.us/j/97738199247?pwd=5HBqyDEXKNDBOFp06wIfpJ6RGUEN2u.1 We welcome beginners and advanced users to generate a productive discussion!  Online Support Connect to the CBC team through the #bioinformatics_help channel at uconn-cbc.slack.com
    Posted on May 13, 2025

Office Hours

Monthly Data Therapy!

First Friday of every month!
9 am - 10 am
UConn Storrs: ESB 205F
UCH Farmington: L5059
& Online!

Online Support

Slack: Connect to Slack is awesome
uconn-cbc.slack.com 

Keep Informed!

Join the Bioinformatics Facility Mailing List to learn about courses, seminars, and related discussion groups.

Contact the Team

To reach the CBC and HPC teams, contact: cbcsupport@helpspotmail.com

Comp Bio Core Team

Jill Wegrzyn, Ph.D.
CBC Director/Associate Professor

Noah Reid, Ph.D.
Acting Associate Director

Kerry Cobb, Ph.D.
Computational Biologist

Adam Rork, Ph.D.
Bioinformatics Analyst

Kendra Maas, Ph.D.
Facility Scientist

Mike Wilson
Systems Administrator

Stephen King
Systems Administrator (UCHC)