The Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Hub is a team of research engineers led By Laurent Essioux and Hervé Ménager, dedicated to bringing support in computational biology to Institut Pasteur’s research units and platforms. The Hub is organized around five expert poles:
- AIM – AI and Mathematical modelling:
- Group head: Hervé Ménager
- Expertise: Mathematical modelling, Deep learning, Large Language Models
- FUNOMICA – FUNctional and OMICs Analysis:
- Group head: Claudia Chica
- Expertise: Biological networks, Multi-OMICs data analysis, Functional analysis of omics data, Epigenomics, Transcriptomics, Single-cell, Quantitative regulation
- PAGE – Phylogeny, Algorithms, (meta)Genomics, Evolution:
- Group head: Julien Guglielmini
- Expertise: Phylogeny, Genomics, Metagenomics, Pangenomics, Sequences alignment & clustering
- STATS – Statistics
- Group head: Pascal Campagne
- Expertise: Experimental design, Inference & modeling, Artificial intelligence
- WISPR – Web Integration, Scientific Programming and Reproducibility:
- Group head: Elodie Chapeaublanc
- Expertise: Web development, UX design, Databases, Workflow and tool integration, software development, data visualization, scientific computing, reproducibility
The above list of expertise is not exhaustive. Do not hesitate to visit the Pole pages or contact the Hub directors if you don’t find the one you need. The Hub can help Institut Pasteur’s scientists in many ways:
- By direct interaction during the open-desk sessions. Every Tuesday morning (in person at the Yersin building)
- By answering short questions submitted through our web site
- By collaborating to research projects. The Hub support is:
- Free of charge for projects lasting less than 3 months of full-time equivalent effective working time – short projects
- Half of the full salary of an Engineer (3k€/month) for projects of 4 months or more – long projects
In any case projects must be submitted on our website with as much detail as possible : Submit a project.
All short projects are accepted if the required expertise is available in the Hub within a reasonable time. Long projects are examined by the Hub executive steering committee who meets three times a year: the second Thursday of March, June and December.
A specific template is available for long projects and has to be sent to Laurent Essioux and Hervé Ménager two weeks before the steering committee meeting. Some discussions and exchanges with the Hub are encouraged before submitting long projects. A detachment of an Hub engineer is also possible for very long projects. See below the detached section for more information.
These different possibilities are summarized in the table below:
Type | Cost | Description | decision process |
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Long project |
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Validated by Executive steering committee after reviewing request using this template |
Detachment |
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Validated by IP’s Direction and Executive steering committee |
Detachment on Grant |
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Validated by IP’s Direction and Executive steering committee |
The Hub is also involved in two other activities:
- Software development: Hub engineers have developed many tools to help data analyses such as Shaman, JASS. More details in the software section
- Teaching and training: Hub engineers are deeply involved into sharing their knowledge with PhD students, post-docs or permanent scientists from IP in Paris and in the RIIP. More information in the courses section