Computational Biology

PyCellBase, an efficient python package for easy retrieval of biological data from heterogeneous sources.

Perez-Gil D, Lopez FJ, Dopazo J, Marin-Garcia P, Rendon A, Medina I. PyCellBase, an efficient python package for easy retrieval of biological data from heterogeneous sources. BMC Bioinformatics. 2019;20(1):159. doi:10.1186/s12859-019-2726-4.

Using GPUs for the exact alignment of short-read genetic sequences by means of the Burrows-Wheeler transform.

Torres JSalavert, Espert IBlanquer, Domínguez ATomás, et al. Using GPUs for the exact alignment of short-read genetic sequences by means of the Burrows-Wheeler transform. IEEE/ACM Trans Comput Biol Bioinform. 2012;9(4):1245-56. doi:10.1109/TCBB.2012.49.

The protease MT1-MMP drives a combinatorial proteolytic program in activated endothelial cells.

Koziol A, Gonzalo P, Mota A, et al. The protease MT1-MMP drives a combinatorial proteolytic program in activated endothelial cells. FASEB J. 2012;26(11):4481-94. doi:10.1096/fj.12-205906.

High throughput estimation of functional cell activities reveals disease mechanisms and predicts relevant clinical outcomes.

Hidalgo MR, Cubuk C, Amadoz A, Salavert F, Carbonell-Caballero J, Dopazo J. High throughput estimation of functional cell activities reveals disease mechanisms and predicts relevant clinical outcomes. Oncotarget. 2017;8(3):5160-5178. doi:10.18632/oncotarget.14107.

Differential metabolic activity and discovery of therapeutic targets using summarized metabolic pathway models.

Cubuk C, Hidalgo MR, Amadoz A, et al. Differential metabolic activity and discovery of therapeutic targets using summarized metabolic pathway models. NPJ Syst Biol Appl. 2019;5:7. doi:10.1038/s41540-019-0087-2.

Models of cell signaling uncover molecular mechanisms of high-risk neuroblastoma and predict disease outcome.

Hidalgo MR, Amadoz A, Cubuk C, Carbonell-Caballero J, Dopazo J. Models of cell signaling uncover molecular mechanisms of high-risk neuroblastoma and predict disease outcome. Biol Direct. 2018;13(1):16. doi:10.1186/s13062-018-0219-4.