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Welcome to the Chair of Bioinformatics

Head: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Böckergruppenfoto

Postal Address

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Institut für Informatik
Lehrstuhl für Bioinformatik
Ernst-Abbe-Platz 2
07743 Jena

Secretariat

Kathrin Schowtka
Room: 3404
Phone: +49-3641-9-46450
Fax: +49-3641-9-46452

The secretariat’s office hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30-16:00
Sebastian Böcker office hours: Tuesday, 14:00 – 15:00.

For e-mail or phone contact to a particular member of the chair see the members page.

Sebastian Böcker is currently director of the Institute for Computer Science at FSU Jena.

The RNA Bioinformatics and High Throughput Analysis of Prof. Dr. Manja Marz is associated with our group.

The Bio Systems Analysis research group of PD Dr. Peter Dittrich is an independent research group which is also part of this Chair.

Latest News


GCB 2012 is over

We hope that everybody enjoyed the show — we most certainly did! See you next year in Göttingen: 10. – 13. September 2013, see http://www.gcb2013.de/.


GCB 2012 in Jena will start shortly!

Hope to see you all in Jena at the GCB 2012, September 19-22, 2012! The conference features six international invited speakers, about 20 regular and highlight presentations, almost 100 posters and already more than 200 registered attendees. So come and join us for a wonderful conference!


Meet us at ISMB 2012

Franziska, Kerstin, and Sebastian will attend the Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB 2012) conference in Long Beach, California (July 15-17, 2012). Franziska will present a regular paper, Kerstin will present a poster, and Sebastian will present a highlight paper.

How to find us

Look at the map on Google Maps.

Getting there by train: You will arrive either at Jena Westbahnhof or at Jena Paradies. Click on one of the links to find walking directions to our offices, walking distance is about 5 minutes. When you reach the intersection of Schillerstraße and Leutragraben, walk left into the tram tunnel trough the building. Use the second entrance on the left, about 10m behind the tunnel. Take the elevator, press 4. Walk through two glass doors and to the right.