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Bioinformatics is an emerging multidisciplinary scientific field. It deals with the development and the use of computational methods to assist in solving biological related problems. The explosive growth of molecular genomic and proteomic data requires increasingly powerful algorithms and automated applications. Bioinformatic tools enable researchers to discover knowledge buried in the massive digital information databases from many species of living organisms. The goal of the Bioinformatics Core Research Facility (BCRF) is to provide computational support for molecular biology, genomics, proteomics and other biological related disciplines. The BCRF is equipped with high-performance computer hardware, specialized software, and advanced database systems. The main focus of the BCRF is on database systems and the various bioinformatics tools used to mine for useful information. Services of consultation, data analysis, software training, and database support are mainly provided to the UNL research community and its partners. We also assist in fostering collaborative projects seeking to integrate modern computational techniques in the research activities.

Currently, all members of the UNL academic community have access to the standard services of the BCRF at no charge. The BCRF is supported in part by the Nebraska Informatics Center for the Life Sciences (NICLS). Major funding for the facility comes from the National Science Foundation EPSCoR and the Nebraska Research Initiative.