Here is a selection of some online tools that I have found helpful in my research.
General Research Tool Links
BioNumbers
A catalog of numbers about biology, such as the number
of mRNA transcripts per cell, or the diffusion constant of a given protein.
Especially useful for quantitative biology, but still a work in progress.
iGEM - International Genetically Engineering
Machine competition
International competition where teams of undergraduates work on a
synthetic biology project, and
present their results at a conference at MIT. I was on the
2007
Berkeley iGEM Team, and would certainly recommend it to any undergraduates
either interested in synthetic biology, or wanting a good introduction to
wet-lab research.
Genomics Research Tool Links
Genome Analysis Tool Kit (GATK)
A comprehensive toolkit to analyze next-generation sequencing data for genomic
studies. I used this toolkit in my network enrichment project in the Wall
Lab.
GeneMANIA
Gene
function predictor and network database, including many genetic interaction
networks I have used.
Zebrafish Research Tool Links
ZFIN
General database for Zebrafish information including: genes,
alleles, journal articles, mutants, and much more.
Ensembl Zebrafish
Genome
Genomics tool, great for searching for sequences, looking up
genes, etc. This link is to the Zebrafish page, but Ensembl has many other
genomes as well.
Harvard Library Proxy Bookmarklet
I designed and created this Bookmarklet to allow users of the Harvard Library Proxy to redirect the page they are on to the proxy served page, in one click. (Must be logged into your Harvard Library account for this to work.)
Supported browsers include: Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer
To install this bookmarklet, right click (or control-click for mac) on the link and select "Bookmark This Link" or "Add to favorites...":
Harvard Library Proxy Bookmarklet
(If your bookmarks toolbar is shown, you can also drag this link into your bookmarks
toolbar/favorites bar.)