Select Molecular Biology Databases

• Entrez, The Life Sciences Search Engine A great cross-database site, Entrez provides users with a way to search twenty (20) databases simultaneously. Includes: Genome, Nucleotide, Protein and Structure.
• MEDLINE (Ovid) Premier source for bibliographic and abstract coverage of the biomedical literature. 1950 - Current includes some full-text.
• PubMed (NLM) a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 11 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
• Database resources of the National Center for Biotechnology Information searches a huge collection of molecular biology and bioinformatics databases, including GenBank, Literature Databases, Molecular Databases, Genomic Biology, and Tools for Data Mining.
• EMBL-EBI The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) is a center for reserach and services in bioinformatics. It manages databases of biological data including necleic acid, protein sequences and macromolecular structures.
• Online Bioinformatics Resources Collection (OBRC) is from the collection of Health Sciences Library from University of Pittsburgh. It contains annotations and links for 1744 bioinformatics databases and software tools.
• Protein Data Bank (PDB) provides a variety of tools and resources for studying the structures of biological macromolecules and their relationships to sequence, function, and disease.

Molecular Biology Electronic Books

• Alberts: Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th ed., 2002 (NCBI Bookshelf)
• Ausubel: Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, 2007 (Wiley)
• Brown: Genomes, 2nd ed., 2002 (NCBI Bookshelf)
• Lewin: Genes VIII, 8th ed., 2004 (in Library)
• Lodish: Molecular Cell Biology, 4th ed., 1999 (NCBI Bookshelf)
• National Institutes of Health: Genes and Disease (NCBI Bookshelf)
• Sambrook: Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual 3rd ed., 2001 (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press)
• Scriver: The Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease, 8th ed., 2001 (AccessMedicine)
• Strachan: Human Molecular Genetics 2, 2nd ed., 1999 (NCBI Bookshelf)

Molecular Biology Electronic Journals

• BioEssays
• Critical reviews in biochemistry & molecular biology
• Current Biology
• The EMBO journal
• Genes & development
• Genome research
• Molecular biology of the cell
• Molecular and cellular biology
• Nature Biotechnology
• Nature Genetics
• Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology
• Nature structural & molecular biology
• Nucleic Acids Research
• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

This is a sample of highly cited journals in Molecular Biology. To see a complete list of UMDNJ Library journal holdings go to:

Patient Information

• MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. It provides health information for consumers. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.
• ClinicalTrials provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. It is about patient studies for drugs and treatment.
• Genetics Home Reference provides consumer-friendly information about the effects of genetic variations on human health.
• MDConsult - provides searchable, full-text access to over 50 of the world's most important medical journals, a collection of over 40 reference books, more than 1000 clinical practice guidelines, and almost 3,500 customizable patient education handouts. It also includes full-text drug information.
• National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Resources provide information about Human Genome Project.
• HeathyNJ - Healthcare information for New Jersey consumers, policy makers, and health care professionals

Resources for the PDA (Handheld Devices)

• Pediatrics on Hand - maintains the most up-to-date collection of pediatric specific programs and files for the handheld.
• Essential Evidence Plus - point of care tool designed to offer "Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters". Also includes access to 6 EBM databases, calculators, guidelines and quick reference tools.
• PDA Toolkit
• DynaMed - A "Just-In-Time" Internet reference integrating evidence based medicine with practical information for clinical practice on more than 1,800 clinical topics.
• ePocrates - suite of popular diagnostic, drug and treatment tools for PDAs as well as web-based access.
• hanheldmed.com - applications include patient tracking and standard medical texts designed for use with PDAs.

• The Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Program at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ)
• The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
• François-Xavier Bagnoud Center (HIV)
• New Jersey Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
• Child Health Institute of New Jersey
• New Jersey CARES Institute