A.J.C. Bose Centenary Building,
P-1/12, CIT Scheme - VII M,
Kolkata - 700 054, India
Bioinformatics Centre (BIC), Bose
The mission of the
Bioinformatics Center (BIC) is to train the next generation of
researchers in bioinformatics for both academia and industry.
The students are trained to derive techniques from applied
mathematics, informatics, statistics, computer science,
physics, chemistry, and biology to study biological
composition, structure, function, and evolution at the
molecular, cellular, and systems levels. It comprises all
aspects of the gathering, storing, analyzing, predicting, and
disseminating the corresponding information.
The core curriculum of the department
aims at providing training in the more quantitative aspects of
modern biomedical research, evolutionary biology, molecular
dynamics, protein folding, cross-training of young computer
scientists, physicists and engineers in biology, and
biologists and biochemists in quantitative approaches, to
produce top-notch scientists who are equipped for an
increasingly interdisciplinary research model.
Understanding the structure
and folding of proteins and their interactions with other
large and small molecules using biophysical techniques
(especially, X-ray crystallography) and database analysis.
Identifying and understanding the different evolutionary
forces by analyzing the genomic and functional data of various
Applying high performance computing to understand the
mechanisms of molecular recognition processes and using that
knowledge for designing novel therapeutic molecules.
To investigate biomarkers (such as microRNAs) in
multifactorial diseases such as cancer, neurological disorders
etc. using systems biology and high throughput techniques,
such as Microarray, and elucidating the regulatory networks in
cancer stem cells.
To establish and maintain collaborations with laboratories and
institutes in India and abroad which are involved in related
areas of research.
Bioinformatics Centre (BIC),Bose Institute, Kolkata 2011, Last updated on:
January 30, 2011