About Bioinformatics Centre:
Bioinformatics is a multidisciplinary field that involves
computational studies of living systems at various levels ranging
from molecular to ecological. Bioinformatics has emerged as
the youngest discipline that drives basic and translational research
leading to knowledge discovery in a multitude of areas such as
medicine, drug and vaccine development, biodiversity,
agro-biotechnology, environmental biotechnology, forensics etc.
Bioinformaticians are in great demand worldwide in industry, R & D
organizations as well as academia
not only to analyse high-throughput data generated using omics
technologies but also to lead data-driven, hypothesis-based research
& development in various branches of life sciences. Students who
get trained in bioinformatics and have a sound knowledge of basic
natural sciences, statistics and mathematics can build a successful
career. They can also contribute to development of new resources in
bioinformatics such as algorithms, servers and databases.
Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU, formerly University of Pune)
is a State University rated among the top 10 universities
in India, which reflects high standards of education & research
practices followed in the University. The Bioinformatics Centre at SPPU was established
in 1987, under the BTIS Network project of Department of
Biotechnology, Govt. of India, with a mandate to develop expertise
in Bioinformatics through research and related activities. The
Centre has been a pioneer in research as well as education in
Bioinformatics. The Advanced Diploma in Bioinformatics was launched
at the Centre in 1997 and M. Sc. in Bioinformatics was initiated in
2002. The Centre has been recognized as a “Centre of Excellence” by
the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India (2002
onwards) and by the Department of Electronics and Information
Technology (DeITY), Government of India (2007-2013).
The major research areas where the faculty members of the Centre
have made significant contributions include virus bioinformatics,
structural bioinformatics, immunoinformatics, genomics,
phylogenomics, chemoinformatics, therapeutics and drug design. A
large number of algorithms, databases, and web-servers have been
developed by faculty members at the Centre. (Available at
http://bioinfo.net.in & at
http://bioinfo.unipune.ac.in/)
The Bioinformatics Centre offers Ph. D. and M. Sc. program in
Bioinformatics to meet the requirement of trained human resource in
industry, academic and research institutions. Highly competent
faculty members at the Centre, conducive environment for research,
state-of-the-art computing facilities and a rich library are some of
the highlights of the educational program at the Centre. Scientists
from reputed national institutes and other departments of the
Savitribai Phule Pune University also are invited to contribute to
teaching of various relevant areas in the M. Sc. Bioinformatics
program. The Centre also conducts national and international
workshops and training programmes on a regular basis.
The students trained at the Centre have maintained a very good
success record in various national level examinations such as BINC, CSIR-UGC NET, BET,
GATE etc. and also find placement in Industries. The
Bioinformatics Centre has very good interaction with industry and
carries an envious record of its students being absorbed by industry
and R & D institutions in India and abroad. Some of the students
have turned out to be successful entrepreneurs and produced
well-established profit making ventures in a short span of time. For
additional information please visit
http://bioinfo.net.in .