"Short term training Programme In Silico approaches for Drug Discovery" at Lucknow University

Short term training Programme

                                In Silico approaches for Drug DiscoverySeptember 9-10, 2011

Organized By

Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics 

Department of Biochemistry

University of Lucknow 

Lucknow-226007

Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility (Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics) : The Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility (BIF) Centre, under the Biotechnology Information System Network (BTIS) program (funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science & Technology) & Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics (Funded by Department of Higher Education, Government of U.P.) at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Lucknow, are well equipped with various hardwares & softwares, (Servers for Database Application, Desktop Machines, and high speed Internet Connection, Exome Horizon, MATLAB, Discovery Studio, DNA STAR etc.). One thrust area of these centers are to popularize the application of Bioinformatics by organizing training programs and conducting Seminars/Workshops for Teachers/Scientists/ Research Scholars/ Students, which is being conducted on a regular basis. In addition, centers are actively involved in conducting research on Computational Biology, Molecular Modeling, Database Development, Comparative Genomics and Proteomics,  Biological data acquisition, creation and development of programmes and databases needed by the users.
Course Content :

• Sequence alignment
• Tertiary structure prediction
• Post structural analysis
• Basics of Drug designing
• Ligand preparation
• Target preparation 
• Docking of ligand and Target
• Analysis of docking results

Objective :  The objective of training program is to give exposure to the participants  to concepts, skills and tools of bioinformatics and to provide hands on training on various bioinformatics approaches  such as  basics of drug designing, tertiary structure prediction, and ligand and target preparation through online as well as offline tools and software


About Workshop : Date September 9-10, 2011


Duration : 2 days


Subject of area : Drug designing


Methodology : Lectures, Demos, Hands on session.


Level of participants : Faculty, Research Scholars and Students from College, Universities and research organizations.


Prerequisites : Minimum skill in operation of computer.


No. of participants : 30


Accommodation : Participants have to arrange their own accommodation.


Registration fee : Rs 1500/-

Contact  :
Prof. U.N. Dwivedi
Coordinator
Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility
Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics
Department of Biochemistry
University of Lucknow
Lucknow-226007
Phone: 0522-2740132
Email: bif.events@gmail.com


Deadline : 05.09.2011

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