Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Workshop on Bioinformatics : Tools, Techniques and Applications organized by University of Lucknow


Workshop on Bioinformatics: Tools, Techniques and ApplicationsFebruary 11-12, 2012Organized ByDepartment of BiochemistryUniversity of Lucknow
Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility :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.
OBJECTIVE - The objective of training program is to give exposure to the participants of concepts, skills and tools of bioinformatics and to provide hands on training on various bioinformatics approaches for analyzing DNA, RNA & protein sequences, structure prediction, etc.
About Workshop :
  • Date : February 11 & 12, 2012
  • Duration : 2 days
  • Subject of area : Computational Biology
  • 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
  • Registration fee From India : Rs 1500/- (Without Accommodation)
  • Accommodations : Limited boarding facility can be made available in the University guest house/hostels on first come first serve basis. Extra boarding fee will be charged separately.
Important Dates :
  • Registration Begins : January 6, 2012
  • Registration Closed : February 6, 2012
  • Workshop Dates : February 11-12, 2012
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 : 06.02.2012

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