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bioCampus-training in specialized bioinformatics, genome
and proteome analysis, molecular modeling, drug discovery
& design and cheminformatics skills
bioCampus - a center of excellence, is the training
division of gvk bio where training in specialized
bioinformatics, genome and proteome analysis, molecular
modeling, drug discovery & design and cheminformatics
skills would be imparted to professionals from related
inter-disciplinary fields. The program will focus on
domain specific and IT to create professionals suitable
for the global environment. The emphasis is on enhancing
the professional skills of students who can then apply
such skills in a real world environment, be it at research
establishments or industry.
The training program has been designed to suit the needs
of global biotech and pharmaceutical corporations after
extensive research and industry interaction. bioCampus has
developed its own proprietary course material which we
believe is one of the first of its kind in the world. Each
of the courses has two components which include theory and
lab.
Guest lectures by recognized researchers and industry
professionals also form part of the curriculum. The
program has been specially designed keeping in mind the
placement needs of international organizations. New
programs will be introduced periodically to cater to the
needs of the industry.
The courses currently offered are:
1)Protein Modeling and Rational Drug Design - PRD.
The Human Genome Project has revealed the existence of
approximately 40,000 genes, some of which could be used as
new targets for drug design purposes. There is a
tremendous potential in the study of their functional
genomics and the corresponding protein structure vis-à-vis
drug design. Almost all the leading pharmaceutical and
biotech companies are focusing their efforts to discover
new targets and to design new and better drugs.
The aim of this course is to impart training in the basic
principles of protein structure, to generate the three
dimensional structure of a protein from its amino acid
sequence and its utilization in the structure based drug
design studies. The course covers computational approaches
to the drug discovery & design processes such as analogue
based designs and pharmacophore based studies that are
very useful in the absence of 3D-structural information of
relevant targets.
There is a huge shortage in manpower with the requisite
skill sets to perform such studies. This course tries to
address such a need by imparting a comprehensive training
in Protein Modeling and Rational Drug Discovery
techniques.
2)Genome and Proteome Analysis - GPA.
Biology and medicine are being revolutionized by the
advent of new technologies. The data emerging from the
Human Genome Project and other organisms resulted in the
emergence of new disciplines of science collectively
called as 'OMICS Science' (genomics, proteomics,
metabolomics and pharmacogenomics). They offer new
solutions to the unresolved problems in complex diseases.
'OMICS' studies result in production of huge amount of
data in terms of sequence, structure, gene expression,
proteins, metabolites and function.
The aim of this course is to impart training in the
analysis of genomics and proteomics data. It covers topics
related to molecular biology, genome analysis, functional
and structural genomics, recombinant DNA technology, and
DNA & protein sequence data analysis. The course includes
several experiments in wet-lab and computational
methodologies.
Many biotech and pharmaceutical organizations are trying
to analyze such data to produce new targets using in-silico
tools. However, their efforts are limited by the shortage
of skilled man power. This course has been designed to
address such a need
3)Advanced-Bioinformatics - ABI.
Bioinformatics stands at the interface of molecular
biology and information sciences and promises to provide
critical tools for managing the immense volume of
biological data. The bioinformatics market primarily is
driven by the need of pharmaceutical and biotechnology
companies to increase the efficiency of their
drugdiscovery and development efforts. These organizations
use bioinformatics to identify drug targets and drug
candidates, decreasing the time to bring new therapeutics
to market
The objective of this course is to impart training in
software application development, mathematics, statistics,
cell & molecular biology, and other bioinformatics tools
like SAS (Statistical Analytical System). Emphasis would
be laid on understanding scientific databases &
algorithms, sequence analysis and programing in various
languages applicable to modern biology. The course
includes an integrated project which involves the
application of the above aspects.
This course is designed to address the growing need of
manpower for the biotech and pharmaceutical organizations.
Further details can be had at:
bioCampus
gvk bioSciences Private Limited
#S-1, Phase -1,Technocrats Industrial Estate
Balanagar,Hyderabad- 500 037. Andhra Pradesh. |
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