Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology Okhla New Delhi

I have heard a lot about the CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology located in New Delhi want to know more about this. Will you please tell me lists of research areas available here and also tell me in which they major focus provide me all details?

[Shaleen]

CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology (IGIB) is a premier Institute of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

This institute is involved in research of national importance in the areas of genomics, molecular medicine, bioinformatics, proteomics and environmental biotechnology.

Research areas:

I. Genomics and Molecular Medicine

They focus on :

Neuropsychiatric disorders like Schizophrenia
Cardiovascular disease
Diabetes and other complex disorders.

II. Respiratory Disease Biology

The diseases of interest here are:

Tuberculosis
Asthma and Allergy
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD)

III.Genome Informatics and Structural Biology

The areas where informatics has contributed to genome analysis include:

Indian Genome Variation: analysis of genome variation data
Next-gen sequencing, assembly and annotation
Unfolded proteins and adhesins
Prediction of microRNA-target interaction
Structural regulatory motifs in the genome

IV.Energy and Environmental Biotechnology

Different areas that are being pursued are:

Microbial diversity and its exploration
Hydrogen and bio-plastic from waste
Waste water treatment using microbes

V.Chemical & Systems Biology

Research carried out at IGIB in this area involves:

Chemical biology and systems biology of M. tuberculosis and skin pigmentation
Chemically modified oligonucleotides for biological applications
Nanobiotechnology
Novel immunoassay procedures
New molecules:

Linkers for biochip development
Peptide scaffolds and peptidomimetics
Quadruplex –stabilizing ligands

VI. Ayurgenomics

They focus on :

Genetic component of Prakriti
Population stratification
Systems Biology for health and disease states


Address:

CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology
Mathura Road, Opp Sukhdev Vihar Bus Depot, New Delhi, Delhi 110025
Phone:011 2987 9487
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