1 CENTRAL SERICULTURAL RESEARCH & TRAINING INSTITUTE BIOINFORMATICS CENTRE Dr. C. K. Kamble Director & Coordinator Central Silk Board (Ministry of Textiles – Govt. of India) Srirampura, Manandavadi Road, Mysore – 570 008 Ph. 0821-2362547 Fax : 2362845 E-mail : [email protected] Introduction Ever since the human genome has been deciphered, it has emerged that bioinformatics will become increasingly important for many areas in the life sciences. This era has seen an explosion of information discovered from the areas of molecular biology and genetics. The focus of bioinformatics is dealing with this flood of information turning it into useful knowledge. The flow of information has revolutionized many fields of biosciences. It is also important for the improvement of genomes of economically important crops and animals. Full understanding and application of this new data requires a large and growing body of intelligent, creative and experienced scientists with strong understanding of both computation and biology. The post- genomic era has thrown great challenges for the scientists to create, manage and interpret the massive sets of complex biological data. Rapid advances in information technology, computer science, structural biology and development of sophisticated computational software and tools have played a key role in deciphering the structure and function of biological molecules, which has great relevance to agriculture, human health and environment. It is befitting to state that the increased significance of bioinformatics can no longer be overemphasized. The Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India has reacted to this development with the establishment of a special research focus on bioinformatics. The department has established a nation wide network of bioinformatics centres spread across the country even the farthest corners. This network has established a link between diverse groups of scientists working in various R & D institutions and universities engaged in specified areas of biotechnology. I am proud to state that Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute, Mysore, which is the premier research institute for sericulture in the country, is a part of this prestigious network. The bioinformatics centre of this institute was established in 1999 to primarily support biotechnological research in sericulture. The annual meeting of the coordinators of BTISnet is held to review the progress and activities of all the centres. It is highly overwhelming to host such an important event of this year in this institute. The progress reports of all the centres compiled in this volume is a valuable document for taking stock of the activities and achievements of the BTISnet. I earnestly foresee that these two days’ congregation of ignited brains will provide an excellent platform for meaningful interaction, exchange of valuable ideas and new thoughts, which will lead to new breakthroughs. I am confident that this will further enable us to conquer greater heights in the field of Bioinformatics. Dr. Chandrakant K. Kamble DIRECTOR 2 CONTENTS 1. Advanced Centre for Treatment, Resarch, & Education in Cancer, 01 Mumbai 2. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 05 3. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 09 4. Anna University, Chennai 12 5. Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat 16 6. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 21 7. Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali 27 8. Barkatullah University, Bhopal 32 9. Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 38 10. Biotech – Consortium India Limited, New Delhi 43 11. Biotech Park, Lucknow 50 12. Birla Institute of Scientific Research, Jaipur 56 13. Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi 61 14. Bose Institute, Kolkata 66 15. Central Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair 72 16. Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 77 17. Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar 84 18. Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow 89 19. Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, Kerala 94 20. Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore 99 21. Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad 104 22. CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur 110 23. Devi Ahilya University, Indore 114 24. Dr.Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, H.P. 119 25. G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar 125 26. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 129 27. Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla 134 28. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 138 29. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 143 30. Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala 148 31. Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 152 32. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 157 33. Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 162 34. Indian Institute of Advanced Research, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 167 35. Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu 171 36. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata 176 37. Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Imphal 180 38. Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh 184 39. Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Sciences University, Mangalore 192 40. Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 201 41. Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 205 42 Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram (Wardha) 211 43. M.S. University of Baroda, Baroda 217 44. National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, Haryana 223 45. National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 229 46. National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi 233 47. National Institute of Oceanography, Goa 237 48. National Institute for Plant Genome Research, New Delhi 241 49. National Institute of Technology, Raipur 243 50. North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong 246 3 51. Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 255 52. Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 262 53. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Trivandrum 268 54. State Council of Science & Technology for Sikkim 273 55. T. M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur 278 56. Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai 283 57. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 288 58. Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute Palode, Kerala 293 59. University of Calcutta, Kolkata 299 60. University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, J&K 303 61. University of Pune, Pune 307 Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility Centres (BIFs) 1. Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati 320 2. Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu 323 3. Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 328 4. CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 330 5. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, 333 Delhi 6. Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, 337 7. Forest Research Institute - Dehradun 339 8. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, 343 Hisar 9. HNB Garhwal University, Garhwal 347 10. Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 350 11. Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur 354 12. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 357 13. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 360 14. Jiwaji University, Gwalior 364 15. Kannur University, Kannur 367 16. Karnatak University, Dharwad 371 17. Kumaun University, Nainital 373 18. Lady Doak College, Madurai 375 19. Lucknow University, Lucknow 378 20. Madras Christian College, Chennai 381 21. Maharani’s Science College for Women, Bangalore 384 22. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal 387 23. Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, 391 Faizabad 24. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and 396 Research, Chandigarh 25. Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, 399 Bhubaneswar 26. Presidency College, Chennai 402 27. Presidency College, Kolkata 406 28. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture & 409 Technology, Meerut 29. Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati 411 30. Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical 414 Sciences, Lucknow 31. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra, 418 Jammu 4 32. Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati 422 33. Sri Venkateswara College, (University of Delhi) 425 34. Sri Venkateshwara Institute of Medical Sciences, 428 Tirupati 35. Tezpur University, Tezpur 432 36. University of Allahabad, Allahabad 435 37. University of Bangalore, Bangalore 438 38. University of Calicut, Kerala 441 39. University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 443 40. University of Jammu, Jammu 446 41. University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal 451 42. University of Madras, Chennai 455 43. University of North Bengal 458 44. University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 461 45. Vidyasagar University, Midnapur, West Bengal 464 46. West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata 469 47. COE, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 472 5 Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research, & Education in Cancer, Mumbai. Coordinator : Robin Mukhopadhyaya 1. Summary of the progress made by the centre from its inception. The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, funded the establishment of a Biotechnology Information Service (BTIS)/Bioinformatics Centre at the Cancer Research Institute in 1989. Since then DBT has maintained its support and TMC has also provided necessary inputs as and when required for gradual maturation of the facility. Along with expansion of the institutional infrastructure, advanced data/information dissipation with higher level of security to increasing number of users is an ongoing process. During this period quite a few hardware additions took place. BTIS organizes every year a two-day workshop primarily targeting College/University