SUMMER SCHOOL MHRD/AICTE Sponsored

ON
BIOINFORMATICS Summer School

7th July – 18th July 2008 ON

REGISTRATION FORM
BIOINFORMATICS
1. Name: _____________________________________________________
7th July – 18th July 2008
2. Mailing Address:__________________________________________________
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Staff Development Programme
3. Telephone No. ____________________________________(R)

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4. E-Mail Address:_______________________________________

5. Qualification: ____________________________________________________

6. Specialization: _________________________________________________

7. Designation & Experience: _________________________________________

8. Organization/Institution:__________________________________________
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9. Whether Accommodation required: Yes / No

10. Gender: M/F, Veg/Non-Veg

Organized By:
Date: Signature of Applicant
Department of Biotechnology
National Institute of Technology Durgapur
Mahatma Gandhi Avenue
Durgapur 713 209
Signature of Head of the Institution with seal
 Patron
Prof. S Bhattacharya
Director
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
Coordinator
Prof. Gautam Sanyal
Dean, Alumni Affairs & Resource Generation,
Professor, Computer Science & Engineering,
Course Coordinators
Dr. Surabhi Chaudhuri,
Head
Department of Biotechnology
Dr. Debjani Dutta,
Department of Biotechnology
Please address all communications to:
Dr. Surabhi Chaudhuri/ Dr. Debjani Dutta,
Department of Biotechnology
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
Durgapur 713209
Tel: 0343 275 5394/5209, Fax: 0343 254 7375
Email: nit.bioinfo08@gmail.com
About NIT Durgapur
The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur (formerly Regional Engineering
College, Durgapur), was established by an Act of Parliament in 1960 as one of the
eight such colleges aimed to function as a pace setter for engineering education in
the country and to foster national integration. It is a fully funded premier
Technological Institution of the Government of India and is administered by an
autonomous Board of Governors.
About the summer school
The summer school is designed for faculty members of Engineering/Management
Institutes who are actively engaged in research in bioinformatics or are interested in
learning the subject for academic or research interest. The course will cover
fundamentals of the subject for the participants having little knowledge of both
biology and programming and will then go for in-depth discussion on the present
research scenario with a futuristic vision.
Course contents
Fundamentals of bioinformatics, sequence analysis, dynamic programming, protein
secondary and tertiary structure prediction, homology modeling, genome analysis,
computer aided rational drug design, molecular modeling, molecular dynamics,
molecular simulation techniques, molecular mechanics, basics of chemiinformatics,
immunoinformatics and agriinformatics, system biology.
General information
Deadline for submission of registration form - 20th June 2008
There is no course fee for attending the summer school. Boarding and lodging will
be provided. TA will be provided for attending the school on production of
train/bus ticket as per entitlement (AC 3 tier maximum).
Eligibility
Full time Faculty members of Engineering and Management Institutes/Departments
of Universities, including Polytechnics.
Experts:
Senior Professors from leading Universities/Research Institutes will deliver lectures
that will be followed by interactive session on the subject matter. Lab sessions will
also be arranged.