ACHIEVEMENTS OF BIOINFORMATICS CENTRE

 

  • Floated courses that are open to all the students under CBCS from the Academic Session 2017. The module includes applications of different bioinformatics tools in the major thrust areas of molecular biology.

 

  • This course is expected to bring direct benefit to the students of this University, thereby strengthening the ongoing research in the area of life sciences.

 

SEMESTER WISE COURSES BEING OFFERED

 

Computer Applications in Biology-I (BI170001OE) (1st Sem)

 

Computer Applications in Biology-II (BI170002OE) (2nd Sem)

 

Computer Applications in Biology-III (BI170003OE) (3rd Sem)

 

  • RECENT EVENTS ORGANIZED BY THE CENTRE

                                                     

                  

  • PAPERS PRESENTED AT NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

    Dr Insha Zahoor presented following papers in National and International Conferences:

     

  1. Participated and made Oral Presentation in the “13th Session of Jammu and Kashmir Science Congress (JKSC-2018)”, organized by University of Kashmir in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir State Science, Technology, and Innovation Council, held at University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India, from 2nd to 4th April, 2018.

     

    Zahoor IH, Asimi PR, Haq E. Association of interleukin 7 receptor (IL7R) gene variants rs6897932 and rs201268331 with multiple sclerosis in an Indian population: A preliminary report. In: Proceedings of the 13th Session of Jammu and Kashmir Science Congress, J&K, India. ISBN: 978-93-5291-653-5, 2018.

     

  2. Participated and made Oral Presentation in 3-day National Workshop on “Disaster Resilience of Kashmir in the Face of Climate Change”, organized by Abdul Ahad Azad Memorial Degree College, Bemina, Cluster University Srinagar, J&K, India, held at Abdul Ahad Azad Memorial Degree College, Bemina, Srinagar, India, from 13th to 15th November, 2017.

 

Zahoor I, Shafi A, Asimi R, Haq E. In Silico analysis of EIF2B5 gene (c.580A>G) in multiple sclerosis patients from Kashmir region of India. In: Proceedings of the Disaster Resilience of Kashmir in the Face of Climate Change. Abdul Ahad Azad Memorial Degree College, Bemina, Cluster University Srinagar, J&K, India. ISBN: 978-93-5288-706-4, 2017.

 

  1. Participated and made Oral Presentation in the International Conference on “BioTechnology and BioMedicines (ICBTBM-17)”, organized by NIER, India, held at Ludhiana, Punjab, India, on 17th December, 2017.

     

    Shafi A, Mir AH, Zahoor I, Mushtaq U, Niaz S. Plant Abiotic Stress Challenges from the Changing Environment: How to Develop Plants Capable of Mitigating Climate Change. In: Proceedings of Asian Society for Academic Research (ASAR) International Conference, New Delhi, India. ISBN: 978-93-87405-58-5, 2017. International Journal of Science, Engineering and Management. 2017;2:104-109. ISSN: 2456-1304. International Conference on “BioTechnology and BioMedicines (ICBTBM-17)”.

     

     

  • TRAINING COURSES ATTENDED BY THE FACULTY

    Dr Insha Zahoor participated and successfully completed following training courses in Bioinformatics:

  • 2 weeks Science Academies Refresher Course on “Molecular Biology of Cell with Basics in Bioinformatics and Molecular Modeling”, held at Department of Biochemistry, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, India, from 23rd October to 6th November, 2017.

     

  • 2 weeks training course on “Gene Cloning, Protein Biochemistry, Structural Biology & Bioinformatics”, organized by DBT Biotechnology/Bioinformatics Training Centre and Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, held at ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, India, from 4th to 15th December, 2017.

 

 

  • PUBLICATIONS

 

  1. Shafi A, Gill T, Zahoor I, Ahuja PS, Sreenivasulu Y, Kumar S, Singh KA. Ectopic expression of SOD and APX genes in Arabidopsis alters metabolic pools and genes related to secondary cell wall cellulose biosynthesis and improve salt tolerance. Molecular Biology Reports. 2019:1-18. ISSN: 0301-4851.

     

  2. Shafi A, Zahoor I, Gill T, Ahuja PS, Kumar S, Singh KA.  Ectopic co-expression of the SOD and APX genes enhanced callus growth and in vitro regeneration in Arabidopsis. Plant Biotechnology Reports. 2019. ISSN: 1863-5466.

     

  3. Zahoor I, Asimi R, Haq E, Wani IF. Demographic and clinical profile of Multiple Sclerosis in Kashmir: A short report. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 2017;13:103-106. ISSN: 2211-0348.

     

  4. Zahoor I, Haq E. Multiple Sclerosis in India: Iceberg or Volcano. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 2017;307:27-30. ISSN: 0165-5728.

     

     

BOOK CHAPTERS:

  1. Zahoor I, Shafi A, Haq E, Fazili KM. Bioinformatics and Medicinal Plant Research: Current Scenario. In: Essentials of Bioinformatics, Volume III - In Silico Life Sciences: Agriculture. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. 2019.

     

  2. Shafi A, Zahoor I, Haq E, Fazili KM. Bioinformatics and Plant Stress Management. In: Essentials of Bioinformatics, Volume III - In Silico Life Sciences: Agriculture. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. 2019.

     

  3. Shafi A, Zahoor I, Fazili KM, Haq E. Impact of Bioinformatics on Plant Science Research and Crop Improvement. In: Essentials of Bioinformatics, Volume III - In Silico Life Sciences: Agriculture. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. 2019.

     

  4. Zahoor I, Shafi A, Haq E. Pharmacological treatment of Parkinson’s disease. In: Parkinson's Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Aspects. Codon Publications, Brisbane, Australia. ISBN: 978-0-9944381-6-4, 2018.  

 

  1. Zahoor I, Haq E. Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis: An Update. In: Multiple Sclerosis: Perspectives in Treatment and Pathogenesis. Codon Publications, Brisbane, Australia. ISBN: 978-0-9944381-3-3, 2017. 

 

BOOKS:

Insha Zahoor, Amrina Shafi, Mudasir A Mir, Ehtishamul Haq. Multiple Sclerosis: A Silent Killer, An Overview. Sara Book Publication, India. ISBN: 978-1-73041-537-1, 2017.

 

 

The centre has been consistently organizing national level workshops to create awareness about the potential of biotechnology in the state. The centre has organized 8 national level workshop on:

a) PC Familiarization & Application

b) Introduction to Bioinformatics & Biostatistics I

c) Introduction to Bioinformatics & Biostatistics II

d) Computer Fundamentals & Networking.

e) Internet and Bioinformatics

f) Internet resources & Statistics for Biologists.

g) Bioinformatics: Computer Methods in Biology

h) Introduction to Proteomics and Genomics

i) Short term course on Biocomputing