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Summer Training Programme in Industrial Biotechnology – July 2012  programme is an intensive hands on training programme imparting technical knowledge, management and developing entrepreneurial skills in different areas of biotechnology India 2012, National Seminar on Biotechnological Approaches in Pest Management – Punjab The programme will consist of key note, invited and contributed papers. Renowned agricultural biotechnologists and applied entomologists will deliver key note and invited oral presentations. Contributed papers will be accepted as poster presentations after screening 2012 Workshop on Commercialization of Biotechnology – India, New Delhi  The Registration fee may please be remitted though demand draft/at par cheques only in favour of “Biotech Consortium India Limited, New Delhi” payable at New Delhi

Genbios welcomes talented and committed people who wish to work alongside the best minds. If you hold a Ph.D or a Masters in Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Software Engineering and Business Management, we invite you to be a part of the Genbios team. Please email your resume only to  info@genbios.in Current vacancies: Data curator and Analyst Qualification:  Graduate/ Post-graduate/ Diploma in Bioinformatics The job profile includes Literature survey Collection and curation biological data Bioinformatics analysis of data Database creation and management Skill set: Bioinformatics: A complete knowledge of the most commonly used bioinformatics databases and tools Information Science: Good knowledge in application of various programming languages such as Perl, Perl-CGI, Java, MySQL, PHP and related technologies for Bioinformatics. Experience in Linux environment is an advantage Life sciences: A very sound basic knowledge of biology is necessary. Good communicat...

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Pathway analysis has become the first choice for gaining insight into the underlying biology of differentially expressed genes and proteins, as it reduces complexity and has increased explanatory power. We discuss the evolution of knowledge base–driven pathway analysis over its first decade, distinctly divided into three generations. We also discuss the limitations that are specific to each generation, and how they are addressed by successive generations of methods. We identify a number of annotation challenges that must be addressed to enable development of the next generation of pathway analysis methods. Furthermore, we identify a number of methodological challenges that the next generation of methods must tackle to take advantage of the technological advances in genomics and proteomics in order to improve specificity, sensitivity, and relevance of pathway analysis. Do you wish to know more?

In structural biology, similarity analysis of protein structure is a crucial step in studying the relationship between proteins. Despite the considerable number of techniques that have been explored within the past two decades, the development of new alternative methods is still an active research area due to the need for high performance tools. Results: In this paper, we present TS-AMIR, a Topology String Alignment Method for Intensive Rapid comparison of protein structures. The proposed method works in two stages: In the first stage, the method generates a topology string based on the geometric details of secondary structure elements, and then, utilizes an n-gram modelling technique over entropy concept to capture similarities in these strings. This initial correspondence map between secondary structure elements is submitted to the second stage in order to obtain the alignment at the residue level. Applying the Kabsch method, a heuristic step-by-step algorithm is adopted in the secon...

courtesy bioclues The University of Hyderabad has extended the date for submission of  application forms upto 13th  March, 2012 for all the teaching positions  notified at the level of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor  in its various Schools, Departments and Centres in the above  advertisement. For details including eligibility criteria, application fee, detail  of posts etc, please visit the University Website   www.uohyd.ernet.in  or  www.uohyd.edu.in  . All other terms and conditions shall remain the same.

The Pune-based Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), maker of series of high-end PARAM supercomputer, has developed a new powerful supercomputer called Biochrome to aid computational biology research with an investment of Rs 1 crore, a top official said. “The Biochrome machine is an advanced blade server based high performance computing (HPC) facility developed by our scientists to aid biology researchers in the country and abroad,” Professor Rajat Moona, director general of C-DAC, said. The machine has a peak computing capacity of 5 TeraFlop or the capacity to perform 5 trillion operations per second. “About 10 scientists from C-DAC spent over six months to design and produce Biochrome machine with a total investment of Rs 1 crore funded by the Department of Information Technology, government of India,” Rajendra Joshi, associate director and head of the department of Bioinformatics, C-DAC, who headed the research team, said. He said Biochrome is the latest product ...

2012 1st Journal Conference on Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics (JCBBB 2012 1st) aims to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners, and professionals from the industry, academia and government to discourse on research and development, professional practice in bio science, biochemistry and bioinformatics. Date of the conference-10-12 March,2012 Venue-Chennai,TN For further details,please refer to the link http://www.ijbbb.org/jcbbb/ 1st/index.htm

3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on BIOINFORMATICS AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY (INCOBS-2012) 16th -18th February, 2012 ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPER Organised by DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY (DDE) Annamalai University Annmalainagar-608002 Tamilnadu, India Do you wish to know more?

Opportunity for Freshers as Medical Editor post at Cactus Communications, Mumbai Cactus Communications is a pioneering language services company serving more than 25,000 clients across 73 countries. In line with its mission—growth through effective communication, Cactus offers specialist academic editing, medical communications, publication support, transcription, and training services to individuals and corporations across sectors such as academia, publishing, and pharmaceuticals.  Candidates with scientific field degree apply for Specialist – CSD Job at Novartis A global healthcare leader, Novartis has one of the most exciting product pipelines in the industry today. A pipeline of innovative medicines brought to life by diverse, talented and performance driven people. All of which makes us one of the most rewarding employers in our field. Designation : Specialist – CSD Job Description Freshers jobs at Jubilant LifeSciences – Biotech/ Biochem/ Microbiology Jubilant Biosys Ltd, ...

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MATLAB Workshop at Univ. of Oklahoma and via videoconferencing Morning: Data Analysis with MATLAB (no previous MATLAB experience needed) Afternoon: Parallel Computing with MATLAB WHEN: Tue Feb 28 2012, 10:00-11:30am and 1:00-3:30pm Central Time WHERE: University of Oklahoma, Stephenson Research & Technology Center COST: *FREE* SESSION I: Data Analysis with MATLAB (No previous MATLAB experience needed) 9:45-10:00am Central Time: Registration and check-in 10:00-11:30am Central Time: Data Analysis with MATALB Engineers, scientists, and data analysts worldwide use MATLAB to accelerate research and to reduce analysis and development time. Attend this seminar to find out how you and your colleagues can use MATLAB and its add-on products to analyze your data more effectively and to overcome some of the limitations you face when using spreadsheets for data analysis. We will provide an overview of MATLAB through live demonstrations showing how to: * Access data from many sources (f...

Monsanto is a Fortune 500 Company, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. It has more than 20,000 employees at 320 locations worldwide in four primary regions – Europe/Africa, Asia Pacific, Latin America and North America. It has $11.7 billion in annual sales. In India, it started his operation in 1949 and is headquartered in Mumbai. Post : Application Support Specialist – Contract No of Post : Two Experience : 3 to 7 years Location : Bangalore Job Description : The successful candidate will become a member of Technology Pipeline Solutions (TPS) Team, part of Monsanto IT systems, supporting enterprise-level biotech and breeding related software applications. This is a very domain intensive role and will require deep understanding of various concepts in breeding, Biotechnology and data base applications. Job responsibilities : 1. Quick grasping of enterprise applications and their usage 2. Train the scientific community and ensure effective utilization of applications 3. Day to ...

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Scientists have discovered a new physical form of proteins that could drastically improve treatments for cancer and other diseases, as well as overcome some of the largest challenges in therapeutics. The protein formulation strategy, developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, is unprecedented and offers a new and universal approach to drug delivery one that could revolutionize treatment of cancer, arthritis and infectious disease. “We believe this discovery of a new highly concentrated form of proteins – clusters of individual protein molecules – is a disruptive innovation that could transform how we fight diseases,” Keith P. Johnston, a chemical engineering professor and member of the National Academy Engineering, said. “It required integration of challenging contributions in fundamental science and engineering from three of our chemical engineering research groups,” he said. Johnston, Chemical Engineering Professor Thomas M. Truskett and Assistant Professor Jennif...