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February 10th, 2012, 04:47 PM
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pondicherry university bioinformatics
Does the university offer PhD in bioinformatics? If yes, what minimum qualification should candidates have for applying for this program and when the university will publish admission notification for this program in 2012? The Center for Bioinformatics in Pondicherry University was begun as Sub Distributed Information Center of the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India (DBT) in 1991. The command of the Center is to prepare labor and lead explore in different territories of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. The Center is distinguished as a Center of Excellence for Research and Training in the field of Bioinformatics by the Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi from 2007 to 2013 and granted an uncommon give of ` 3.69 crores. The Center has taken up a few research extends and has offered measured courses in Bioinformatics under this Grant. Programmes Offered • M.Sc. Bioinformatics • M.Tech. Computational Biology • Ph.D. Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facilities Infrastructure Facilities – Computers, Networks & Accessories Servers o Tesla Software Server(4TF) - 1No.: One Super Micro Tesla Server with 2 x Intel Xeon Quad-Core processor @2.4GHz/12MB L3 Cache, 896 GPU based cores (2 x NVIDIA Tesla C2050), 64 GB of DDR3 memory, 6 TB of storage controlled by 128MB cache SAS RAID, 24” wide LED Display and loaded with CentOS. o Web Server, File Server, DB Server, DBT Web Server - 4Nos.: Super Micro HCL Server with 2 x Intel Xeon Quad-Core processor @1.6GHz, 4 GB of DDR2 memory, 6 x 146 GB of storage controlled by SAS RAID, 19”wide LCD Display, Integrated KVM 15” LCD switch and loaded with RHEL 5. o Cluster Server - 3Nos.: HCL Servers with 2 x Intel Xeon @3.2GHz, 4 GB of DDR2 memory, 6 x 146GB of storage controlled by SAS RAID, 17” LCD Display, KVM switch and loaded with RHL Advanced Sever 4. o Mail Server - 1Nos. HCL Server with 2 x Itanium 2@1.7GHz, 4 GB of DDR2 memory, 6 x 146GB of storage controlled by SAS RAID, 17” LCD Display with KVM switch and loaded with RHL Advanced Sever 4. o Domain Name Server - 1Nos.: Wipro Server with Intel Xeon @3.0GHz, 1 GB of memory, 120GB of storage, 17” LCD Display and loaded with RHL Advanced Sever 4. o Domain Controller Server - 1Nos.: HCL AMD Server with AMD 8131/8111 Motherboard, 1 GB of memory, 100GB of storage, 12/24GB-DAT drive, 17” LCD Display and loaded with Windows 2003 Server R2. Specialized Workstations • Docking & Modeling studies - 2Nos: HP workstation with Intel Core 2 Duo @3.00GHz, 4 GB of DDR2 memory, 320 GB of SATA storage, 21” LCD wide Display and loaded with Windows Vista Business Edition. • 3D and 2D Graphical Analyze - 2Nos: Apple iMac workstation with Intel Core 2 Duo @3.00GHz, 1 GB of DDR2 SD memory, 250 GB of SATA storage, 20” LCD Display loaded with Mac OS. • Onyx3 Infinite Performance Fuel - 1Nos: SGI workstations of 800Mhz. MIPS R16000 (IP35) with MIPS R16000 FPU with 1 GB of memory, 176 GB of storage with V10 graphics along with 20” CRT Display loaded with IRIX64 Release 6.5 OS. Desktop Computers • Around 105 Nos. of desktop computers with Intel core 2 duo processor @1.8Ghz to 2.8GHz, 1 GB to 4 GB of DRR2 memory, 160GB to 320GB of SATA storage, 17” wide and normal LCD display and loaded with dual OS Windows XP and RHEL5. • Around 30 Nos. of desktop computers with Intel Pentium D processor @2.8Ghz to 3.0GHz with 1 GB to 3 GB of DRR2 memory, 160GB of SATA storage with 15” LCD display and loaded with dual OS Windows XP and RHEL5. Network Hardware o Cisco 1800 with 2 Fast Ethernet ports, 1 AUX port, 1 Console port to manage LAN Connectivity along with 12 manageable 24 port Switches including 5 Giga byte manageable switches. o 5 CCTV cam with wide-angle, IR facility technology to monitor function of Students’ Lab since it has been allowed 24x7 for access. Other Facilities o Printers: Samsung Color Laser Network Printer -2, HP Color Laser Printer, Samsung Laser Black Network Printer, Samsung Laser Black Printer -5, HP LaserJet Black Network Printer -2, Mono Printer -1, DeskJet Printer -1, Infocus Projectors -4, HP ScanJet -2 o Photocopier: Toshiba Multi functionality Digital Photocopiers cum Network Printer -1, Toshiba Digital Photocopiers cum Network Printer -2. o Scanner: HP Scan Jet -2. o Projectors: Hitachi Multimedia projectors -2 one with wall mount facility for M.Sc. Bioinformatics teaching program, Infocus projectors -2 for M.Sc. Computational Biology teaching program, Toshiba TDP LCD wall mount projector for seminar hall UPS Backup • Numeric 75KVA (in total) UPS to provide 4 hours to 12 hours power backup. 15 KVA - 3 Nos. 10 KVA – 3Nos. 0.5 KVA – 5 Nos. Infrastructure Facilities – Scientific Software Molecular Modeling: Modeler (DISCOVERY STUDIO 2.5), Protein Families (DISCOVERY STUDIO 2.5), Protein Health (DISCOVERY STUDIO 2.5), Protein Refine (DISCOVERY STUDIO 2.5) Molecular Docking: Flexible Docking (DISCOVERY STUDIO 2.5), LibDock (DISCOVERY STUDIO 2.5), Ludi (DISCOVERY STUDIO 2.5), LigPrep (DISCOVERY STUDIO 1.5), LigandFIT (DISCOVERY STUDIO 1.5), LigandScore (DISCOVERY STUDIO 1.5), GOLD, AUTODOCK, Database of 1.5million Compound Library (DISCOVERY STUDIO 1.5) Toxicity Prediction: ADMET (DISCOVERY STUDIO 2.5), TOPKAT (DISCOVERY STUDIO 2.5) QSAR: QSARPlus (VLife) Rapid calculation of 1000+ descriptors including 2D, 3D alignment independent, atom type count etc., GQSAR (VLife) Intelligent QSAR using molecular fragments of interest and their features, evaluation of descriptors from template scaffold to form relationship with the activity. Molecular Dynamics: AMBER 11, GROMOS96 Infrastructure Facilities – Wetlab Our wet lab is equipped with state of the Art facility, highly sophisticated Akta Purifier for protein purification with various columns (size exclusion, Ion exchange, Affinity). Each and every student is equipped with both Page and slab gel electrophoresis system, which is also equipped with centrifuges, Spectrophotometer and Elisa Reader. We are also having facilities for Protein cloning, expression and purification. We are in the process of furnishing cell culture facilities. Equipments used for Research: • Invert Fluorescence Microscope -(Model Ti-s) Specification: Inverted fluorescence microscope with fast research grade high resolution CCD with 5 Mega Pixel Camera and image analysis system. • Galaxy Co2 Incubator-(Model CO170S) Specification: Direct Heat Co2 incubator with fan less design and High Temp Decontamination wit 170 liter capacity, 6.0 cu. Ft on a minimal footprint. • Bio safety Cabinet - HITECH (Type B2-350 Lts) Specification : HEPA-filtered unidirectional (laminar) flow (ISO 5/Class 100) with removable screen for cleaning purpose with UV light for Sterilization and fluorescent light above work space. • Liquid Nitrogen Container (3L and 25 L) Specifiacation: Evaporation :<0.143 Litter Per day is present in this instrument • Bench Top Freeze Dryer Specification: ILSHIN- TFD5505 Table top model Used for lyophilization and to stabilize the product, minimizing effects of oxidation and other degradation processes. • Cold cabinet Specification: UNICHROMAT 1500 – PRO Equipped with temperature control sensor which helps to maintain temperature constantly at 4ºC. • Sonicator Specification: Sonics To speed up dissolution, disrupt or deactivate a biological material. • HPLC System Specification: AKTA PURIFIER 10 To identify, quantify and purify individual components from a mixture of biological sample. • ELISA Reader Specification: Versamax Model 2020 For assays such as ELISA, protein and nucleic acid quantification and for enzyme activity assays (viz. in the MTT assay for cell viability). • Deep Freezer-80ºC Specification: Premium Upright Model (U4100) It is used for quick-freezing and long-term storage of biological samples. Equipment used for Teaching: • UV-Visible Spectrophotometer Specification: Shimadzu Model - Uv-1800 Used in quantitative determination of solutions of transition metal ions and highly conjugated organic compounds. • Thermo Cycler Specification: Bangalore Genei To amplify a single or a few copies of a piece of DNA across several orders of magnitude. • Electrophoresis unit Specification: Bangalore Genei Used for separation of DNA, RNA or protein molecules using an electric field applied to a gel matrix. • Refrigerated Centrifuge Specification: 5 415 Eppendorf Used for isolating and separating suspensions. Contact Dr.H.Surya Prakash Rao, Professor & Centre Head(i/c), Centre for Bioinformatics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry - 605 014. head.bic@pondiuni.edu.in 2654589 Last edited by Neelurk; March 26th, 2020 at 02:32 PM. |
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February 11th, 2017, 08:55 AM
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Re: pondicherry university bioinformatics
Hi I am interested in having information of the Center for Bioinformatics in Pondicherry University as well as the details of the infrastructure and courses offered by the Department?
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