IISc Tenth Teacher/Researcher Training Workshop on Bioinformatics

UGC-Networking Resource Centre

Tenth Teacher/Researcher Training Workshop on Bioinformatics at Indian Institute of Science

Applications from teachers and researchers from university and affiliated institutions are invited for Tenth Workshop on ‘Bioinformatics’ being held during 27 October to 1 November 2014 at Indian Institute of Science. The workshop will cover overview of Bioinformatics, Opportunities and Challenges in the field, Nucleic acid and Protein sequence alignments, Database searching, Gene finding, Protein structure analysis and visualization, Function identification, Molecular phylogeny, Comparative genomics, Proteomics, Primer design, SNP analysis.

Applicants below 45 years should send a brief bio-data including a paragraph on current research being carried out and list of publications if any to the coordinator of the UGC Networking Centre by e-mail. No specific format is required for applying. Since the number of seats is limited, preference will be given from early to mid-career research-oriented university and college teachers, professionals, postdoctoral fellows and registered Ph.D. students engaged in the field of bioinformatics only and application should include approval from appropriate authority for attending the workshop without
which, the application will not be considered. Please note that candidates pursuing M.Sc. degree or working temporarily in projects are not eligible.

Boarding and lodging will be arranged at the Institute, and travel expenses by train, according to the institute guidelines, will be reimbursed by the UGC-NRC. For more information, you are advised to visit the UGC Networking Centre website at http://mcbl.iisc.ernet.in/UGC/. You may contact us at UGC-NRC-DBS, Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, and send applications to the coordinator at the e-mail address: ugc-nrcdbs@ mcbl.iisc.ernet.in

The last date for receiving applications is 15 August 2014.