Infrastructure

The department of Biochemistry has acquired a well established computer networking laboratory through the support from UGC and DST, New Delhi and actively engaged in research and teaching in the field of BIOINFORMTICS.  The present nominated coordinator has organized three national workshops in the field of Bioinformatics and has collaboration with other Bioinformatics Centers in exchange of Bioinformatics resources.  The following infrastructure available at the department is actively supporting the teaching and research activities at the S.K. University in the field of Bioinformatics.
 
a.   Computer Hardware :
Hi-end Server                                              :          1   Unit
PC-Pentium IV                                             :          10 Units
Scanner (HP Scanjet)                                   :          1   Units
Laser Printer (HP LaserJet 6L Pro)                 :           1   Unit
Inject Printer (HP DeskJet 640C)                  :           1   Unit
Dot Matrix Printer (EPSON DL2400)               :           1   Unit
DVD and CD-Writer                                     :           1   Unit

   b. Communication Facilities :

1. VSAT from NICNET (University facility)
2. Campus LAN with fiber optical net working between all departments and  administrative                blocks (LAN)

      c.  Library Resources In Bioinformatics

           Text Books        :           > 150

Journals :      VATIS update, PC-quest, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology                              Monitor, Drug Design ToDay (online), free Internet journals, Everyman’s                          Science. Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy.
          Online Access to E-journals :  Plant Physiology, Plant Cell, Plant & Cell                                                                       Physiology (free academic).

d. Databases acquired currently :

e. Interactive Multimedia CD’s developed (Educational aids)
  

Title	Topics	Year
BIOINFORMATICS MADE EASY	Proteomics, Genomics, Functional Genomics, Human Genome Project, Sequence analysis, Prediction of Protein Structure, PCR , primer design, ORF finding, Drug Design by docking, Drug discovery in Bioinformatics Age, Protein Motif Finding etc.	2007
HUMAN GENOME PROJECT	Genome project, genomic libraries, genome sequencing, assembly, ELSI	2006
IMMUNOLOGY MADE EASY	Immune system, cells of immune system, chemotaxis, compliment, shift, drift, phagocytosis, MHC-I, MHC-II,	2006
BIOLOGY MADE EASY  HUMAN BODY	Human Body : Digestion, Nervous, Muscular, Endocrine, Nervous system, Circulatory system, Skeletal system, Reproductive system  etc.,	2006
Taste of BIOCHEMISTRY	Protein sequencing, Nucleic acid sequencing, SDS-PAGE, Polymerase chain reaction PCR, Site directed mutagenesis, Metabolic pathways, Enzyme regulation, Structure  and Organization of Chromosomes and DNA etc.,	2005

f.  Bioinformatics Software available for students, faculty and visitors:

The department procured the following softwares basically having application in biological sciences and are in use both for research and teaching purpose. These softwares are WINDOWS/LINUX compatible.