ELIGIBILITY Faculty members of degree level engineering colleges recognized by AICTE are eligible to attend the course. REGISTRATION There is no registration fee for the course. All candidates are required to confirm their participation by sending a Demand Draft of `2,000/- in the name of “Registrar IIT Bombay”. The above amount will be refunded to the participant if he / she attends the course. In case a participant does not attend the course, the above amount is forfeited. TRANSPORT, BOARDING & LODGING Participants are entitled for Second Class (Sleeper Class) or III AC railway fare to and fro by the shortest route from college to IIT Bombay. All participants will be given auto fare from Kanjurmarg/Andheri to IIT on the dates of arrival and departure. Local participants will be paid second class railway fare or BEST Bus fare. Boarding and lodging will also be provided free of cost. Accommodation will be provided in the students Hostels and we shall try to provide as much comfort as possible in the hostel. Since accommodation is limited, family members of the participants cannot be accommodated.

Completed registration forms duly forwarded by competent authorities with college seal need to be sent to the course coordinator at the following address: Prof. Pramod Wangikar Course Coordinator Department of Chemical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai – 400 076. Phone: 022- 2576 4215 (Mr. Adresh) E-mail: wangikar@iitb.ac.in APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 2, 2013. For any further information regarding QIP programmes at IIT Bombay, contact: Prof. B. Banyopadhyay Coordinator, CEP & Q.I.P., IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai – 400 076. Phone: 022- 25767048 Email: qip@iitb.ac.in

QIP Short Term Course

on

Bioinformatics

December 29, 2013 to January 2, 2014

Co-ordinator

Prof. Pramod Wangikar Department of Chemical Engineering

Office of Continuing Education &

Quality Improvement Programmes Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Powai, Mumbai – 400 076.

Objective of the course The tools and strategies involved in handling and analyzing biological sequences make up the field of bioinformatics. Most faculty and researchers in engineering / biotechnology now know that bioinformatics is a critical part of cutting-edge research and needs to be incorporated into the undergraduate curriculum, however few of them had any training in bioinformatics during their own education. This course brings undergraduate teaching faculty and scientists together to further their understanding in bioinformatics and genomics. Background There has been an explosion of available biological information over the past 18 years, in the form of the entire DNA sequences of many organisms and their encoded proteins, and students need to learn why this information is important, how to work with it, and how to draw appropriate conclusions. During the course, participants learn the theoretical basis and the hands-on use of several bioinformatics tools, discussing how those tools could be incorporated into various courses or research projects, brainstorming with each other to come up with projects that can be implemented at their home institutions. Prior to the institute, we want faculty participants to reflect on their teaching and research and explain how the training will help them make changes in courses and/or their research projects with undergraduates. Post-institute, we expect the participants to continue working on their projects, keeping in contact with other participants and instructors, implementing

different aspects of their training and their projects into their teaching and/or research. Course outline

Brief introduction to concepts of molecular evolution

Introduction to molecular databases

Use of BLAST as a database query tool o How the algorithm works o Molecular basis for BLAST

Gene comparison o Pairwise and multiple sequence

alignment o Phylogenetic analysis

Protein family membership o TIGRfam o Protein Family Database (Pfam) o COG

Cellular localization prediction o Transmembrane Helices Hidden Markov

Model (TMHMM) o Signal Peptide (SignalP) o PSORT, Phobius

Metabolic pathway prediction o Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and

Genomes (KEGG) o MetaCyc

Integration of database query and gene/genome comparisons into undergraduate curricula

Target Audience Faculty from the Engineering / Biotechnology / Life sciences curricula and researchers from Industry.

This workshop teaches the basics of bioinformatics tools and genomic sequence data. Instructors

Pramod Wangikar, IIT Bombay

Supreet Saini, IIT Bombay

R. Sowdhamini, NCBS Bangalore.

Jayna Ditty, University of St Thomas, St Paul Minnesota

Brad Goodner, Hiram College, Hiram Ohio

Professor Tara Luke, Stockton College, Galloway, New Jersey

Kathleen Scott, University of South Florida

Lori Scott, Augustana College, Rock Island

Steve Slater, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Mr. Seth Axen, JGI Bioinformatics Education Program, Walnut Creek,

Note: Travel of the instructors from the US is funded by National Science Foundation of USA. Application Process Fill the attached registration form and send to the address given along with a demand draft.

QIP Short Term Course on Bioinformatics

December 29, 2013 – January 02, 2014 Registration Form

Name (in block letters): (Mr/Mrs/Ms)

_____________________________________________________________

Designation:_________________ Education qualification: _____________

Organization: _____________________________

Mailing address:

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Telephone: _____________________ Fax:__________________________

E-mail: ___________________________________________

Mobile: ___________________________________________

Specialization: ______________________________________

Years of experience in teaching _________________________

Accommodation required: YES / NO

Signature of Applicant

Sponsorship & signature of Principal of the College / Institute (with date & seal) may please be attached with the registration form.

QIP Short Term Course on Bioinformatics

December 29, 2013 – January 02, 2014 Registration Form

Name (in block letters): (Mr/Mrs/Ms)

_____________________________________________________________

Designation:_________________ Education qualification: _____________

Organization: _____________________________

Mailing address:

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Telephone: _____________________ Fax:__________________________

E-mail: ___________________________________________

Mobile: ___________________________________________

Specialization: ______________________________________

Years of experience in teaching _________________________

Accommodation required: YES / NO

Signature of Applicant

Sponsorship & signature of Principal of the College / Institute (with date & seal) may please be attached with the registration form.