Bioinformatics stands at the interface of molecular biology and information sciences and promises to provide critical tools for managing the immense volume of biological data. The bioinformatics market primarily is driven by the need of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to increase the efficiency of their drugdiscovery and development efforts. These organizations use bioinformatics to identify drug targets and drug candidates, decreasing the time to bring new therapeutics to market

The objective of this course is to impart training in software application development, mathematics, statistics, cell & molecular biology, and other bioinformatics tools like SAS (Statistical Analytical System). Emphasis would be laid on understanding scientific databases & algorithms, sequence analysis and programing in various languages applicable to modern biology. The course includes an integrated project which involves the application of the above aspects.

This course is designed to address the growing need of manpower for the biotech and pharmaceutical organizations.