Symbiosis Institute of Business Management,Pune

Established in 1978, SIBM Pune is in its 32nd year of service to the student community. It remains the flagship brand of Symbiosis and is recognized as one of the best Business Schools in India. In the year 1979, SIBM Pune proved its pioneering self by becoming the only institute in Pune to organize a seminar outside the city precincts - in Mumbai. Soon the trend was set and others followed suit. The concept of Internships / Summer Training was another offering made by SIBM to Pune. It was in 1982 that learning cum training scheme was started.
Supplementary training courses were included in the curriculum to supplement the Pune University syllabus. Little wonder that the same year SIBM Pune started being ranked among the top 5 B-schools in India. The same year saw SIBM Pune organize 3 national level seminars all outside the city of functioning. It would be interesting to point out that the first computer that was installed at SIBM Pune was donated by students in 1987. Switch to the completely Wi-Fi enabled campus of 2005, also incidentally a students’ initiative – SIBM Pune has certainly come a long way. In 1990, permanent affiliation was received from Pune University – the only B-school to have ever received it. In 1996 the BASE programme was introduced, in addition to the curriculum of Pune University. The same year witnessed SIBM Pune shift to its new campus with well-equipped infrastructure.
The icing on the cake came in 2002 - when SIBM became part of Symbiosis International University because of its excellent academic record. Further in 2006 the UGC vide its notification withdrew the word Deemed and renamed the University as Symbiosis International University (SIU).
How to Apply to SIBM Pune
Symbiosis International (Deemed University) constitutes of 14 Institutes. Candidates need to apply separately to each institute. Candidates will be then shortlisted based on their performance in the SNAP Test. Every institute has their separate cut off for short listing the students. Shortlisted candidates will have to go through a further round of selection process. Final short listing will be based on the performance in the SNAP Test as well as performance in the selection process. Find below the step by step procedure which will guide the candidates in applying to SIBM, Pune.
Step 1: Apply for SNAP 
Visit www.snaptest.org
Register for SNAP and make the payment of the requisite fee.
On completion of registration for SNAP, you will receive a unique SNAP ID and a password. This SNAP ID and password has to be remembered carefully
Appearing for SNAP is mandatory for being considered for short listing for the admission process by any institute
Step 2 : Apply for SIBM Pune
After applying for SNAP, you need to apply separately for SIBM Pune by paying an application fee of Rs. 1000/-.
Visit www.sibm.edu. Register online for SIBM Pune using your SNAP ID & Password and make the necessary payment.
On completion of registration, you will receive a confirmatory mail. This indicates the confirmation of your registration
Registering for SIBM Pune separately is mandatory without which no candidate will be considered for short listing by SIBM Pune.
Registrations for SIBM Pune will begin shortly.
Step 3: Appear for SNAP Test 
Download the Admit Card from the SNAP Test website
Appear for the SNAP Test
Important Dates Related to Institute

• Last date of Online registration For SIBM, Pune        18th December, 2010
• SNAP Test                                                               19th December, 2010
• SNAP Test Result                                                     12th January, 2011
• Shortlist of SIBM for GD / Int.                                   15th January, 2011
• GD / Int. MBA                                                           3rd February to 6th February, 2011
• Final Merit list display                                                 16th February, 2011
• Last date for payment of fees                                      1st March, 2011
• Pre induction Programme begins                                 1st April, 2011
• Programme Commencement                                       6th June, 2011 at 9.00 am

All aspiring students are requested to register online which is free of cost on www.sibm.edu or www.sibmpune.edu.in for regular updates on happenings at SIBM.

ALL INDIA SHRI SHIVAJI MEMORIAL SOCIETY’S (AISSMS) COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

ABOUT AISSMS:

AISSMS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING was started with a vision of providing a better foothold for the students of today to face the challenges.

The modern adult is expected to have a combination of technical know – how and ambitious confidence.

Being aware of the demand that is placed on the youth today, this college has preserved to nurture and groom young men and women through Engineering.

This college has been equipped with state -of-the –art infrastructure giving students the best in terms of technology and facilities.

The classrooms are well-built in and ventilated and the laboratories are well-equipped and furnished with all necessary conveniences to enable a better learning atmosphere.

As an outcome of academic excellence achieved, College is consistently producing University gold medalists and top rankers in different branches of engineering.

Faculty is actively involved in research and development.

College has number of very high-end analytical, computational and experimental facilities at the disposal of students.

Core and interdisciplinary research is carried out in the identified forefront areas in the respective Departments and inter-disciplinary research centers (IRC) in Construction Materials, Entrepreneurship Development, Environmental Engineering, Mechatronics and Sustainable Development.

College has number of research projects sponsored by ASHRAE, University of Pune, Institution of Engineers (India) and the industries.

College subscribes to research journals through AICTE-INDEST and SCIENCE-DIRECT schemes.

The College has signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with several prominent industrial organisations to promote joint research, training, consultancy and extension programs.

OUR TEAM ABOUT AISSMS:

The teaching program gives emphasis on practical and industry-institute interaction.

College organizes “National Symposium” for professionals on forefronts of engineering and national level students’ symposium and exposition “Engineering Today” every year, which is a grand success.

Leading industries and professional organizations have come forward on large scale to sponsor these events.

Forum of Science and Technology provides a platform to interact with eminent people in academia and research.

In order to promote professional activities and peer learning, the College has established Students’ Chapters of ASHRAE, CSI, ICI, IEI, IEEE, ISTE and SAE.

The students are given training in interview techniques and related soft skills to develop the multi-faceted personality to flourish in their career.

The College is in a position to deliver the best theoretical and practical training to the students and offer the best talent to the employers.

They aim to Impart technological competence, and to inculcate dignity,discipline and humaneness to all our students.

Flexible credit system

scholarship for meritorious students is provided.

Placement and training facilities are available.

Highly qualified and experienced faculty in all streams of branches.

DEPARTMENTS AVAILABLE:

The College is affiliated to the University of Pune and offers AICTE approved eight UG courses and four PG courses, leading to the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering (BE) and Master of Engineering (ME), respectively.

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING :(INTAKE 60)

The course leading to a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering was started in the year 1992.

The Department presently has highly qualified and experienced staff on its roll.

The activities of the Department are conducted, besides teaching, in the areas of research, consulting, training, alumni and placement.

The following forefront areas are identified to carry out the research studies:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in electrical engineering

Advanced power system

Power electronics and drives

Renewable energy

Computer aided design and optimizations

The Department also has a departmental library, computer center and seminar halls.

WATT 2009 looks at development in electronics and communication engineering including research currently being conducted by students and future professionals . This overwhelming response to the symposium indicates the thirst for knowledge in our students from all over the country.

They conduct technical paper competition ,poster competition ,technical quiz,project exhibition etc.

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES:

The Department of Engineering Sciences conducts courses on subjects like Applied Science ( I & II), Engineering Mathematics ( I, II & III), Discrete Structure and Graph theory, Chemistry ( I & II) as a part of the Engineering syllabi of the University of Pune.

The following forefront areas are identified to carry out the research studies:

Advanced analytical equipment

Biochemistry

Innovative methods in molecular synthesis

Numerical methods

Material science

DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTION ENGINEERING: ( INTAKE 60 )

The courses to a bachelor's degree in Production Engineering (Sandwich) was started in year 1994. The sandwich pattern includes two semester of industrial training.

The Department presently has highly qualified and experienced staff on its roll.

The activities of the Department are conducted, besides teaching, in the areas of research, consulting, training, alumni and Placement.

The following forefront areas are identified to carry out the research studies.

Advanced manufacturing

Computer integrated manufacturing

Production system management

The Department also has a departmental library, computer center and seminar hall.

CENTRE FOR INFORMATION , TRAINING AND PLACEMENT(CITP):

As the name indicates, CITP is involved in the training and placement of the students and all information-related activities of the College.

Some of the main activities carried out by the CITP are listed as follows

Pre-placement training

Campus Placement

Entrepreneurship Development

Annual Technical Event

Forum of Science and Technology

Web Site

College Periodicals and Brouchure

Medical information

SOME NEW INITIATIVE OF C.I.T.P:

Pre - Placement Training

Students are given Pre- Placement training to improve their skills in English communication, Group discussion and Personal interview.

Training package has been developed for imparting English communication kill.

It is proposed to develop a language laboratory for English language conversation practice. This will enable the students to practice listening & learning using the laboratory.

National Level Aptitude Test for our students was conducted by National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT)

Campus Placement :

Number of students placed in campus is steadily growing year by year.

In year 2006-07 CITP has achieved 85 % placement .

This is against 60% placement in Year 2005-06.

In the recruitment drive conducted by the center, 12 companies have newly joined.

Some of them are Infosys, Wipro, I-Flex, Demag Cranes, Thermax. Average salary earned by the students has also increased.

The training and placement cell operates year round to facilitate contacts between companies and graduates .

This may include advice on placement procedures help with preparation of applications and resumes and practise for interviews.

The main aim is to ensure that students have the information and skills necessary for an effective job search.

The off – campus recruiting give students increased access to a broad range of emplyers and to accommodate employers who are unable to participate in our on-campus recruitment.

Several companies have responded to our campus recruitment program and have visited /recruited our institution.

To name a few are:

B L Kashyap Ltd.

Digit5

Godrej Boyce Ltd

Kirloskar Brothers Ltd.

PATNI

Sandvik Asia

Shristi Techn - Research

SYNTEL

T.I.M.E

TCE Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd.

US Technology Pvt. Ltd.

Wipro BPO

XLDYNAMICS

Indigo Architects

MAH & MAH Auto Sector

FACILITIES PROVIDED:

LIBRARY FACILITIES:

The library is well-equipped and managed by experienced staff. It houses 20999 books and 120 periodical,national and international.
In addition to this, 169 international e-journals have been made available by the AICTE, with full downloading facility.
Number of technical and nontechnical CDs and VCDs are also available.
It has computerized data access system.
The library is spread over 680 sq.m area, with an overall investment of about Rs. 50 lakhs.
Library also has membership of other libraries of reputed organizations like IT, HCL, ARAI, HAL, BCL, etc for the benefit of staff and students.


HOSTEL ACCOMODATION:

Our Society has a Hostel facility for girls studying in different courses in different Institutes such as College of Engineering, Women's College of Engineering, Hotel and Catering Technology and others.

FACILITIES:

Total Accomodation of 150 seats.

40 seats for College of Engineering

20 rooms of 2 seater bed for College of Engineering

Canteen + Mess facilities

Sports and Gymkhana

Generator Backup

College Dispensary

Medicine Facility

Well disciplene and regulations

COMPUTING FACILITY:

Central Computing Facility is provided to faculties and other staff for research studies and projects.

Similarly, Computer Centre provides computational facilities to all users in the Institue.

Eligible students, staff and faculty from all Departments, Schools and Centres in the campus can obtain accounts on the High End Systems.

CC provides electronic mail, world wide web, DNS, FTP and other services.

CC also provides various advanced and special purpose softwares such as Ansys, Matlab etc for all users.

DISPENSARY:
All the students are provided with facilities for medical care and treatment in the college dispensary at the college cost.
Facilities:

Consultation and distribution of medicines to students

Organisation of different camps and talks for benefit and awareness of the mass in diseases like Hepatitis, AIDS, Hypertension, Diabetes and Arthritis

It has a capacity of 20 beds

All kinds of treatment is provided for Hostel students and childrens of Military School

Well known doctors are regulary visiting the dispensary

SUGGESTION ABOUT THE COLLEGE:

This college works on the policy to blend the tradition of excellence with the culture of innovation&to augment the inbuilt qualities of the students to face the challenges of today’s world by providing an opportunity to explore and experiment innovative ideas&to provide effective teaching ,comfortable learning ,useful research and required consultancy.

This college provides the students to face the challenges of this growing technology.

It provides all facilities needed by students.

Seperate well established and fully furnished hostel facilities are available for both boys and girls.

It aims in shaping the students as strategies scaholars with competitive spirit to perform in the world.

THE INSTITUTE OF BIO-INFORMATICS AND APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY (IBAB)-PUNE

IBAB COLLEGE IS A FAMOUS COLEGE IN PUNE .ESPECIALLY FOR BIO-INFORMATICS & BIOTECHNOLOGY . IT ALSO AS DEPT SUCH AS CHEMINOFORMATICS & OTHERS

ABOUT IBAB

Education, research and entrepreneurship in Bioinformatics and Biotechnology

The institute has received overwhelming support from academic and industry scientists, primarily those in Bangalore. It's programmes would not be possible without this ongoing support.

Postgraduate course in bioinformatics started in 2002. The 8 ^th batch of this 18-month course are now doing their course work. Overall, 75% of these students have found jobs in industry.

Postgraduate laboratory course in bio-techniques started in 2003. The 6 ^th batch of this 8 (or 14) month course are graduating shortly. Overall, 95% of these students have found jobs in industry.

Entrepreneurship: In 2004, IBAB (along with BITS-Pilani, IIM-A, IIT-B and SPJIMR) was selected by the Wadhwani Foundation for funding related to entrepreneurship. These activities have ramped up and resulted in some students registering their companies. Research in this area has led to several publications, including in Nature Biotechnology.

Corporate education has been ramped up in 2005 and several modules are offered each year.

Research work by the faculty has led to a bioinformatics tool, ExPrimer for primer design. It has also led to several publications in international journals.

MISSION

General Information

It was set up on the recommendation of the Vision Group on Biotechnology, an advisory body to the Chief Minister of Karnataka. The Vision Group includes representation from academia, industry and government each recognizing the strengths of other sectors and the value of working together. IBAB's Governing Body has distinguished members from all three sectors. Consequently members of all three rallied to help jump-start the courses, providing support in teaching as well as internships and placements.

IBAB's mission is to catalyze the growth of the biotech industry.

The institute has the following immediate objectives:

• To become a globally recognised institution of higher learning in bioinformatics and biotechnology.

• To undertake short-term training programmes especially executive training programmes to upgrade the skills of professionals in related industries.

• To provide incubation and other serivces to entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs.

• To carry out research and development.
  

  MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR

  
  

  IBAB is an educational institute that has completed four years of operations where over 120 students have successfully qualified and are now working in various companies and academic institutions nationally and internationally.

  The postgraduate diploma course in bioinformatics was the first course offered by IBAB. Candidates are selected based on an all-India entrance test conducted at six centers followed by an interview at Bangalore. Students come from diverse backgrounds such as engineering, medicine, pharma, agriculture, life science, physical, chemical and statistical sciences with good representation from each discipline. Apart from the core courses related to bioinformatics, students undergo training in areas like IPR in biotechnology, business and science, scientific writing etc. The diversity in the students' background has made group study a valuable tool.

  The course curriculum is designed to introduce the students to basic concepts in biology, computers, statistics, mathematics, chemistry which form the backbone of bioinformatics to train them in the latest tools and techniques in this area.

  

  The methodology IBAB has adopted, to train a diverse class through in-house projects and 6-month internships, has proven itself as demonstrated by the acceptance of IBAB graduates in industry. Today IBAB has a placement rate of 95%.

  The second course launched by IBAB is the laboratory course in biotechniques. There is increasing demand for reliable technical expertise in the area of molecular biology/biotechnology. Many post graduate courses are unable to provide adequate training in laboratory bio-techniques. This course aims to fill this gap. However, the course is more than just a series of experimental demonstrations and hands-on sessions and involves thorough familiarization with experimental planning, execution and hypothesis-testing. This course too has received a good response from the industry and students from both the batches have been placed.

  Apart from the two regular courses IBAB also conducts workshops and short term training programs. In the last three years IBAB has conducted more than ten workshops covering topics like Business of biotech, Hands-on bioinformatics, Cell biology, Small molecule drug design, Clinical trials, Recombinant DNA techniques etc. The duration of these workshops range from 1 day to 3 weeks.

  IBAB is also involved in promoting entrepreneurship in biotechnology and related areas. It has been selected as a founder member of the National Entrepreneurship Network initiated by the Wadhwani foundation along with IIM Ahmedabad, IIT Mumbai, BITS Pilani and SPJIMR Mumbai.

  Two R&D companies are being incubated by IBAB. Microtest Innovations is in the area of disease diagnostics, and Cellworks Goup is working in the area of in-silico drug discovery. Additionally several groups of IBAB students are exploring ideas to start their own companies.

  In summary, IBAB is uniquely positioned to train the right manpower, to help companies start and succeed and to help scientists interface with industry and thereby to help the bio-related industry grow into a large and mature one.

PROGRAMMES

The Postgraduate Course in Bioinformatics started in 2002. The 9th batch of this 18-month course are now doing their course work. Overall, 75% of these students have found jobs in industry.

The Laboratory Course in Bio-techniques started in 2003. The 7th batch of this 8- (or 14-) month course are graduating shortly. Overall, 95% of these students have found jobs in industry.

In 2004, IBAB (along with BITS-Pilani, IIM-A, IIT-B and SPJIMR) was selected by the Wadhwani Foundation for funding related to entrepreneurship. These activities have ramped up and resulted in some students registering their companies. Research in this area has led to a publication in Nature Biotechnology. Details of these programmes are to be found in the Entrepreneurship section of the site.

Corporate education has been ramped up in 2005 and several modules are offered each year. In addition several modules of the Short Term Courses are offered to students and others each year.

BIOINFORMATICS

Introduction~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The first batch of students for this course at IBAB was admitted in 2002. Nineth batch of students are undergoing training and will be graduating in April 2010. All the students who have graduated from IBAB so far have been placed by large in industry with a few opting for placement in academia. Students are selected after a national-level entrance test and interview.

1. 95% real placements (Click for details: Bioinformatics / Biotechniques) 2. State of the art infrastructure (applicants welcome to visit IBAB & see the facilities) 3. Excellent teaching: IBAB faculty / Guest talks

Bioinformatics involves integrative or multidisciplinary approach that is inclusive, but not exclusive of computational, mathematical and statistical methods to study, organize, analyze and interpret biological information, at the molecular, genetic and genomic levels. With the diversity required for the subject, it has become imperative that students with different backgrounds should come together to acquire knowledge and skills in these areas. With this in mind, the intake of students at IBAB is open to students especially from non-life science streams such as engineering, physical, chemical, mathematical, statistical, agricultural sciences and medicine besides students from life science background. IBAB provides an atmosphere that is conducive for the students to learn subjects from each other’s strengths and background.

Bioinformatics background

Recent times have witnessed unparalleled transformations in both information technology (IT) and life sciences (BIO). Constant innovations in computers and information technology have brought in conceptual changes with wide range of applications in the complex space of biological sciences. With the biological data also growing at a rapid pace in the present “omics” age, it is unthinkable not to exploit the IT/ computer science to organise, analyse and interpret vast amount of biological information. Such applications have already brought in paradigm changes in the way biological science is practiced. In the opinion of distinguished panel of international experts (Nature 23 March 2006), the greatest impact of computer science will be felt in the area of biological science since the greatest challenges and opportunities originate in the biological science area. There is an urgent need to endow new kind of professionals to tackle the scientific challenges in the biological sciences by forging strong alliance between biological and computer sciences. It is not an exaggeration that in the near future Bio-IT interactions may well have the potential to replace/limit wet-lab experiments and enhance the speed of generation of fresh information giving a new direction to the advancement of biological science. The ramifications that these will have on research and commercial activities in the areas of health sciences and agriculture are enormous. It is predicted that concepts of computer science are poised to become as fundamental to biology as mathematics to physics as there is growing awareness among biologists that understanding cells and cellular systems requires viewing them as information processing systems.

CHEMINFORMATICS

Introduction~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The postgraduate diploma course in bioinformatics, the flagship program of IBAB has been a successful training program in a multidisciplinary field. With this enriching experience, the institute is now gearing up to offer another multidisciplinary course in cheminformatics which is in a way closely tied to bioinformatics.

1. 95% real placements (Click for details: Bioinformatics / Biotechniques) 2. State of the art infrastructure (applicants welcome to visit IBAB & see the facilities) 3. Excellent teaching: IBAB faculty / Guest talks

Cheminformatics Background

In the past few decades, the drug design field has extensively used computational tools to accelerate the development of new and improved therapeutics. Researchers have recognized the urgent need to establish relationships between chemical structures and their properties. Quantitative Structure Property Relationships (QSPR) along with Linear Gibbs Free Energy Relationships (LFER) and Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships (QSAR) have been established for a wide variety of chemical molecules.

Cheminformatics analysis tools are gaining in sophistication, and are earning increasing respect as tools crucial for the rapid development of new therapeutics. One factor driving the need for effective chemical data analysis is the tremendous growth of molecular databases as a result of automated combinatorial synthesis techniques and high through put assay systems. Cheminformatics techniques facilitate the analysis and interpretation of the chemical information contained within these sets of complex and high-dimensional molecular data.

IT-proficient scientists and chemists are now able to generate, retrieve and analyse scientific information that is more accurate and useful by making use of specialised software for analysis of their vast data. It is difficult to imagine a chemical research laboratory or company without the application of computers in the development and testing of drugs, storage or analysis of data.

Cheminformatics is a fast growing field and there is a lack of qualified scientific professionals who can use computers and databases for chemical compounds or drug development. Realising its immense potential, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries are now going in for qualified and trained staff in cheminformatics. New career avenues have also opened up for IT as well as computer-proficient science graduates for acquiring, managing, or utilising chemical information with the help of computer software or hardware. These professionals are essential to develop and maintain programs for specific scientific applications.

With the exponentially growing and highly competitive drug and pharmaceutical market, cheminformatics professionals thus have immense importance in the drug development process as they implement IT tools to replace traditional processes. The demand for such IT – chemical professionals is also growing substantially. These professionals are expected to contribute in bringing new products to the market quickly and economically. In the years to come cheminformatics shall play a vital role in new drug discovery programs and candidates with professional experience are bound to have a good job market.

CORPORATE EDUCATION & OTHER MODULAR COURSES

IBAB has, over the years conducted various events that are of interest to working professionals, outlined below.Wth the emergence of bioinformatics as in interdisciplinary area of research and teaching, there is growing demand in both academia and life science industry for trained professionals equipped with expertise in both biological and computational sciences. IBAB under the aegis of "Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics research and training" of Department of Information Technology, Government of India, has been offering a number of modular courses to impart proficiency in bioinformatics and related areas for the benefit of students, executives and other working professionals in life science industry. Those wishing to take part may visit IBAB website and register at modcourse@ibab.ac.in

Ongoing or upcoming workshops are as follows

A modular course in Cheminformatics 3-12 August 2010

A modular course in writing good protocols for conducting scientific experiments 19-21 August 2010

Some of the courses and workshops hosted in the past are as follows

3 short courses	May-June 2010
“Shell Scripting” for Life Science Scientists and Students	22-24 December 2008
“Linux” for life science scientists and students	1-17 December 2008
A modular course on Genomics and Gene Expression Analysis for Biologists	2-30 Sept 2008
A modular course on Applications of Support Vector Machines and Ant Colony Optimization in Chemo and Bioinformatics	26-28 Aug 2008
A modular course on Systems Biology	5-19 Aug 2008
A modular course on Cheminformatics	1-31 July 2008
Bioinformatics Training Programme for ICMR Scientists	3-25 Aug 2007
IPR workshop	15-18 Jan 2007
Genes to Drugs: In-Silico Drug Discovery	26 June –15 July 2006
A Lab-Course in Biotechnology	13 May -10 June, 2006
Introduction to Life Science Modeling with Insight II	13 - 14 March 2006
Patent Agent Training	13 – 14 February 2006
Bio-Agriculture	10 - 11 February 2006
Mammalian Cell Culture	01 – 04 February 2006
Accelrys Worshop on Structure Based Drug Design	16 - 17 January 2006
Hands on training on Programs and Utilities of GCG 11.0	21 - 22 December 2005
Workshop for Sigma-Aldrich Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.	21 - 22 December 2005
Workshop on Pharmaceutical Education & Research	17-18 November 2005
Workshop on Bio-diesel	11 November 2005
Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights	19 -21 October 2005
Global Regulatory & Quality Standards in Clinical Trials	17 September 2005
Role of Statistics in Clinical Trials	08 - 09 July 2005
Recombinant DNA technology workshop	04 - 23 June 2005
Bioinformatics and biotechnology: an introductory course	04 - 05 June 2005
Workshop on Molecule Drug Design	23 - 27 May 2005
Workshop on Bioinformatics	16 - 20 May 2005
Clinical Trials: A Global Opportunity	15 -17 April 2005
Recombinant DNA technology workshop	20 - 25 March 2005
Introduction to Bioinformatics and Biotechnology	01- 02 October 2004
Public-Private Transfer of Knowledge in Biotechnology: Case Studies from India and Europe	19 - 20 April 2004
International Workshop on Cell Biology	29 Jan - 05 Feb 2004
One day seminar on IT in Healthcare	03 November 2003
One day seminar on Business of Biotech	30 October 2002

RESEARCH

The main areas of the faculty's expertise and interest are detailed in this section. The research activities involve both computational and experimental approaches. Collaborative and contract research projects are also being considered. Publications from IBAB and tools developed by our students and faculty are enumerated here.



Dr. N. Yathindra
It has been our endeavor to decipher stereochemistry, polymorphism and topological properties of 2', 5' DNA and 2', 5' RNA duplexes to obtain insights from a stereochemical perspective for Nature's choice of 3', 5' scaffold.

Dr. Kshitish Acharya
A database for co-expressed genes, a mammalian promoter prediction tool and a primer designing tool are being developed. Certain enzymes are also being cloned, expressed and purified.

Dr. Shipra Agrawal
Meta data analysis of microarray expression data of human cancers and genetically inherited disorders are being performed to decode the pathway cross-talk information. Computational analysis and database development has also been initiated on small regulatory RNA molecules, cancer epigenesis and chromatin remodeling factors.

Dr. Gayatri Saberwal
We research the biotech industry

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Promoting entrepreneurship in bioinformatics and biotechnology is one of IBAB's mandates.

IBAB's first activity in this area was theincubation of an immunologist entrepreneur. As a founder member of the National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN), the institute is now expanding its efforts in this realm. We have extended company-starting assistance to include mentoring. In addition there will be several programs for and by students. The students have formed an entrepreneurship club, Pracint, which held its maiden programme during Bangalore Bio2004. The institute organizes courses, lecture series and other events, workshops and networking events either on our premises or elsewhere, for various audiences.