Bioinformatics: Principles and Applications is a comprehensive text designed to cater to the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate students of biotechnology and bioinformatics. This book will also cater to the requirements of students pursuing short-term diploma as also DOEACC courses in bioinformatics.

Beginning with the aim and scope of bioinformatics, the book discusses in detail the essentials of the subject, such as bio-algorithms, bio-databases, molecular viewers, gene annotation methods, molecular phylogeny, and bio-molecular simulations. It further discusses the applications of bioinformatics in protein modeling and computer-aided drug design. The book also presents a discussion on molecular docking, including guidelines for using AutoDock software. The usage of select bioinformatics commercial software modules is also discussed. Written in a lucid style and user-friendly manner, the book with its wide and up to date coverage will be useful to students as well as practising professionals.

About the Author

Zhumar Ghosh, Researcher, Stanford University School of Medicine, California,Bibekanand Mallick, Senior Researcher in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology Group, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata

Dr. Zhumur Ghosh is currently a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA. A PhD from Computational Biology Group of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, she did her Masters in Physics from University of Calcutta and Advanced Diploma in Bioinformatics from the Department of Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Calcutta. She has also published papers in several national and international journals of repute.

Dr. Bibekanand Mallick is a researcher in bioinformatics at Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, New York, USA. He completed his Ph D from Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata and M. Tech in Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. He has published papers in several international journals of repute.

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