Bioinformatics: Sequences, Structures, Phylogeny

Dr. Asheesh Shanker is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Bioinformatics Programme at the Centre for Biological Sciences, Central University of South Bihar, India. Prior to that he served as an Assistant/Associate Professor (2004-2015) at the Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India, and he has a decade of teaching and research experience. His research focuses on data mining, database and server development, evolutionary analysis, computational genomics, and structure analysis. He is a recipient of prestigious Indo-Swiss Joint Research Programme fellowship from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. He has been a convener/organizing secretary for several national bioinformatics workshops, served as a member of organizing committee of International conferences, and delivered invited talks. He is also a reviewer for a number of peer-reviewed journals. He has published more than 50 research articles in leading national and international journals and authored/co-authored 3 books in the field of bioinformatics, which are popular among students.