Applications are invited for the Post Graduate programme in Bioinformatics offered in the Department of Bioinformatics, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India for the academic year 2011 - 2012.

The Department of Bioinformatics was started in the year 2008 to facilitate the teaching and research in the interdisciplinary areas of structural bioinformatics and computational genomics, and to create an intellectual environment for interdisciplinary education and training. The Department of Bioinformatics is offering a two year M.Sc. degree course and a one year M. Phil. course in Bioinformatics. A doctoral programme leading to Ph.D. is also being offered in interdisciplinary areas in bioinformatics at the Department.

The Department is undertaking research projects in the fields of structural bioinformatics, structural biology and bio-computing funds from various agencies such as University Grants Commission (UGC), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Tamil Nadu State Council for Science & Technology (TNSCST).

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Department website: http://www.bioinfoau.webs.com
University website: http://www.alagappauniversity.ac.in

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Last date for the issue and receipt of applications: May 16, 2011