The Science of Bioinformatics is important for the professionals in the fields of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Computer Science. The basic practical knowledge about various databases and tools of Bioinformatics have been covered. This provides a perfect practical exposure for students pursuing Bioinformatics at graduate and postgraduate levels.
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1. Biological Databases 2. Sequence Analysis 3. Nucleic Acid Feature Identification 4. Protein Structure Prediction 5. Structure Vizualisation Tools 6. Molecular Modelling 7. Drug - Docking

K. Kasturi is presently Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Aachary Nagarjuna University, Guntur and has teaching experiance of 10 years in fields of Biochemistry and Bioinformatics. She has a vivid research experience in Drug Design and Drug Docking. Under her guidance students of M.Sc and M.Tech are pursuing their projects. She is a recipient of 2 Young Scientist Awards at National and International Symposiums. K. Sri Lakshmi has a teaching experience of more than 2 years in Bioinformatics. She has guided many student projects at graduate and postgraduate level. She has been associated with research analysis at Biosciences Research Institute, Chennai.