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Bioinformatics for Everyone

  • 1st Edition - September 14, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Mohammad Yaseen Sofi, Afshana Shafi, Khalid Z. Masoodi
  • Language: English

Bioinformatics for Everyone provides a brief overview on currently used technologies in the field of bioinformatics—interpreted as the application of information science to biolog… Read more

Description

Bioinformatics for Everyone provides a brief overview on currently used technologies in the field of bioinformatics—interpreted as the application of information science to biology— including various online and offline bioinformatics tools and softwares. The book presents valuable knowledge in a simplified way to help students and researchers easily apply bioinformatics tools and approaches to their research and lab routines. Several protocols and case studies that can be reproduced by readers to suit their needs are also included.

Key features

  • Explains the most relevant bioinformatics tools available in a didactic manner so that readers can easily apply them to their research
  • Includes several protocols that can be used in different types of research work or in lab routines
  • Discusses upcoming technologies and their impact on biological/biomedical sciences

Readership

Graduate students using bioinformatics to deal with research data

Table of contents

1. Prologue to bioinformatics2. Advances in DNA sequencing3. Bioinformatics databases and tools4. Nucleic acid sequence databases5. Pairwise sequence alignment6. Multiple sequence alignment7. Multiple sequence alignment tools - software and resources8. CLUSTALW software9. Plant genomic data and resources at NCBI10. NCBI BLAST11. BLAST: protocols12. ExPASy portal13. Primer designing tools14. Primer designing for cloning15. Restriction analysis tools16. Restriction analysis using NEBcutter17. KEGG database18. Database for annotation, visualisation and integrated discovery19. Genome analysis browsers20. Next-generation alignment tools21. Molecular marker storage databases and data visualisation22. Introduction to computer-aided drug design23. BioEdit in bioinformatics

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 20, 2021
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Mohammad Yaseen Sofi

Mohammad Yaseen Sofi is a PhD scholar at Division of Plant Biotechnology, SKUAST- K. He completed his Bachelor's degree from SKUAST-K in 2018. He is currently working under the guidance Dr. Khalid Z. Masoodi on bioprospecting and DNA barcoding of Kale (Brassica oleracea var Acephala). In the course of his MSc programme, he made outstanding contributions in rice research in the field of Plant Biotechnology. He has filed one US patent application in 2021. Additionally, he has extensive knowledge of bioinformatics analysis tools, which he acquired while attending various national/international seminars and workshops.
Affiliations and expertise
PhD Student, Transcriptomics Lab (K-Lab), Division of Plant Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, J&K, India

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Afshana Shafi

Afshana Shafi did her Bachelors from SKUAST-K, followed by Masters in Plant Biotechnology from SKUAST-Kashmir, Shalimar, J&K, India. Currently, she is pursuing Ph.D from Division of Plant Biotechnology, SKUAST- K, on "Mining and Expression Analysis of Differentially Expressing Genes between selected scab resistant and susceptible apple (Malus domestica Borkh) cultivars” under the guidance of Dr Khalid Masoodi. She conducted an extensive study on Expression Profiling of Near-Isogenic Lines (NILs) Carrying Blast Resistance Genes Pi9 and Pi54 in the Background of Rice Cultivar Mushk Budji as part of her MSc research programme. From achieving the twentieth position in the state of J&K during her tenth board examination to achieving the first rank during her bachelor's programme, she has always been a meritorious student with an outstanding academic and extracurricular record. In 2017-18, she was awarded with BSc. merit scholarship by SKUAST-K. Additionally during the MSc programme Afshana Shafi has obtained second position. Moreover, she has a strong hold on a variety of bioinformatic analytic softwares, which she acquired throughout her studies in the field of Biotechnology and bioinformatics.
Affiliations and expertise
PhD Student, Transcriptomics Lab (K-Lab), Division of Plant Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, J&K, India

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Khalid Z. Masoodi

Khalid Z. Masoodi is an Associate Professor and Senior Scientist in the Division of Plant Biotechnology at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India. He is the recipient of a number of awards and holds numerous patents. He has two decades worth of teaching and research experience in the areas of plant biotechnology, molecular biology, cancer research, and human disease research, and has published numerous articles and books. He leads a transcriptomics laboratory and works extensively with fluorescence imaging, real-time PCR, cell culture, and Western blotting platforms. His scientific interests include transcription biology in plant stress responses and cancer, as well as the discovery of new drugs from medicinal plants.

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor/Senior Scientist at the Division of Plant Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India

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