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Omics Technologies and Bio-engineering

Volume 2: Towards Improving Quality of Life

  • 1st Edition - February 28, 2018
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Debmalya Barh, Vasco Ariston De Car Azevedo
  • Language: English

Omics Technologies and Bio-Engineering: Towards Improving Quality of Life, Volume 2 is a unique reference that brings together multiple perspectives on omics research, providing… Read more

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Description

Omics Technologies and Bio-Engineering: Towards Improving Quality of Life, Volume 2 is a unique reference that brings together multiple perspectives on omics research, providing in-depth analysis and insights from an international team of authors. The book delivers pivotal information that will inform and improve medical and biological research by helping readers gain more direct access to analytic data, an increased understanding on data evaluation, and a comprehensive picture on how to use omics data in molecular biology, biotechnology and human health care.

Key features

  • Covers various aspects of biotechnology and bio-engineering using omics technologies
  • Focuses on the latest developments in the field, including biofuel technologies
  • Provides key insights into omics approaches in personalized and precision medicine
  • Provides a complete picture on how one can utilize omics data in molecular biology, biotechnology and human health care

Readership

Professionals and students in biotechnology and across the life sciences, particularly systems/synthetic biologists, molecular biologists, and biochemists

Table of contents

MICROBIAL, PLANT AND AGRI BT26. Microbial Omics: Applications in biotechnology27. Omics approaches in viral biotechnology: towards understanding the viral diseases, prevention, therapy, and other applications in human betterments28. Algal biotechnology: An update from industrial and medical point of view29. Omics approaches in fungal biotechnology: Industrial and medical point of view30. Genetic engineering for plant transgenesis: focus to farmaceuticals31. Agricultural biotechnology: Engineering plants for improved productivity and quality32. Functional food biotechnology: The use of native and genetically engineered Lactic acid bacteria33. Omics and edible vaccines34. Plant metabolic engineering35. Biocontrol technology: eco-friendly approaches for sustainable agriculture36. Bio-engineering towards fighting against superbugs37. Nanotechnology in bio-engineering: Transmogrifying plant biotechnology

INDUSTRY AND ENV BIOTECH38. Techniques in biotechnology: essential for industrial applications39. Omics approaches in industrial biotechnology and bioprocess engineering40. Omics approaches and applications in dairy and food process technology41. Omics approaches in enzyme discovery and engineering42. Biomedical engineering: the recent trends43. Omics approaches in biofuel technologies: toward cost effective eco-friendly and renewable energy44. Omics based bioengineering in environmental biotechnology

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 28, 2018
  • Language: English

About the editors

DB

Debmalya Barh

Dr. Debmalya Barh is currently a Visiting Full Professor (Titular, Grade-E) in Bioinformatics and Precision Health at the Department of Genetics, Ecology, and Evolution, ICB, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil and honorary scientist of the Institute of Integrative Omics and Applied Biotechnology (IIOAB), India. With over 20 years of experience, he has led academic, healthcare, molecular diagnostic, and bioinformatics industry endeavors. He works with more than 400 scientists from 100+ top ranked organizations across 40+ countries and has 220+ publications and a branded editor for 10+ cutting-edge omics related reference books. He is an expert in in precision/personalized health and integrative omics-based biomarker and target discovery in infectious and complex lifestyle diseases.
Affiliations and expertise
Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

VA

Vasco Ariston De Car Azevedo

Dr. Vasco Azevedo is a full professor at the Department of Genetics, Ecology, and Evolution, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is a CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico) researcher 1A, member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Commander of the Order of Scientific Merit of the MCTI of the genetics advisory committee and the public policy working group on biotechnology and genetic resources of COBRG/CNPq, coordinator of the Associated International Laboratory Bactinfl from INRAE and UFMG, and vice-president of the Brazilian Association of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. He holds a degree in veterinary medicine from the School of Veterinary Medicine of the Federal University of Bahia (1986), a master's degree (1989), a doctorate (1993) in the genetics of microorganisms from the Institut National Agronomique Paris Grignon, and a doctorate in bioinformatics from UFMG (2017). He did his postdoctorate work with the Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States (1994). He was a professor at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the University of São Paulo (2004). He is an expert in genetics and bioinformatics and his work mainly focuses on genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, vaccine development, diagnostics, and the development of next generation probiotics. He has more than 600 scientific publications, 14 books, and 60 chapters as well as 12 patents.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil

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