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Translational Biotechnology

A Journey from Laboratory to Clinics

  • 1st Edition - January 17, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Yasha Hasija
  • Language: English

Translational Biotechnology: A Journey from Laboratory to Clinics presents an integrative and multidisciplinary approach to biotechnology to help readers bridge the gaps betwee… Read more

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Description

Translational Biotechnology: A Journey from Laboratory to Clinics presents an integrative and multidisciplinary approach to biotechnology to help readers bridge the gaps between fundamental and functional research. The book provides state-of-the-art and integrative views of translational biotechnology by covering topics from basic concepts to novel methodologies. Topics discussed include biotechnology-based therapeutics, pathway and target discovery, biological therapeutic modalities, translational bioinformatics, and system and synthetic biology. Additional sections cover drug discovery, precision medicine and the socioeconomic impact of translational biotechnology. This book is valuable for bioinformaticians, biotechnologists, and members of the biomedical field who are interested in learning more about this promising field.

Key features

  • Explains biotechnology in a different light by using an application-oriented approach
  • Discusses practical approaches in the development of precision medicine tools, systems and dynamical medicine approaches
  • Promotes research in the field of biotechnology that is translational in nature, cost-effective and readily available to the community

Readership

Clinicians, medical doctors, bioinformaticians, and bioengineers

Table of contents

Section 1. Introduction to Translational BiotechnologySection 2. BiotherapeuticsSection 3. Pathway and Target DiscoverySection 4. Novel Therapeutic ModalitiesSection 5. Bioinformatics to BedsideSection 6. Systems Approach and Engineering BiologySection 7. Drug Discovery, Personalized and Precision MedicineSection 8. Socio-Economic Impact of Translational Biotechnology

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 17, 2021
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Yasha Hasija

Dr. Yasha Hasija is currently working as Professor, Department of Biotechnology, and Associate Dean (Alumni A_x001D_ffairs) at Delhi Technological University. She has published more than 100 research articles and review papers in national and international journals and conferences and 19 book chapters. She has served as Topic Editor in Frontiers in Physiology, Computational Physiology, and Medicine, 2022, and is also on the Editorial Board of numerous international journals. She has made noteworthy contributions in the area of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics as an author and editor of two notable books. Dr. Hasija’s work has earned recognition and received several prestigious awards, including the Govt. of India–Department of Science and Technology Award for attending the meeting of Nobel Laureates and Students in Lindau, Germany, in 2002; and Human Gene Nomenclature Award at the Human Genome Meeting 2010 held at Montpellier, France. She has also been awarded Research Excellence Awards at DTU for 5 consecutive years (2018–2022). Prof. Hasija is the Project Investigator of several sponsored research projects from Govt. of India departments including DST, CSIR, and DBT. She has delivered more than 20 invited talks at several prestigious universities and institutions. She is an Active Researcher supervising BTech, MTech, MSc, and PhD students at Delhi Technological University. Her broad areas of research include genome informatics, integration of genome-scale data for systems biology, and machine learning applications in healthcare.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University, India

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