| Bioinformatics or computational biology relates to the use of information technology in the field of molecular biology. It involves the application of computer technology for analysis and management of biological data. The computers are used to collect, analyze, store and merge the biological data. The aim of bioinformatics is to collect the wealth of biological information and use it to improve the living standards of human beings. Bioinformatics is applied in various fields like human health, environment, agriculture, biotechnology and energy to advance the biomedical research and development. It is used in the field of molecular medicine to produce the customized medicines for the prevention or cure of the disease. Bioinformatics is today rapidly growing field all over the world. Therefore one can start a career in Bioinformatics and find employment opportunities in biotechnology, biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences, in industries, hospitals and research institutions.
Bioinformatics Career Eligibility
A career in Bioinformatics is suitable for the graduates or post-graduates in genetics, chemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, veterinary science, pharmacy, mathematics, physics and also for the IT professionals, engineers and medicos.
Various courses in bioinformatics are available such as B. Tech in Bioinformatics, Master's Degree in Bioinformatics, Advanced Diploma in Bioinformatics and M. Tech in Bioinformatics.
Bioinformatics Institutes in India
These courses are offered by numerous reputed institutes in India including Calcutta University in Kolkata, SRM University in Chennai, Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology in Bangalore, Madurai Kamaraj University in Madurai, Indian Institute of Information Technology in Allahabad, Pondicherry University in Puducherry and Jamia Millia Ismalia University in New Delhi.
Scope of bioinformatics in India
Bioinformatics career in is increasingly attracting the youngsters in India today. The scope of bioinformatics is in areas like database design and maintenance, sequence assembly, proteomics, clinical pharmacologist, sequence analysis, informatics developer and bio-analytics. Excellent job opportunities are available in Biotech and Pharmaceutical companies in India. Indian companies like Wipro, Reliance, Satyam, TCS and companies like Accelrys and IBM Life Sciences Pubgene, Silicon Genetics and Tessella offer good employments to the bioinformatics candidates. Due to increasing demand of bioinformatics candidates, a career in bioinformatics offer good prospects. |
