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  Department of Biotechnology, Government of India provided a grant support to Institute of Bioinformatics and NIMHANS to carry out proteomic investigation to analyze neurological diseases.
  IOB is recognized as a research center for award of Ph.D. degrees with Manipal University.
  IOB is recognized as a research center for award of Ph.D. degrees with Kuvempu University.
  IOB is recognized as a research center for award of Ph.D. degrees with Amrita University.
  IOB is recognized as a research center for award of Ph.D. degrees with Pondicherry University.
 
 
   
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State-of-the-art proteomics facility at IOB  
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Agilent's Accurate-Mass Quadrupole
Time-of-Flight mass spectrometer
  LTQ-Orbitrap Velos ETD
mass spectrometer
 
Triple QuadrupoleHPLC
TSQ-Quantum Ultra Triple Stage
Quadrupole mass spectrometer
  Agilent's High-performance
Liquid Chromatography system
       
Research
 
Resource of Asian Primary Immunodeficiency Disease (RAPID): IOB Scientists have developed database of Primary Immunodeficiency Disease genes known as 'Resource of Asian Primary Immunodeficiency Disease (RAPID)' in collabration with RIKEN, Japan. We have also developed algorithm for the prediction of candidate primary Immunodeficiency disease genes using support vector machine learning approach Results of these studies have been published in 'Nucleic Acids Research' and 'DNA Research' respectively.

Molecular profiling of Embryonic Stem Cells and Embryonic Carcinoma Cells: Scientists from IOB and Pandey lab have identified key molecules that differentiate embryonic stem cells from embryonic carcinoma cells by quantitative proteomics. The findings from the above study was published in the journal Proteomics.


Investigation of Molecular Markers of Neuronal Differentiation: Using advanced labeling technology, molecular markers of differentiation of motor neurons and astrocytes from embryonic stem cells were identified in a collaborative study between IOB, Pandey lab and Institute of Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University Findings from this study are published in Journal of Proteome Research.

Quantitative Proteomic Investigation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: IOB scientists unveil the first large scale quantitative proteomic profiling of hepatocellular carcinoma using robust discovery platforms such as iTRAQ labeling and high resolution mass spectrometry. The study revealed several novel and known upregulated proteins as potential biomarkers in hepatocellular carcinoma and results are published Journal of Proteome Research.

Gene expression studies in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Scientists at IOB used a combination of DNA microarrays and immunohistochemical labeling of tissue microarrays to delineate gene expression patterns in cancer of esophagus and subsequently to validate molecular signatures specific to this cancer. Results of this investigation are published in Cancer Biology and Therapy.

Human Proteinpedia: IOB scientists create the largest community resource of experimental data in human proteins. It is a portal for sharing and integration of human protein data. The international collaborative work is published in February issue of Nature Biotechnology.

IOB scientists assemble and analyze the largest interactome in humans: The 'circuitry' in human cells was analyzed by IOB scientists and published in Nature Genetics.

Human X chromosome analysis: IOB has successfully completed analysis of the human X chromosome. This work was published in Nature Genetics and recently covered in a story in Nature. Highlights of this study included discovery of dozens of novel genes using comparative genomics and experimental validation.


Plasma Proteome Database, a first of its kind database that is a comprehensive resource for all human plasma proteins along with their isoforms. This database was featured on the cover of the journal Proteomics.


Two of the databases developed by our Institute, Human Protein Reference Database and Oncomine were covered by the journal Science as databases of special interest. Other news articles have also appeared which cover ongoing projects in IOB.


Human Protein Reference Database - HPRD represents a centralized platform to visually depict and integrate information pertaining to domain architecture, post-translational modifications, interaction networks and disease associations for each protein in the human proteome. This database has been published in Genome Research, and Nucleic Acid Research.


ONCOMINE is a database for accessing cancer microarray studies to identify characteristic cancer signatures. Oncomine was developed jointly by IOB and the Chinnaiyan Lab at the University of Michigan. This database has been published in Neoplasia and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA .


Genomewide Analysis of Phosphatase Gene Family in Humans Analysis of protein tyrosine phosphatases encoded by the human genome was carried out using computational biology and experimental methods. The IOB study identified novel members of the tyrosine phosphatases family and novel transcript variants. Experimentally validation was done using RT-PCR and Northern blot analysis. This study was published in DNA Research and the analysis is available at Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Resource


Proteomic Analysis of human hemodialysis fluid and salivary gland of the mosquito, Anopheles gambiae was carried out collaboratively by scientists at IOB and the Pandey Lab at Johns Hopkins University. These studies were published in Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, BMC Genomics and Proteomics, respectively.


PSI-MI- Protein-Protein interaction data in HPRD is made available in Proteomics Standards Initiative - Molecular interaction (PSI- MI) format which defines community standards for data representation in proteomics and facilitates data comparision, exchange and verification. The article has been published in Nature Biotechnology.


 
 

Our publication on urinary proteome "A comprehensive map of the human urinary proteome" has been cited as one of the most read articles in the Journal of Proteome Research


Nature India, in its July 2011 issue, under 'Science news' section, has featured the study on Human Urinary Proteome published in Journal of Proteome Research (June 2011) by IOB in collaboration with Pandey Lab at JHU.


Proteomic Progress : Cell Press has recently highlighted research achievements of IOB in its 'Chemistry and Biology Innovations' section. The article narrates the transformation of IOB from a small research centre dedicated to biological databases into a multifaceted research institute well equipped to carry out Proteogenomic analyses of large number of organisms which are relevant to global as well as Indian perspectives.

Harsha Gowda, a research scientist

at IOB has received a Wellcome Trust-DBT Early Career Fellowship which is intended for the most promising young researchers in India.

Dr. Akhilesh pandey was featured in Hopkins Medicine magazine as one of the visionary proteomics researchers working towards mapping the entire human proteome. The article also provides a glimpse of his journey and quest towards establishing a world class research center in India.


IOB successfully hosted a two days Indo-Canandian collaborative workshop on "Integrative and Computa- tional Biology" on December 16 and 17.  Dr. Brenda Andrews, Director, Donelly Center  for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto led four member delegation from Canada in this workshop.


Journal of Proteome Research, in its May 2006 issue, highlighted the achievements of Akhilesh Pandey and co workers at IOB in India, JHU (USA) and University of Wurzburg (Germany) in successfully mapping and assembling largest human interactome.

Science, in its April 2006 issue, has covered Plasma Proteome Database.

Nature, in its July 2005 issue, has covered India's biotech boom. A special mention has been made, of the world class research done by the Institute Of Bioinformatics, to characterize the human X chromosome.

Nature Genetics in its April 2005 edition came out with an editorial 'A feat worth replicating', which praised the Institute's efforts in annotating the X chromosome.
 
 
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