Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology

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Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) was formerly known as Center for Biochemical Technology.

The mission statement of the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) reads: "To translate concepts developed in Basic Biological research to commercially viable technologies for health care." The Institute has changed its focus and activities with changing times while staying within the purview of this mission statement. In a remarkably smooth makeover, IGIB has navigated this change by molding its existing strengths, absorbing new technology and information, thereby creating areas of expertise in the new context, all in the span of few years. It is an Institute, where scientists, physicians and academicians can interact, complimenting each other, and generate new knowledge, develop technologies, and extend them for the benefit of society.

Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology is one of the premier institutes carrying out research, leading to generation of new knowledge and development of technologies in various areas of modern biotechnology and biological sciences, such as allergy and infectious diseases, molecular pathogenesis and recombinant DNA technology, while the main focus is on Genomics and Bio informatics. The Institute had already attained excellence over the years in the areas of Recombinant DNA Technology, Allergy, Immunology, Lectins, Peptide and Nucleic Acid chemistry, besides development of biochemical products and processes based technologies. In the new millennium, we enter a new era of Genomics that promises to completely transform both, biology and medicine. With the release of the Complete Human Genome sequence, it has become important to utilize our core strength and develop niche areas to conduct globally competitive research, for the benefit of human health. Anticipating the arrival of human genome sequence, our Institute has already initiated a major research program in Functional Genomics in mid 1997. In the process, a need for speedy collaboration with various Institutes within the country was realized. The networking enabled us to take up new challenges, utilize multidisciplinary Skills rapidly by filling up the knowledge gap and to compete for future science of the world.

India has a strategic advantage to carry out research in molecular medicine because of its vast and diverse genetic pool. It provides us unique opportunity to discover the functional significance of human genome sequences through mutation analysis. The rich genetic resource could be used for population polymorphism scanning instead of gene knock out studies in model organisms to understand the relation of sequence to function. Thus, functional polymorphism scanning constitutes a major activity of Functional Genomics in the Institute. Anticipating the massive impact of this knowledge of Genomics, clubbed with the existence of vast and diverse Indian genetic pool which provides a unique opportunity to discover functional significance of the human genome sequences, the Institute has been transformed from an isolated laboratory working in the area of biochemical research, to a network laboratory, with special focus on genomics and genome informatics. Recently, IGIB has emerged as one of the leading institutes, working on Functional Genomics and Genome Informatics in India.

The Institute has gathered highly qualified IT professionals, interested in Biology, to develop novel softwares for genome analysis. The Institute has over 40 Bioinformatics professionals working on various projects from disease specific database development to in silico drug target identification. This activity is under going an expansion in the tenth plan, and a new campus has been planned, where, 40,000 sq ft area will be dedicated to computational activity. See the Organization Structure

IGIB has made many significant contributions to the Indian Science, and is globally acknowledged, in certain areas of specialization. The long list of research publications of high average impact factor, and the patent portfolio, are testimony to the scientific caliber of the 40+ member scientists team of this institute. The research activities of the institute are business driven, in this new era of Biology, with significant industrial collaborations, and knowledge alliances, on the anvil.

IGIB is the first National Laboratory of its kind to create a unique joint venture, "Genomed" a knowledge alliance with an Indian pharma company, Nicholas Piramal India Limited (NPIL), Mumbai. The Institute is also involved in creating bioinformatics manpower with the help of Industrial support.

The Centre for Genomic Application (TCGA), a core share facility for genomics and proteomics services, has been created at IGIB recently. TCGA is a Public-Private Partnership Project, and is a collaboration between IGIB and The Chatterjee group. It provides research facilities, infrastructure, and work ambience of international quality, to support R&D institutions, universities, and affiliated to industry, to carry out cutting edge research and to make new discoveries. In future, TCGA plans to render incubation laboratories for start up entrepreneurs and discoverers by making available laboratory facilities, to scientists of national and international fame, to implement their vision.
 

 

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