Brief History of the Centre:-
CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology was conceived as the Centre for Biochemical Technology in 1977. The need for genomics data from a diverse Indian population was soon realized and CBT transformed into IGIB in 2002. From the Indian Genome Variation project, a multi-institutional consortium, that mapped the variants SNPs, CNVs, and repeats in around 1000 genes, IGIB has come a long way in twenty years, sequencing 1000 Indian genomes as part of the IndiGen project in 2022.

Approved Objectives of the Centre:-
1. Research and development in areas of Genome Informatics, Service & Support, Skill development & Training programs, and Outreach activities for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
2. Project based training in the area of bioinformatics/computational biology for fresh graduates and postgraduate students.
3. Development of NGS pipelines for different platforms specific to various organisms like bacteria and viruses.

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• Full Name:   Dr. Debasis Dash
• Tel:   01129879301
• Email:   ddash@igib.in
• Location:   CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology South Campus, Mathura Road, Opp: Sukhdev Vihar Bus Depot New Delhi 110025
• Website:   https://www.igib.res.in/