Brief History of the Centre:-
The Bioinformatics Center (BIC) at NIT Rourkela was established to analyze high throughput transcriptome, proteome, secretome, and microbiome data of mammary glands and reproductive tissues. The research aims at developing novel disease biomarkers and therapeutic strategies based on big data analysis. As India is an agriculture-based country, the livelihood of several farmers depends on the well-being and productive period of milch animals. Identifying mastitis biomarkers and novel drugs will impact their daily income. Further, such biomarkers will have huge market potential and improve the milk production period of the milch animals. Thus, big data analysis of mammary glands, mammary gland stem cells, and precursor cells of domesticated animals (cattle and goats) are being conceived to build a networking model of mammary gland biology and a defensive mechanism to define novel therapeutics.

Approved Objectives of the Centre:-
1. Big data analysis of transcriptome and microbiome relevant to animal biotechnology.
2. Modelling of biomolecular systems/complexes associated with the nuclear reprogramming and stem cell pluripotency.
3. Identification of novel inhibitors for important therapeutic targets of mastitis and other production diseases in animals.

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• Full Name:  Dr. Mukesh Kumar Gupta
• Tel:   06612462294
• Email:   guptam@nitrkl.ac.in
• Location:  Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Center, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha 769008
• Website:   https://website.nitrkl.ac.in/CoR/bic/