Advances in Bioinformatics

Dr. Vijai Singh is an associate professor and head of the Department of Biosciences, School of Science at Indrashil University, Rajpur, Mehsana, Gujarat, India. He was an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology at the Institute of Advanced Research, Gandhinagar, India and an assistant professor in the Department of Biotechnology at the Invertis University, Bareilly, India. Prior to that, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Synthetic Biology Group at the Institute of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Paris, France and the School of Energy & Chemical Engineering at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea. He received his Ph.D. in Biotechnology (2009) from the National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India with a research focus on the development of molecular and immunoassays for diagnosis of Aeromonas hydrophila. His research interests are focused on building novel biosynthetic pathways for the production of medically and industrially important biomolecules. Additionally, his laboratory is working on CRISPR-Cas9 tools for genome editing. He has more than 8 years of research and teaching experience in synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, bioinformatics, microbiology, and industrial microbiology.. Dr. Ajay Kumar as a professor and head of the Department of Biotechnology at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology at Rama University Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur, Dr. Kumar has successfully served more than 20 years in research and teaching. He has experience in genomics & proteomics, bioprocess engineering, bioinformatics, microbiology, industrial microbiology, genetic engineering, fermentation technology, and food biotechnology. He has held several key positions in well-renowned Universities and Engineering Institutes. Dr. Kumar received his M. Tech. (Biotechnology) from the Institute of Engineering & Technology, Lucknow, India and Ph.D. from the ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Goats, Mathura, India. His expertise lies in computational vaccine & drug development, cancer biology genomics & proteomics, and fermentation He is also a member of the Board of Study and Academic Council of Rama University Kanpur and Regional Food Research Analysis Center, Department of horticulture & food processing, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Being a member of a professional body such as the international association of engineers (IAENG) and INSA, he has rendered consultancy services in vaccine research.

• Ch 1 Revolutionizing Genomics: Exploring the Potential of Next-Generation Sequencing.- Ch 2 Advances in structural bioinformatics.- Ch 3 Functional genomics and network biology.- Ch 4 Bioinformatics in gene and genome analysis.- Ch 5 Role of bioinformatics in non-coding RNA analysis.- Ch 6 Next generation sequencing in healthcare.- Ch 7 Genome scale modelling for novel drug targets.- Ch 8 Role of bioinformatics in genome editing.- Ch 9 Bioinformatics in pathway identification, design, modelling and simulation.- Ch 10 Integration of Metabolomics and Flux Balance Analysis: Applications and Challenges.- Ch 11 Bioinformatics in drug discovery.- Ch 12 Use of bioinformatics in high throughput drug screening.- Ch 13 Bioinformatics in precision medicine and healthcare.- Ch 14 Role of bioinformatics in data mining and big data analysis.- Ch 15 Unveiling the Dynamic Role of Bioinformatics in Automation for Efficient and Accurate Data Processing and Interpretation.- Ch 16 Artificial intelligence and machine learning in bioinformatics.- Ch 17 Bioinformatics in preventive medicine and epidemiology.