Monthly fellowship (in rupee): 5,000/-

Traineeship

First Class M.Sc Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology/ Botany

Studentship: 5,000/-

M.Phil/M.Tech Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology/ any branch of Life Science students for doing their thesis work in the area of Bioinformatics.

Age limit as on 1.1.2015, 28 years. Age relaxation will be provided for SC, ST, OBC candidates as per Govt. norms.

Interested candidates may appear for walk-in-interview on 16th June 2015 at 10.30 am at JNTBGRI, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram. The candidate should report to the Office at Palode before 10.00 am

More at http://www.jntbgri.in/jntbgri/news/File0001.pdf

Address of the bookmark: https://genomes.atcc.org/

Sr Research Fellow & Technical Asst Posts: Indian Institute of Maize Research (IIMR), New Delhi has advertised a notification for the recruitment of Senior Research Fellow & Technical Assistant vacancies for the project titled “Genetic modifications to improve biological nitrogen fixation for augmenting nitrogen needs of cereals” on contractual basis. Eligible candidates may apply in prescribed application format on or before 25-06-2015. Other details like age, educational qualification, selection process, how to apply are given below…

Indian Institute of Maize Research Vacancy Details:
Total No. of Posts: 03
Name of the Posts :
1. Senior Research Fellow: 02 Posts
2. Technical Assistant: 01 Post

Age Limit: Candidates age should be 35 years for Senior Research Fellow, Minimum 21 years and maximum 45 years for Technical Assistant as on the closing date of the application. Age relaxation is 5 years to SC/ST and women candidates and 3 years to OBC candidates as per ICAR rules.

Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess Post graduate degree in Biotechnology/ Molecular Biology/ Bioinformatics/ Plant physiology for Senior Research fellow, Graduate degree in Agriculture/ Biotechnology/ any discipline of life sciences for Technical Assistant with relevant experience.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on their performance in interview.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates can send their application in prescribed format along with bio-data to Dr. Pranjal Yadava, Principal Investigator, ICAR Indian Institute of Maize Research, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012 or mail to pranjal.yadava@gmail.com on or before 25-06-2015 & attend the interview along with application in the attached format at the time of interview, one passport size photograph, self attested copies of certificates for age, and qualifications, reprints of publications and ‘No Objection Certificate’, original documents on 01-07-2015. Venue details are mentioned below.

Important Dates:
Last Date for Receipt of Application: 25-06-2015
Date & Time of Interview : 01-07-2015.
Venue: IIMR, Pusa Campus, New Delhi

Address of the bookmark: https://proksee.ca/

Eligibility : BE/B.Tech(CSE, ECE, IT)

Location : Pondicherry

Last Date : 26 Jun 2015

Hiring Process : Face to Face Interview
Pondicherry University - Job DetailsDate of posting:19 May 15

Senior Technical Assistant Job position in Pondicherry University on temporary basis

Project Title : "Bioinformatics National Certification (BINC) for certifying quality human resource in Bioinformatics"

Qualification : i) B.E/ B.Tech Computer Science/ Electronics & Communication Engineering/ Information Technology with 55% or equivalent marks. ii) One year Experience in relevant field in Government/ Public Sector or reputed Private Organizations. Desirable : Working experience in JSP and ASP/PHP

No. of Post : 01

Department : Biotechnology

Pay : Rs. 27,800/-

Age Limit : 30 Yrs
How to apply

Both above-mentioned posts are purely on temporary basis, extended by one year based on performance and will be terminated with the completion of BINC Program at Pondicherry University. Interested Candidates may send their application in the prescribed format with self-attested copies of all mark sheets and certificates to Dr. Basant K. Tiwary, Coordinator (BINC), Centre for Bioinformatics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry-605 014 before June 26, 2015.

Click Here http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/news/requirement-post-one-senior-technical-assistant-one-computer-assistant-–-dept-biotechnologygove

Key Findings:

1. Chromosomal Fusion and Its Molecular Signature:

   • The fusion site is located at 2q13–2q14.1 and is characterized by degenerate telomeric sequences appearing interstitially, indicating the historical head-to-head joining of ancestral chromosomes.
   • Despite being a signature of a past fusion event, these telomeric repeats are no longer functional and have undergone sequence degradation over time.

2. Extensive Duplications in the Surrounding Genomic Region:

   • The study identifies large-scale segmental duplications flanking the fusion site, with several of these regions duplicated and scattered across multiple chromosomes.
   • These duplications are predominantly located in subtelomeric and pericentromeric regions, suggesting their role in genomic instability and chromosomal evolution.

3. Paralogous Regions and Their Evolutionary Relationships:

   • A 168-kilobase (kb) segment near the fusion site has 98%–99% sequence identity with three regions on chromosome 9 (9pter, 9p11.2, and 9q13).
   • Another 67-kb region distal to the fusion site shows a high degree of homology to sequences in chromosome 22qter.
   • Additionally, a 100-kb segment exhibits 96% sequence identity with a region in chromosome 2q11.2.

4. Comparative Genomics and Evolutionary Implications:

   • By comparing the duplicated sequences and their arrangement in primates, the researchers traced the order of duplication events leading to their present distribution.
   • The presence of specific repetitive elements within these duplicated segments serves as evolutionary markers that help infer their historical rearrangements.
   • Some of these duplicated regions are associated with chromosomal inversion breakpoints, potentially contributing to evolutionary changes in primates.
   • Recurrent structural rearrangements in these regions have been linked to human chromosomal disorders.

Conclusions and Implications:

• The findings provide valuable insights into the structural evolution of human chromosome 2, which played a crucial role in human speciation.
• Understanding these segmental duplications and their evolutionary trajectories sheds light on genomic instability, which may contribute to human genetic diseases.
• The study highlights how large-scale chromosomal rearrangements, such as fusion and duplication, have influenced the evolutionary divergence of humans from other primates.

This research advances our understanding of human genome evolution and offers a foundation for studying the effects of structural variants in genetic disorders.

Starting 15th July 2015, the position relates to a project specifically for in silico drug docking, screening, design, optimisation and linkage with active chemists.

Experience in many docking softwares and operating systems is essential.

Additional experience in bioinformatics and computational biology tools will be useful.

Submit curriculum vitae to: sb.icgeb@gmail.com

Closing date: 5 July 2015

The OpenCPU JavaScript client library provides the most seamless integration of R and JavaScript available today.

OpenCPU uses standard R packaging to develop, ship and deploy web applications. Several open source example apps are available from Github.

Installing your own OpenCPU server is super easy and only takes a few minutes.

More at https://www.opencpu.org/

For informal enquiries please contact Anne Walsh via email: anne.walsh@bristol.ac.uk.

Apply at http://www.bris.ac.uk/jobs/find/details.html?nPostingID=3639&nPostingTargetID=13346&option=28&sort=DESC&respnr=1&ID=Q50FK026203F3VBQBV7V77V83&JobNum=ACAD101624&Resultsperpage=10&lg=UK&mask=uobext