Hackathon in Bioinformatics -2023
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Centre for Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Coimbatore organizes one day “Hackathon in Bioinformatics” on 10th March 2023. Dr.R.Tamizh Vendan, Registrar, TNAU delivers the inaugural address. Ms.U.Sathvika, Manager (Bioinformatics), Dept. of Applied Bioinformatics, Sandor Specialty Diagnostics, Hyderabad andMs.S.Shanmugapriya, Team Lead, Molecular Connections, Bengaluru delivers guest lecture. Dr.N.Senthil, Dean (SPGS) & Director (CPMB&B), TNAU delivers opening remarks about Hackathon
About the Competition
Bioinformatics provides solution to handle huge volume of biological data and Make sense of them. The National level Hackathon in bioinformatics is an event that brings young talented mind to focus on solving identified problem statements in bioinformatics
Themes for Competition
- Genomics Science: Development of genomic Search engine for agriculture; Visualization and reporting of genomic variants among different VCF files; New targets for herbicide tolerance in crops and new discovery of molecules
- BIG data analytics and IoT applications in agriculture
- Forecasting pest and diseases using artificial intelligence
- Creation of animation on bioinformatics software and tools.
- Development of robust online platform for integrating educational and job opportunities for bioinformatics graduates.