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== Samir Brahmachari ==

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Prof. Samir K. Brahmachari, a member of the HUGO Council, former Director of '''Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology''' (IGIB), Delhi under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, India, took over as Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, (Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India) Director General of CSIR on 12 November 2007.


Prof. Brahmachari made fundamental discoveries in demonstrating the structural flexibility of DNA and the role of repetitive sequences in DNA transactions much before the discovery of repeats association with genetic basis of several neurological disorders. He has made major contributions in molecular analysis of genetic disorders associated with trinucleotide amplification and repetitive sequence instability. Using a combination of structural biology, computational genomics and
population based polymorphism scanning he and his group have provided a novel structural frame work for understanding the etiology of several neurological disorders. He was first to establish a close clinical network to address genetics of
complex disorders and demonstrated association of two genes to Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder and identified several SNPs and other markers associated to various neurological disorders.

Taking advantage of genetic diversity of Indian Population and core expertise in structural biology and computational genomics, he has pioneered functional genomics initiative in India and is currently leading the Indian Genome Variation
Consortium project towards development of predictive markers for complex disorders and coordinating a national network project in In Silico Biology for drug target development. He and his group has developed novel softwares for genome analysis and identified several novel non-active site targets for bacterial pathogen. The finding of Prof. Brahmachari and his associates that Human miRNA can target critical genes in HIV, thus preventing HIV proliferation, has received wide international recognition. His group has developed computational model for genegene interaction network for Complex Disorders like schizophrenia.

He is the recipient of
INSA Young Scientists Award,1979;
Kani Medal (National Cancer Research Centre, Japan), 1981;
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (CSIR) 1990;
FICCI Award (1999);
Millennium Medal (Indian Science Congress) 2000;
Ranbaxy Research Award (2001);
Prof. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research (ICMR) 2005;
J.C. Bose Medal (INSA) 2007;
H. K. Firodia Awards For Excellence In Science and Technology (2007).

He is an elected member of the Human Genome Organization, (1991) and is also an elected member of the HUGO Council, 2004. He has been elected to the fellowship of all the three National Academies. Member of various Task Force and Committees, Govt. of India; member, expert group on Human Rights and Biotechnology, United Nations; Council Member, FAOBMB, since 1997; member Indo-European Commission S&T Steering Committee. He has been included in the Advisory Committee of the XPrize in Genomics which consists of leading Genomics Scientists of the world. Prof. Brahmachari has also been involved in issues relating to Genomics research and Human Rights. As an advisor to Human Rights High Commission, he has also addressed issues of unethical exploitation of genetic resources of the Third World and has championed the concept of rights of patients in benefit sharing in the development of genomic medicines. He has contributed significantly in promoting industry-academia interactions through novel program of knowledge partnership.

Prof. Brahmachari has over 130 publications in leading International Journals and has 5 patents and 10 software copyrights to his credit.

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Prof. Samir K. Brahmachari, a member of the HUGO Council, former Director of Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, India, took over as Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, (Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India) Director General of CSIR on 12 November 2007.


Prof. Brahmachari made fundamental discoveries in demonstrating the structural flexibility of DNA and the role of repetitive sequences in DNA transactions much before the discovery of repeats association with genetic basis of several neurological disorders. He has made major contributions in molecular analysis of genetic disorders associated with trinucleotide amplification and repetitive sequence instability. Using a combination of structural biology, computational genomics and population based polymorphism scanning he and his group have provided a novel structural frame work for understanding the etiology of several neurological disorders. He was first to establish a close clinical network to address genetics of complex disorders and demonstrated association of two genes to Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder and identified several SNPs and other markers associated to various neurological disorders.

Taking advantage of genetic diversity of Indian Population and core expertise in structural biology and computational genomics, he has pioneered functional genomics initiative in India and is currently leading the Indian Genome Variation Consortium project towards development of predictive markers for complex disorders and coordinating a national network project in In Silico Biology for drug target development. He and his group has developed novel softwares for genome analysis and identified several novel non-active site targets for bacterial pathogen. The finding of Prof. Brahmachari and his associates that Human miRNA can target critical genes in HIV, thus preventing HIV proliferation, has received wide international recognition. His group has developed computational model for genegene interaction network for Complex Disorders like schizophrenia.

He is the recipient of INSA Young Scientists Award,1979; Kani Medal (National Cancer Research Centre, Japan), 1981; Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (CSIR) 1990; FICCI Award (1999); Millennium Medal (Indian Science Congress) 2000; Ranbaxy Research Award (2001); Prof. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research (ICMR) 2005; J.C. Bose Medal (INSA) 2007; H. K. Firodia Awards For Excellence In Science and Technology (2007).

He is an elected member of the Human Genome Organization, (1991) and is also an elected member of the HUGO Council, 2004. He has been elected to the fellowship of all the three National Academies. Member of various Task Force and Committees, Govt. of India; member, expert group on Human Rights and Biotechnology, United Nations; Council Member, FAOBMB, since 1997; member Indo-European Commission S&T Steering Committee. He has been included in the Advisory Committee of the XPrize in Genomics which consists of leading Genomics Scientists of the world. Prof. Brahmachari has also been involved in issues relating to Genomics research and Human Rights. As an advisor to Human Rights High Commission, he has also addressed issues of unethical exploitation of genetic resources of the Third World and has championed the concept of rights of patients in benefit sharing in the development of genomic medicines. He has contributed significantly in promoting industry-academia interactions through novel program of knowledge partnership.

Prof. Brahmachari has over 130 publications in leading International Journals and has 5 patents and 10 software copyrights to his credit.

Samir Brahmachari

Samir Brahmachari

Template:New unreviewed article New article name is


References

Prof. Samir K. Brahmachari, a member of the HUGO Council, former Director of Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, India, took over as Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, (Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India) Director General of CSIR on 12 November 2007.


Prof. Brahmachari made fundamental discoveries in demonstrating the structural flexibility of DNA and the role of repetitive sequences in DNA transactions much before the discovery of repeats association with genetic basis of several neurological disorders. He has made major contributions in molecular analysis of genetic disorders associated with trinucleotide amplification and repetitive sequence instability. Using a combination of structural biology, computational genomics and population based polymorphism scanning he and his group have provided a novel structural frame work for understanding the etiology of several neurological disorders. He was first to establish a close clinical network to address genetics of complex disorders and demonstrated association of two genes to Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder and identified several SNPs and other markers associated to various neurological disorders.

Taking advantage of genetic diversity of Indian Population and core expertise in structural biology and computational genomics, he has pioneered functional genomics initiative in India and is currently leading the Indian Genome Variation Consortium project towards development of predictive markers for complex disorders and coordinating a national network project in In Silico Biology for drug target development. He and his group has developed novel softwares for genome analysis and identified several novel non-active site targets for bacterial pathogen. The finding of Prof. Brahmachari and his associates that Human miRNA can target critical genes in HIV, thus preventing HIV proliferation, has received wide international recognition. His group has developed computational model for genegene interaction network for Complex Disorders like schizophrenia.

He is the recipient of INSA Young Scientists Award,1979; Kani Medal (National Cancer Research Centre, Japan), 1981; Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (CSIR) 1990; FICCI Award (1999); Millennium Medal (Indian Science Congress) 2000; Ranbaxy Research Award (2001); Prof. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research (ICMR) 2005; J.C. Bose Medal (INSA) 2007; H. K. Firodia Awards For Excellence In Science and Technology (2007).

He is an elected member of the Human Genome Organization, (1991) and is also an elected member of the HUGO Council, 2004. He has been elected to the fellowship of all the three National Academies. Member of various Task Force and Committees, Govt. of India; member, expert group on Human Rights and Biotechnology, United Nations; Council Member, FAOBMB, since 1997; member Indo-European Commission S&T Steering Committee. He has been included in the Advisory Committee of the XPrize in Genomics which consists of leading Genomics Scientists of the world. Prof. Brahmachari has also been involved in issues relating to Genomics research and Human Rights. As an advisor to Human Rights High Commission, he has also addressed issues of unethical exploitation of genetic resources of the Third World and has championed the concept of rights of patients in benefit sharing in the development of genomic medicines. He has contributed significantly in promoting industry-academia interactions through novel program of knowledge partnership.

Prof. Brahmachari has over 130 publications in leading International Journals and has 5 patents and 10 software copyrights to his credit.

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