International Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Special Issue

Functional Genomics and Informatics Approaches for Characterization of Gene Structure and Function

  • Submission Deadline: Oct. 30, 2015
  • Status: Submission Closed
  • Lead Guest Editor: Dr. Bharat Bhusan Patnaik
About This Special Issue
With the advent of high-throughput ‘omics’ technologies, large-scale biological data are readily available and have ushered in a new field of ‘genome informatics’. The advances in this field are not limited to collecting all the information of genes but also studying their relationships on a genome-wide scale, especially to gain insights into details of gene structure and function, and determination of tertiary structure of proteins.

This special issue is targeted to discuss the advancement in the characterization of gene structure and function using genome informatics approaches. This includes the screening of genes in various model systems using expression sequence tag (EST) and RNA-Seq analysis. Topics related to gene recognition, functional analysis using RNA interference, structure prediction, phylogenetic classification for identification of genes, the understanding of structure-function relationships, and evolution of gene products will be considered for publication. Additionally, the use of computational biology approaches for a comparative analysis of genomes and gene families will offer valuable insights towards gene regulation and protein function, and will also be considered for publication.
Lead Guest Editor
  • Dr. Bharat Bhusan Patnaik

    Trident School of Biotech Sciences, Trident Academy of Creative Technology (TACT), Bhubaneswar, India

Guest Editors
  • Mingsheng Qi

    Iowa State University, United States

  • Yeon Soo Han

    School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea

  • Yong-Seok Lee

    Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Soonchunhyang University, Asan City, South Korea

  • Asima Bhattacharyya

    School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, India

  • Arup Sarkar

    Biotechnology-Advanced Research Group, Trident Academy of Creative Technology (TACT), Bhubaneswar, India

  • Saminathan Muthusamy

    Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, United States

  • Noel Unciano

    Environment and Biotechnology Division, Industrial Technology Development Institute, Taguig, Philippines

  • Sunita Shankaran

    Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, University of Utah, India