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in collaboration with the Department of Textile Technology, IIT, New Delhi, and testing antigenic effects of the sutures in different model animals in collaboration with the Pathology Department of AIIMS, New Delhi.
Microbiome Mapping of the Indian Population:
IASST for the first time has reported the gut bacterial profiles of 15 ethnic groups of Assam, Sikkim, Manipur and Telangana. In a continuous effort, a database of gut bacterial profiles of
500 individuals and various analytical tools for microbiome research were developed.
Comparison of Gut Bacterial Profile of Indian Tribes with the Rest of the World: The gut bacterial profile of the Indian tribes compared with representative population of the world. The gut microbiome of the Indian ethnic groups was similar to those from Mongolia and was dominated by the bacterial genus Prevotella. A PCA plot and a heatmap were constructed based on the bacterial relative abundance (%) data.
Molecular Simulation and Bioinformatics:
A new method has been developed through collaborative efforts of computational and numerical sciences group, bioinformatics group and molecular biology group where the sequences are aligned against each other. This method developed in IASST to classify large-scale sequence data in terms of protein or nucleotide takes shorter time. The algorithm outperformed the contemporary methods while preserving accuracy.
Actinobacteria – A Reservoir for Production of Biologically Active Compounds: IASST scientist study revealed the actinobacteria isolated from Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary and Kaziranga National Park of Assam, India, to be an extremely rich reservoir for production of biologically active compounds to fight against human microbial pathogens, including methicilin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The research work was published in the journal Scientific Reports, vol. 10 4104 (2020).
VISION
To emerge as a centre of excellence in frontier research areas of Physical and Life Sciences with international visibility and building human resources towards advanced scientific knowledge for societal development.
MISSION
• Create a centre of excellence for basic and applied scientific research in physical and life sciences.
• Strengthen scientific research in core areas by generating funds through extramural projects.
Dr Y Nakamura of Institute of Space & Astronautical Science, Tokyo, during his visit to IASST in 1996
• Attract and motivate young talent towards scientific research.
• Spread awareness for growth of science & technology in the region through societal interventions.