Prof. Madhu Chopra
Coordinator - Bioinformatics Center (BIC), DBT
Joint Director - IOE (Institute of Eminence)
Email: mchopradu16@gmail.com, mchopra@acbr.du.ac.in
- Molecular Modeling, Drug Design and Bioinformatics
- Drug Development and mechanism
- Nanotechnology: Nanomaterials and application in drug delivery
- Computer Assisted Drug Design and Development
Research Highlights
Prof. Chopra’s group is actively involved in identifying lead compounds against important cancer targets using computational methods. They have made significant strides in designing compounds against SARS-CoV-2 targets and received the Drug Discovery Hackathon Phase I Award (DDH-2020). The group also focuses on detailed mechanistic studies, protein-protein interaction networks, and nanoparticle-based drug delivery agents.
Our Journey
Established the Bioinformatics Facility (BIF) at ACBR in 2006, with support from DBT.
Re-approved as Bioinformatics Centre "BIC of ACBR, University of Delhi" in 2020 for five years.
Total support: Rs. 100 lakhs (2006-2020) + 189.36 Lakhs (Feb 2021-2025)
Additional funding under NNP with IITD, 170 Lakhs (Sept. 2023-28)
Introduced one-year PG diploma in bioinformatics, computational biology, and drug discovery (2022-23)
Objectives of BIC
- Development of bioactivity prediction server: ACBR_Aankalan Engine
- Pharmacophore Generation/ Machine learning-based model generation
- Pharmacophore/ML-based virtual screening
- Identification of repurposed drugs/novel drug lead molecules
- System Biology approach through Genome Mining to discover new targets
- Manpower Training in drug design and computational biology
Our Vision
To be a leading center of excellence in bioinformatics and computational biology research
Foster innovation in drug discovery through cutting-edge computational approaches
Develop next-generation tools and methodologies for biological data analysis
Create a collaborative ecosystem connecting academia and industry