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This issue provides an overview of bioinformatics, covering its fundamentals, history, applications in healthcare, and relevance to ophthalmology. It also highlights the emerging integration of bioinformatics with artificial intelligence, including applications in ophthalmic research and clinical practice.

Edited by:
Dr. Bharanidharan Devarajan, Scientist, AMRF
Dr. K. Kiran Kumar, AMRF

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Vol.23 No.2 August 2026


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  • WHAT IS BIOINFORMATICS?

  • This webpage contains detailed information about Bioinformatics.

  • BIOINFORMATICS

  • The NIH website explains how bioinformatics uses computational tools to collect, analyze, and interpret genetic and genomic data, supporting research and improving our understanding of health and disease.

  • WHAT IS BIOINFORMATICS

  • This webpage explains how bioinformatics helps to interpret and give meaning to biological data. The information generated through bioinformatics can be used to diagnose patients with rare conditions, track and monitor infectious organisms as they spread through populations, and identify the most appropriate treatment for individual patients with cancer.

  • WHAT IS BIOINFORMATICS

  • This webpage from DTU Health Tech highlights the wide range of applications of bioinformatics, covering areas from personalised medicine, where an individual’s genome is used to predict the optimal treatment, to the application of machine learning for studying receptor–ligand interactions in biological systems.

  • A BRIEF HISTORY OF GENOMICS AND BIOINFORMATICS (WITHOUT THE BRAIN MELTDOWN)

  • This article gives the details of the history of Bioinformatics.

  • HISTORY AND MAJOR MILESTONES IN BIOINFORMATICS

  • This  webpage provides a chronological overview of how bioinformatics developed from early protein sequence analysis and biological databases to modern AI- and machine-learning-based approaches.



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  • KEC BIOINFORMATICS CORE

  • This webpage contains information about the Kellogg Eye Center (KEC) Bioinformatics Core, which supports researchers in analyzing omics and large-scale biological datasets to address critical research questions.

  • HUMANIZED SOLUTIONS’ POST

  • This poster presents a mixed-methods project exploring how Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) can be more effectively integrated into retinal disease research, with a particular focus on bioinformatics and data integration strategies.

  • CENTRE FOR OPHTHALMIC BIOINFORMATICS

  • This webpage links to the Centre for Ophthalmic Bioinformatics, highlighting the role of bioinformatics in ophthalmology through computing, managing big data, developing diagnostic tools, problem-solving, and collaboration and communication.

  • WHY INFORMATICS: USING PERSONALIZED DATA TO IMPROVE EYE HEALTH

  • This webpage highlights the importance of informatics in ophthalmology, particularly its role in improving the delivery of eye care and enhancing the quality of care provided to patients with eye diseases.

  • EXPLORING THE GENETICS OF GLAUCOMA THROUGH BIOINFORMATICS RESEARCH

  • The goal of this research study is to uncover potential genes or genetic components that are associated with the behaviour of glaucoma, ultimately to provide genetic information and biomarkers that can potentially assist in the understanding of this disease.

  • ADVANCES IN BIOINFORMATICS TECHNIQUES FOR OPHTHALMIC DISEASES

  • The article provides a detailed overview of the applications of bioinformatics in various ophthalmic conditions, including dry eye disease, keratitis, cataract, glaucoma, uveitis, and retinal diseases.

  • APPLYING BIOINFORMATIC TOOLS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND EYE DISEASES

  • This thesis explores the bioinformatics approaches based on the central dogma as a model for exploring the experimental models for human eye diseases.



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