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==DrugPedia: A Wikipedia for Drug Discovery ==
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Government of India & Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) plan to initiate an Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) programme under the able guidance of Visionary Scientist & Current Director General. OSDD Forum is an initiative with a vision to provide affordable healthcare to the developing world by providing a global platform where the best brains can collaborate & collectively endeavor to solve the complex problems associated with discovering novel therapies for diseases like Malaria, Tuberculosis, Leshmaniasis, etc. These diseases persist mainly in the third world countries. Tuberculosis (TB), for example, is a ravaging dreaded disease killing one person in every 1.5 minutes in India. Nearly 2 billion people are infected, i.e., 1 in 3 of global population. 8.9 million new cases have been reported in 2004 of which 80% are from the 22 high-burden countries alone. Global incidence of TB is also increasing by 0.6% per annum. (Ref: WHO Global Report, 2006). An estimated 370,000 deaths due to TB occur each year. This amounts to over 1000 deaths a day or 2 deaths every 3 minutes (Gopi P et al (TRC), IJMR, Sep 2005).
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*Drugpedia is a wikipedia created for collecting and compiling information related to computer-aided drug design.
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*The aim of Drugpedia is to provide comprehensive information about drugs.
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*Drugpedia is developed under the umbrella of [http://www.osdd.net/ Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD)] project.
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*Dudpedia covers wide range of subjects around drugs like Bioinformatics, Cheminfiormatics, clinical informatics etc.
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==Virtual Summer Trainees==
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Students often find it difficult to get placements for training (short/long/summer training), which is mandatory requirement for getting a degree. The Drugpedia provide opportunity for students to take small projects related to information collection and compilation. We may issue a certificate for students who contribute significantly to Drugpedia (at least 10 important articles).
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==Important databases and Projects==
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[http://crdd.osdd.net/drugpedia/index.php/Category:Mtb_Station Mtb_Station] :  '''M'''ycobacterium '''t'''u'''b'''erculosis '''S'''tructural Anno'''tation''
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Early stage drug discovery is a key bottleneck in the pipeline to find novel drugs for TB. The OSDD concept aims to synergise the power of genomics, computational technologies and participation of young and brilliant talent from Universities and industry towards a concerted effort to address this important scourge. The success stories of Open source approach in IT and in the Human genome Sequencing Project further underline the usefulness of such an approach in health care. India is one of the leading countries in Information technology. One of the key features of the OSDD programme is to use our expertise in IT towards drug discovery. 
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[http://crdd.osdd.net/drugpedia/index.php/Category:Mtb_Immunotation Mtb Immunotation] :  Immunological Annotation of Mtb Proteins
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An open source Computational Resources for Drug Discovery (CRDD) programme has been designed under OSDD to develop the software platforms and portals that may accelerate the drug discovery process and bring down the cost of the drug. It will serve as the platform for interaction among researchers and for storage, retrieval and analysis of biological data.  As an incentive to the participants innovative solutions will be rewarded. “Open Source Drug Discovery” envisions the participation of scientists and students in growing numbers as the momentum of the Open Source movement grows. OSDD is committed to provide a World Class Portal in Open Source Mode to build and coalesce user community including tapping intelligent minds for affordable drug development.
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[http://crdd.osdd.net/drugpedia/index.php/Category:BIAdb BIAdb] :  A Database for Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloids
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[http://crdd.osdd.net/drugpedia/index.php/Category:HMRbase HMRbase] :  A database of hormones and their receptors
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[http://crdd.osdd.net/drugpedia/index.php/Category:PolysacDB PolysacDB] : A database of polysaccharide antigens and their antibodies
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[[Bioinformatics Guide]] Bioinformatics Guide
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== News From Raghava's Group ==
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Ansari, H.R. and Raghava, G.P.S (2010) Identification of conformational B-cell Epitopes in an antigen from its primary sequence [http://www.immunome-research.com/content/6/1/6/abstract Immunome Research 2010, 6:6]
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==Experience certificates==
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While on one hand we bewail the "lack of manpower", it is an unpalatable fact that many educated youngsters do not have appropriate jobs. There is obviously a gap between what the employers require and the level of knowledge or expertise the youth have. Unemployed youths who need experience certificate are requested to contribute generously to Drugpedia. We will issue a certificate for those who contribute significantly to Drugpedia (at least 10 important articles).   
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==Virtual Jobs==
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We are working on concept of virtual job where employee can contribute from their home (for example women’s). We will prefer to hire those who have contributed maximum information to Drugpedia.
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==Assignments==
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All faculty members are requested to encourage students to contribute to Drugpedia. You may give assignment to students for contributing articles to Drugpedia.
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==Credit==
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Drugpedia uses popular software MediaWiki which maintain history of articles added/edited by users. It means all your contribution will be recorded so that you may get full credit of your contribution. 
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==Contact Information==
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This site is maintained by [http://www.imtech.res.in/raghava/ Dr GPS Raghava's] group at Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, india. Contact side [http://crdd.osdd.net/cont.php administrator].
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==Indipedia: A wikipedia for India==
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If you  wish to contribute to a subject related to India then click on [http://crdd.osdd.net/indipedia/ Indipedia].

Current revision

Consult the User's Guide and FAQ for information on using the wiki software.

Contents

DrugPedia: A Wikipedia for Drug Discovery

  • Drugpedia is a wikipedia created for collecting and compiling information related to computer-aided drug design.
  • The aim of Drugpedia is to provide comprehensive information about drugs.
  • Drugpedia is developed under the umbrella of Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) project.
  • Dudpedia covers wide range of subjects around drugs like Bioinformatics, Cheminfiormatics, clinical informatics etc.

Virtual Summer Trainees

Students often find it difficult to get placements for training (short/long/summer training), which is mandatory requirement for getting a degree. The Drugpedia provide opportunity for students to take small projects related to information collection and compilation. We may issue a certificate for students who contribute significantly to Drugpedia (at least 10 important articles).

Important databases and Projects

Mtb_Station : M'ycobacterium tuberculosis Structural Annotation

Mtb Immunotation : Immunological Annotation of Mtb Proteins

BIAdb : A Database for Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloids

HMRbase : A database of hormones and their receptors

PolysacDB : A database of polysaccharide antigens and their antibodies

Bioinformatics Guide Bioinformatics Guide

News From Raghava's Group

Ansari, H.R. and Raghava, G.P.S (2010) Identification of conformational B-cell Epitopes in an antigen from its primary sequence Immunome Research 2010, 6:6

Experience certificates

While on one hand we bewail the "lack of manpower", it is an unpalatable fact that many educated youngsters do not have appropriate jobs. There is obviously a gap between what the employers require and the level of knowledge or expertise the youth have. Unemployed youths who need experience certificate are requested to contribute generously to Drugpedia. We will issue a certificate for those who contribute significantly to Drugpedia (at least 10 important articles).

Virtual Jobs

We are working on concept of virtual job where employee can contribute from their home (for example women’s). We will prefer to hire those who have contributed maximum information to Drugpedia.

Assignments

All faculty members are requested to encourage students to contribute to Drugpedia. You may give assignment to students for contributing articles to Drugpedia.

Credit

Drugpedia uses popular software MediaWiki which maintain history of articles added/edited by users. It means all your contribution will be recorded so that you may get full credit of your contribution.

Contact Information

This site is maintained by Dr GPS Raghava's group at Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, india. Contact side administrator.

Indipedia: A wikipedia for India

If you wish to contribute to a subject related to India then click on Indipedia.

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