Mission Mode Projects at IBDC
Chickpea Atlas for National Agri-Innovation
Project Description: Characterization of Chickpea Germplasm Resource to Accelerate Genomics-assisted Crop Improvement
Safflower Genomics Initiative
Project Description: Exploiting Genetic Diversity for Improvement of Safflower through Genomic Assisted Discovery of QTLs/Genes Associated with Agronomic traits
Wheat Genomics for Agricultural Innovation and Nutritional Improvements
Project Description: Germplasm Characterization and Trait Discovery in Wheat using Genomics Approaches and its Integration for Improving Climate Resilience, Productivity and Nutritional Quality
Genome India
A flagship initiative of the Government of India to map the genetic diversity of the Indian population and enable genomic medicine, public health research, and biomedical innovation.
Indian Human Microbiome Initiative (IHMI)
Human Microbiome Initiative is one such project with a target of sampling more than 3400 individuals across the country from 10 endogamous and 7 tribal communities. Comprehensive data on diet, demography, host genotype, Ayurvedic Prakriti phenotypesand correlation with bacterial, fungal, archaeal and micro eukaryotic diversity have helped to identify community-specific microbial signatures.
INSACOG
INSACOG, a consortium of 64 Laboratories is a Pan-India network to monitor genomic variations in the SARS-CoV-2 by a sentinel sequencing effort. The network carries out whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 virus across the nation, aiding the understanding of how the virus spreads and evolves, and provide information to aid public health response.
INSACOG-Sewage
INSACOG-sewage, a consortium of 58 Laboratories is a Pan-India network to monitor genomic variations in the SARS-CoV-2 by a sentinel sequencing effort. The network carries out whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 virus across the nation, aiding the understanding of how the virus spreads and evolves, and provide information to aid public health response.
Genomics & Phenomics of Linseed
Leveraging genetic resources of linseed for accelerated genetic improvement using integrated genomics and phenotyping approaches.