Genetics is the study of gene function, heredity, the study of inheritance and the science of variation. Bioinformatics is the creation and advancement of algorithms, computational and statistical techniques, and theory to solve formal and practical problems posed by or inspired from the management and analysis of biological data.

Click on any of the links below to see detail about faculty involved in research in genetics or bioinformatics.

• Dr. Shailesh Lal - Mechanism and regulation of pre-mRNA processing in plants.
• Dr. Barkur Shastry - Characterization of genetic abnormality associated with human hereditary disorders; biology of mutant genes.
• Dr. Lan Jiang
• Dr. Douglas L. Wendell - Mechanisms of growth control; genetics of complex traits; genetic mapping and molecular cloning of tumor growth genes.