CDFD meaning in Ministry of Science and Technology ?

Answer: What is Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics mean?

The Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) is an Indian Biotechnology research centre, located in Hyderabad, India, operated by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. CDFD is Sun Microsystems Centre of Excellence in Medical Bio-informatics, supported with a strong bioinformatics facility, and is the India node of the EMBnet. In addition, DNA fingerprinting and diagnostics services provided by the centre support some of the activities. The centre utilises the Combined DNA Index System for DNA profile Matching. The CDFD and the U.S. FBI had signed an MoU early this year for the acquisition of CODIS.

CDFD receives funding from other agencies like the Wellcome Trust on specific collaborative projects. The Centre is recognised by the University of Hyderabad and Manipal University for pursuing doctor of philosophy in Life Sciences. Research at CDFD has focused largely on molecular epidemiology of bacterial pathogens, structural genetics, molecular genetics, bioinformatics and computational biology.

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College Deskundigheid Financiële Dienstverlening	Academic & Science
Campus Design and Facility Development	Community
College Deskundigheid Financi	Educational Institute
Centralna Diakonia Formacji Diakonii	International
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostic	Medical
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting Diagnostics	Medical
Center for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics	Medical
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics	Ministry of Science and Technology