“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.”

– Phil Jackson

The Medical and Biological Computing Laboratory is based at the School of Biosciences and technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. The lab was established by Prof. Anand Anbarasu with grants from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Our research group integrates genomics, systems biology and structural approaches to discover novel biological and therapeutic markers for infectious diseases and cancer.

Principal Investigator

Dr Anand Anbarasu M.Sc., M.Tech., PhD., FRSB (UK)
Professor & Associate Dean

Dr. Anand Anbarasu  is currently serving as a Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences & Technology in Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. He is a double Master’s degree holder (M.Sc. in Medical Microbiology and M.Tech in Bioinformatics) and has a Ph.D. in Biotechnology. He completed his post-doctoral training in Fujirebio Inc. Tokyo, Japan. He has authored more than 180 peer-reviewed scientific publications which are published in reputed international journals. His field of expertise are in Infectious diseases and anti-microbial resistance mechanisms.  He has guided more than 15 Ph.D. scholars and 65 post-graduate (M.Tech and M.Sc.). He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (UK). He has also been the editor and reviewer of books and reputed journals from leading publishers like Frontiers, Springer Nature, Elsevier and Taylor and Francis.

Research Areas

Antimicrobial Informatics Our research team was probably the first group to use systems biology to understand antimicrobial resistance with the support from ICMR and DST-SERB (Government of India funding agency for scientific research). In an era of global antimicrobial resistance threat, we are committed to find theranostic solutions using state-of-the art computational approaches and integrating with our experimental collaborators from leading Institutes in India.

Cancer Informatics Cancer Informatics is an engaging field employing computational methods for solving intricate and impending questions in cancer biology. Our research group is currently establishing systems biology approaches for identifying theranostics biomarkers for various cancers. 

Recent Achievement’s/Latest News

-> Ms. Aditi Roy has received the best Oral presentation award at the 3rd International Conference cum Workshop on “Recent Trends in Structural Bioinformatics and Computer-Aided Drug Design (ICSBCADD’25)” organised by Alagappa University and BIDDS.
-> Elizabeth Annie George has received Best Oral Presentation Award at the International Conference cum Workshop on Global Summit on Innovative Drug Design, Discovery, and Translational Research organised by Pondicherry University and BIDDS.
-> Prof. Anand Anbarasu was awarded the ICMR-NIRT Award by the ICMR–National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on 24th September 2025, in recognition of his dedication, commitment, and collaborative efforts in strengthening TB research and advancing the mission of tuberculosis elimination.
-> Ms. Suvitha Anbarasu was awarded with best Poster presentation award at the “International Conference on Sustainable Technologies for Energy, Environment, and Health (IC-STEEH)-2025″. organised by Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore.
-> Ms. Romita Guchhait received first prize in Oral presentation at the “International Conference on Sustainable Technologies for Energy, Environment, and Health (IC-STEEH)-2025″ organised by Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore.
-> Ms. Suvitha Anbarasu received best Oral presentation award under bioinformatics category in the “Conference on structure biology and drug discovery held at SRM university on the remember of Prof. G. N. Ramachandran-2024″.
-> Mr. Rhitam Biswas received best Oral presentation award under drug discovery and design category in the “Conference on structure biology and drug discovery held at SRM university on the remember of Prof. G. N. Ramachandran-2024″.
-> Dr. Tushar Joshi received first prize in Oral presentation in Faculty/Scientist category at the “12th International Conference Bioradiance – 2024” organized by Pushpagiri Research Centre, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India.
-> Dr. Shalini Mathpal received second prize in Oral presentation in Faculty/Scientist category at the “12th International Conference Bioradiance – 2024” organized by Pushpagiri Research Centre, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India.
-> Mr. Rhitam Biswas received second prize in Oral presentation in Research Scholar category at the “12th International Conference Bioradiance – 2024” organized by Pushpagiri Research Centre, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India.-> Mr. Soumyadip Ghosh received second prize in Poster presentation in Research Scholar category at the “12th International Conference Bioradiance – 2024” organized by Pushpagiri Research Centre, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India.

Our research work featured on the cover page of “Journal of Medical Virology“

Interactome of human BAG3 involved in intracellular bacterial pathogenesis

Superimpose structure of wild & mutant proteins (FLT3)