Indra Neil Sarkar, PhD

Informatics Manager
MBLWHOI Library, Marine Biological Laboratory

Affiliated Research Scientist
Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University

sarkar[^2]mbl.edu

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Medline Citations

Training
BSc Microbiology
1999
 Lyman Briggs College, Michigan State University
MPhil Biomedical Informatics
2002
 Dept. of Biomedical Informatics, P&S, Columbia University
PhD Biomedical Informatics
2004
 Dept. of Biomedical Informatics, P&S, Columbia University

Biosketch
Indra Neil Sarkar, PhD is the Informatics Manager in the MBLWHOI Library at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. His research involves the development and use of a range of computational techniques (including novel knowledge gathering and discovery methods, phylogenetics, information theory, and natural language processing) in the study of the evolutionary history of infectious diseases. Dr. Sarkar's research also involves the integration of disparate knowledge sources through the development of ontologies, information retrieval methods, and indexing technologies within the greater context of biodiversity. To this end, he is working towards the integration of historical documents with contemporary documents in an effort to identify information that may guide the development of new theories. Collectively, Dr. Sarkar strives to identify knowledge that can aid in the understanding of disease and in the development of therapies and/or treatments to eradicate or control disease. Most of his recent work is done within the context of the uBio and Encyclopedia of Life projects.

Research Interests
Data Mining, Unstructured Information Management, Natural Language Processing, Vocabulary Mapping & Alignment, Bio-Ontology Development, DNA Barcoding, Phylogenetic Classification, Simultaneous Analysis Phylogenetic Inferencing

Recent Publications
  1. Sarkar IN. “Biodiversity Informatics: Organizing and Linking Information Across the Spectrum of Life.” Briefings in Bioinformatics. 2007 (in press).
  2. Sarkar IN. “Grand Challenges in Biodiversity Informatics.” Asia-Pacific Biotech News: 11(1):15-18. 2007.
  3. Leary PR, Remsen DP, Norton CN, Patterson DJ, Sarkar IN. “uBioRSS: Tracking Taxonomic Literature Using RSS.”Bioinformatics. 2007 23(11):1434-1436.
  4. Perkins SL, Sarkar IN, Carter R. “The Phylogeny of Rodent Malaria Parasites: Simultaneous Analysis Across Three Genomes.” Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2007 7(1):74-83.
  5. Sarkar IN. “Phylogenetics in the Modern Era.” Journal of Biomedical Informatics Jan/Feb;39(1):3-5. 2006.