BioPCA Bioinformatics Lab of Research & Training
We train biologists to compute, publish peer-reviewed research, run GPU molecular dynamics for other laboratories, and host the national Biology & Bioinformatics Olympiad — from one lab, in one place.
“Challenge your intellect, test your skills, redefine the boundaries of scientific discoveries with BioPC.”
3,000+
Learners trained
Across several countries since 2021
25
Training programmes
Courses, workshops and traineeships
30+
Universities reached
Olympiad and course participants
4
Peer-reviewed papers
Two in Q1 journals
One lab, four things we do
BioPC began in 2021 as a single online bioinformatics course. It is now a research-and-training lab: we teach, we publish, we run simulations for other groups, and we bring students together through a national olympiad.
To engage students in real research from the undergraduate level — giving them the methods, the mentorship and the publication experience that a developing research economy rarely offers, and building the career-oriented skills the field actually asks for.
Bioinformatics lowers the cost of entry to research to a laptop and a mentor. We use that to close the gap for students in Bangladesh and beyond, and to produce researchers who can contribute nationally and internationally.
Courses that end in a real deliverable
Live, mentor-led cohorts taught by working researchers. Every programme finishes with something you can show — an analysis, a manuscript draft, a certificate.
Peer-reviewed work, and the work in progress
Four published papers, two of them in Q1 journals, alongside three bench-led cohort studies currently being written up. Status is stated on every entry — nothing in preparation is presented as published.
Molecular Pharming: Advances, Applications, and Future Prospects in Biotechnology and Medicine
Engineering in Life Sciences · Wiley
Accepted; the article page and DOI follow on final publication.
Bench-led cohort studies
Data generated at the bench — DNA extraction, PCR, Sanger sequencing, targeted panels and exomes — then interpreted computationally. All three are being written up.
Variant Spectrum of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease in a Bangladeshi Cohort
37 patients · 9-gene panel
Fourteen pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants across PKD1, PKD2 and PKHD1 - the first ADPKD variant spectrum reported from Bangladesh.
Clinical Variant DiscoveryCommon Polymorphisms and Rare Coding Variants in Bangladeshi Women with PCOS
300 patients · 300 controls
Common and rare variation converge on the same gonadotropin, insulin and androgen signalling pathways.
Human Disease GeneticsClone- and Plasmid-Structured Antimicrobial Resistance in ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli
38 isolates · 3 regions
Seventeen sequence types resolved; resistance is structured by clone and plasmid rather than by geography.
Genomic Epidemiology & AMRRunning bioinformatics projects
A selection from the active project register — variant profiling, lead optimisation, reverse vaccinology and pipeline development.
MMP1, MMP3 & MMP9 Variant Profiling in Periodontitis and Diabetes
Molecular Genetics · Ongoing
Lead Optimisation for Viral Targets
Computer-Aided Drug Design · Ongoing
Reverse Vaccinology for Chlamydia trachomatis
Vaccine Design · Submitted
Whole-Exome Sequencing: Variant Discovery Pipeline
NGS & Pipeline Development · Completed
Molecular dynamics, publication-ready
GPU-accelerated production runs from 100 ns to 5 microseconds in GROMACS, Desmond and AMBER — returned as figures, data tables, analysis scripts and a written interpretation.
System setup & equilibration
Force fields, protonation, solvation, NVT/NPT
Production MD simulation
100 ns to 5 microseconds on dedicated GPUs
Trajectory & stability analysis
RMSD, RMSF, Rg, SASA, DSSP
Protein-ligand interactions
H-bond occupancy, salt bridges, contact maps
Advanced analysis
PCA, free energy landscape, DCCM, clustering
Binding free energy
MM/PBSA, MM/GBSA, per-residue decomposition
Sample deliverables
Every figure ships with the raw trajectory, topology and parameter files, CSV data tables, and the analysis scripts needed to regenerate it.
Visit services.biopc.orgBiology & Bioinformatics Olympiad 3.0
A national competition built specifically for university students — two rounds, open to every discipline in the life sciences, and free to enter. The previous edition drew close to three thousand participants from more than thirty universities across Bangladesh.
3rd
Edition, 2026
3,000+
Participants in a previous edition
30+
Universities represented
Free
To enter
From one online course to a research lab
Every signature programme BioPC has run since 2021 — the courses, the olympiads, the first publication, and the move offline.
- 2021
Learn Bioinformatics with BioPC
The founding programme. Over 600 applicants, 200 trained in basic bioinformatics, drug design and vaccine design; the top 30 joined BioPC research projects as interns.
- 2022
First publication
The first BioPC research project appeared in the Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics - a peer-reviewed international journal - within a year of founding.
- 2023
1st Biology & Bioinformatics Olympiad
The first olympiad built for university students in Bangladesh. 3,000+ registrations from 30+ universities; 500 reached the final round, and the top 30 were offered internships.
- 2023
Free workshops & career guidance
Free bioinformatics and higher-studies workshops covering research design, publication, SOP and CV writing, and funding for study abroad.
- 2024
2nd Olympiad & Research Traineeship
The second olympiad ran with seven university club partners. A two-month Research Traineeship Program covered methodology, manuscript writing, CADD, vaccine design and SPSS.
- 2024
DNA Day & Cancer Awareness Day
BioPC moved offline - a World Cancer Day rally at the University of Chittagong, and a DNA Day quiz and content-writing contest on 25 April.
- 2026
Olympiad 3.0, Internship 4.0 and MD services
The third olympiad, the fourth research internship cohort, and a dedicated GPU molecular dynamics simulation service for external research groups.
Md. Hridoy Ahmed
Founder & Head Coordinator, BioPC
Research Associate, Functional Genomics & Proteomics Laboratory, University of Chittagong
- M.Sc. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Chittagong - First Class, 2nd position
- B.Sc. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Chittagong - First Class, 4th position
- Four peer-reviewed publications, two in Q1 journals
Welcome to BioPC
I started BioPC in 2021 with one observation: in Bangladesh, research is something students are told about, not something they are given the chance to do. Bioinformatics made that gap fixable. It needs a laptop, an internet connection and a mentor who will sit with you through the first failed analysis - not a million-taka facility.
What began as a single online course has become a lab of research and training. More than three thousand learners have come through our programmes. Our interns have co-authored papers in international journals. Our olympiads have brought students from more than thirty universities into the same competition. And our own research now runs from the bench to the genome - patient cohorts, targeted panels, exomes, and the computational work that makes sense of them.
If you are a student wondering whether research is for you, it is. Come and find out with us.
Md. Hridoy Ahmed
Founder & Head Coordinator, BioPC
The people behind BioPC
A core team drawn from genetic engineering, biochemistry, pharmacy, zoology, botany, soil science and fisheries — across seven universities.
Md. Hridoy Ahmed
Founder & Head Coordinator
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Chittagong
Md. Mustak Khan
Head of Extracurricular Activities
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Chittagong
Shishir Dutta
Head of IT & Media
Soil Science, University of Chittagong
Mohammad Shariful Islam
Head of Outreach
Zoology, University of Chittagong
Md. Foyzur Rahman
Head of Question Making
Pharmacy, Dhaka International University
Tanjuma Tasnim Hira
Head of Cultural Affairs
Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University
Ifthesum
Head of Promotional Team
Botany, University of Chittagong
Tasnin Neha
Deputy Head of Cultural Affairs
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, East West University
Aishee Devi
Deputy Head of Promotional Team
Biochemistry & Biotechnology, USTC
Organising, promotional, cultural, outreach and graphics & media teams — over forty members in total.
Community partners
Learn with us, or work with us
Students, researchers and laboratories are all welcome. Pick the channel that fits — we answer every one of them.
The next cohort is open
Bioinformatics Research Internship 4.0 — four months, seven modules, real deliverables, and a route into BioPC research projects.