IISER Kolkata Admission PhD 2020 – Biological Sciences August Semester
IISER Kolkata PhD Programme August 2020 Admissions announcement has been made. Online Application Portal is now open. IISER Kolkata Admission PhD 2020 – Biological Sciences August Semester. Candidates with a Master’s Degree are eligible to apply Online. PhD Programmes in Biological Sciences is available. Check out all of the information below:
Biological Sciences :Application portal reopened till 24.05.2020
This call expires in :
Along with the dedicated high-quality teaching, the faculties of the Department of Biological Sciences are actively engaged in solving a variety of research problems ranging from basic sciences to applied sciences using cutting edge technologies employing multidisciplinary approaches. For carrying out the various challenging research work, our PhD scholars are the main workforces. Located amid lush greenery and quiet environment, here, our students pursue their research carrier with loads of enthusiasm, perseverance and hard work under the caring guidance of the highly skilled and acclaimed faculties and eventually establish themselves in their professional field.
If you would like to enrol yourself into our vibrant PhD programme at DBS and also at some other departments with interest in the interdisciplinary biological fields, please
see the details below and act accordingly.Applications are invited from motivated candidates having master’s degree such as M.Sc/MS/ME/M.Tech/MVSc/MSc(Ag) degree or equivalent (with minimum 55% marks) in:
- Any branch of biological sciences to pursue research in the broad fields of Cellular and Molecular biology, Cancer biology, Developmental biology, Structural biology, Chemical biology, Plant biology, Plant molecular and developmental biology, Plant genetics, Plant tissue culture, Behavioral biology and Ecology, Genetics, Marine biology, Neurobiology, Biodiversity, Microbiology, Biophysics, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Food Technology, Physiology, Human Physiology, Medical Biotechnology and theoretical biology, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology. Candidates from agricultural science (such as genetics and plant breeding) and nutritional science backgrounds are also encouraged to apply.
| Interdisciplinary Research Area | Preferred background of the student from other areas |
| Gene regulatory networks using plant signaling and genomics | Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Computer Application, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Analytical Chemistry |
| Structural biology, cryo-Electron Microscopy, Image processing, biophysics, molecular modeling, molecular dynamics simulations, biomolecular NMR, Structural Proteomics and imaging to portrait cancerous tissue, Clinical proteomics, Microbiome & Cancer | Biophysics/Biochemistry/Biotechnology/Physics/Chemistry/ Computer Science |
| Peptide based therapeutics, cancer nanomedicine, drug delivery, biomimetic chemistry, chemical biology, supramolecular chemistry, applied biomaterials, cancer biology, and regenerative nanomedicine | (i) MSc Chemistry having specialization in organic chemistry or MSc Chemistry with MSc project in the area of organic chemistry (ii) MSc Chemistry having specialization in Physical Chemistry or MSc Chemistry with MSc project in the area of computational chemistry and interested to work in the area of computational biology |
| Neurobiology | Neuro-immunology, Neural stem cell neology, Neuro-Virology, Neuropathology, Neuro-Computational Modelling, Neuro-Structural Biology, Neuro-oncology |
| Mechano-biology employing fluorescence imaging, interference reflection microscopy, PDMS based cell stretching, micro patterning, optical trapping, traction force microscopy, image/data Analysis | Physics/Biophysics/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Chemical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Computer Science |
| Computational Biology | A Master’s degree, with minimum 55% marks or CGPA/CPI of 6.5 on a 10-point scale, in any field of Applied Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Bio-technology, Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics |
| Epigenetics, chromatin biology, unnatural amino acid biology, proteomics, homology modeling, molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations | Biochemistry/Biotechnology/Biophysical chemistry |
| Theoretical and Computational Biophysics (Modeling of cell motion, biological random processes, intracellular transport etc.) | Master’s degree in physics/applied mathematics/applied statistics/computer science/Bio-technology/any engineering field with 55% marks or CGPA/CPI of 6.00/10. Experience of programming in C/C++/FORTRAN/Matlab will be a plus point. |
Candidates funded through a valid fellowship like UGC/CSIR-NET JRF, DBT-JRF, ICMR-JRF, BINC, INSPIRE or other equivalent fellowships are strongly encouraged to apply.
In addition, multiple institute and project funded fellowships are available: See below for details
Institute-funded PhD student(s)
1. One institute funded PhD fellowship is available for students interested to working in the field of Structural and clinical proteomics of proteins, important in human diseases and mass spectrometry-based imaging of clinically important molecules in human tissues
Qualification: MS/M.Sc/M.Tech in Life Sciences/Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/Physiology with a minimum of 60% marks. Candidate must have qualified NET-LS/JGEEBILS/GATE.
Desirable: A keen interest in mass spectrometry and structural biology; working experience in protein chemistry
2. One institute funded PhD fellowship is available for students who are interested in theoretical and computational biophysics. The topics of research will involve studies of biomolecular interactions, transitions and thermodynamics. Cutting edge molecular simulations will be performed in sync with in-house analysis approaches.
Qualifications: MS/MSc/M.Tech degree in Physics or Computer Science, with 55% marks or CGPA/CPI of 6.00/10. The candidates must have qualified one of these exams: GATE/CSIR-UGC NET LS/JEST/JAM.
Desirable: Direct hands-on research experience in biomolecular simulations. Hands-on experience in one of these languages: Python/TCL/Fortran.
* Please note that fulfilling the minimum essential criteria does not ensure that a candidate will be called for the interview. Additional short-listing criteria might be set by the department based on academic records, experience and research interest of the candidates.
The profiles of those faculty members of this department can found from the following URL: Click Here
For any additional query email us at:
Dept. of Biological Sciences – [email protected]
Important Dates:
- PhD application portal opens: 03.02.2020
- Application portal closes:
24.02.2020Biological Sciences :Application portal reopened till 24.05.2020 - Publication of shortlist for interview: 28.02.2020
- Tentative Interview dates: 09 to 21 March 2020
- Publication of PhD interview results: 31.03.2020
- Preregistration portal opens: 01.04.2020
- Preregistration deadline: 31.05.2020
- PhD Registration: 29.07.2020
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