Online Life Science Internship at NIMHANS
Looking for a high-value Life Science Internship that combines bioinformatics, psychiatry research, and flexible online learning? Here’s an exciting opportunity for life science graduates and students to work with researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences under an advanced drug repurposing project for psychiatric disorders. This Online Internship offers hands-on exposure to transcriptomics, systems biology, and computational research while collaborating with experts from one of India’s leading neuroscience institutes. Candidates interested in NIMHANS and interdisciplinary biomedical research should not miss this opportunity.
About NIMHANS
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences is one of India’s premier institutes dedicated to mental health, neuroscience, and advanced biomedical research. Known globally for excellence in clinical and translational neuroscience, NIMHANS provides outstanding research training opportunities for students and professionals. Through various NIMHANS Careers initiatives, the institute supports interdisciplinary innovation across psychiatry, neurology, genomics, pharmacology, and computational biology.
Internship Details:
- Organization: National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)
- Project Lead: Dr. Kalyani Bindu
- Mode: Online (with periodic in-person meetings)
- Duration: 6 Months
- Project Title: Drug Repurposing Pipeline for Psychiatric Disorders
- Number of Openings: 2 Internship Positions
Project Overview
This internship project focuses on developing a systematic strategy for identifying and repurposing drugs for psychiatric disorders. The project integrates transcriptomic, interactomic, spatial, functional, and network-level biological insights to move beyond traditional drug discovery approaches.
The work involves computational and systems biology methods to explore novel therapeutic opportunities in psychiatry.
Intern Roles & Responsibilities
Selected interns will be involved in:
- Literature review and scientific data collection
- Drug compilation and annotation
- Drug–disease transcriptomic analysis
- Figure preparation and visualization
- Data interpretation and synthesis of findings
- Supporting systems biology and bioinformatics workflows
Eligibility Criteria: Candidates should be pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in any Life Sciences discipline.
Required Skills
- Interest or prior exposure to pharmacology
- Openness to systems biology approaches
- Willingness to learn and explore new bioinformatics tools
- Basic proficiency in:
- R programming
- Python programming
- Good communication and documentation skills
- Strong follow-through and organizational abilities
Work Mode
- Primarily online
- Video calls as required
- At least one in-person meeting every month
Additional Application Requirement
Applicants must submit:
- An academic writing sample completed during any degree program
Application Process
Interested candidates wishing to complete their thesis or dissertation through the program are advised to directly contact the Principal Investigator (PI). Once placement confirmation is received, candidates can coordinate with the NIMHANS Training Wing for registration procedures.
Internship Duration and Important Dates
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Internship Type | Online Internship |
| Duration | 6 Months |
| Tentative Start Date | June 1, 2026 |
| Application Deadline | May 25, 2026 |
| Number of Openings | 2 |
| Work Mode | Online with periodic video calls |
| Additional Requirement | Academic writing sample submission |
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