PhD program (Genomics/Biotechnology): NIBMG 2073 views

PhD program (Genomics/Biotechnology) at NIBMG: Information for students interested to pursue PhD research in biomedical genomics, statistical genomics at National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG). NIBMG is accepting applications from interested eligible candidates to pursue PhD research, leading to a PhD degree, in the disciplines of Biomedical Sciences at the institute under the mentorship of NIBMG faculty members on Biomedical Genomics encompasses research on all aspects of genetics and genomics in relation to human health and disease, as well as validation by cellular and molecular biology methods.

The selected PhD student would get opportunity to be trained in the cutting-edge laboratory technologies as well as computational and statistical techniques. NIBMG is currently engaged in several multi-center collaborations and hence the students will have exposure to inter-institutional environment. Specific projects will have a lot of interdisciplinary components.

Research Areas: The broad areas of research on which students are expected to work are listed below:

• Cancer Biology
• Biology of Complex Human Diseases (including Microbiome Biology)
• Biology of Infectious diseases
• Systems Biology and Computational Biology
• Statistical Genomics

Requirements / Qualifications:

The minimum eligibility criteria for accepting students at NIBMG to pursue research leading to Ph.D. degree are:

1. Master’s degree in any relevant discipline (Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Molecular
   Biology, Genetics, Statistics, Zoology, Physiology, Bioinformatics, Biophysics or
   related disciplines) with at least a 55% aggregate.
2. An applicant should have passed the NET conducted by CSIR/UGC/ICMR/DBT within the past ONE year AND should have been awarded a valid Junior Research Fellowship from CSIR, UGC, ICMR, DBT, NBHM.
3. Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrable research training /experience in the form of summer training or short-term courses in established research labs in preparation for a research career in biomedical sciences.