Ph.D. in Life Sciences is a doctoral program offered by the School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus.
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The Research focus at the School of Biotechnology reflects the primary goals of research at Amrita which are:
• Compassion Driven Research
• Global Impact
• Education for Life
The main objective of the programme is to generate interest in the pursuit of research with societal impact in the arena of Biotechnology and the development of expansive knowledge leading to a Ph.D. degree in a value-based environment.
The exciting thematic areas of research at the School of Biotechnology include Stem Cell & Regenerative Biology, Developmental Biology, Systems Genomics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Proteomics and Biomarker Discovery, Cancer Biology, Glycobiology, Natural product Lead Discovery, Bioinformatics (Applications of ML and AI, NLP), Sanitation Biotechnology, Bioconjugate Chemistry, Biomolecular Chemistry and Venomics.
Disciplined and serene campus environment, offering an excellent ambience for learning and overall growth.
Full Time: Master’s Degree in Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Chemistry or any branch of Biological Sciences with at least 60% marks. Those candidates who qualified CSIR/UGC JRF or GATE can directly appear for the interview while others should appear for a written test which will be conducted in the last week of June and December every year. Such candidates will be called for the interview based on their performance in the written test and their qualifying examination.
Part Time: Every year a few seats are kept for promising faculty members of Amrita Institutions and various other universities for the Ph.D. programme. These candidates have to appear for a written test and interview, and based on the merit list, such candidates will be offered an admission for Ph.D. programme.
Stem Cell & Regenerative Biology
Developmental Biology
Systems Genomics
Antimicrobial Resistance
Proteomics and Biomarker Discovery
Cancer Biology
Glycobiology
Natural product Lead Discovery
Bioinformatics (Applications of ML and AI, NLP)
Sanitation Biotechnology
Bioconjugate Chemistry
Biomolecular Chemistry
Venomics
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri
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Title |
PI Name |
Funding Agency |
Year |
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Targeting Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Multidrug Resistant (MDR) ESKAPE Pathogens |
Dr. Geetha Kumar, Dr. Bipin Nair |
Tata Institute of Genetics and Society |
2018-2022 |
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Innate Immune Regulation of Cardiac Regeneration |
Dr. Indulekha Pillai |
DBT |
2017-2022 |
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Modulating macrophage phenotype to inhibit and reverse cardiac muscle calcification |
Dr. Indulekha Pillai |
DST-SERB |
2020-2023 |
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Dissecting Vitamin K Pathways in Humans using Next Generation Sequencing |
Dr. Prashanth Suravajhala |
DST – SERB |
2020 – 2023 |
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Investigating role of ER-phagy inhibition in inducing paraptosis in triple-negative breast cancer |
Dr. Nandita Mishra |
ICMR |
2022 – 2025 |
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Therapeutic targeting of autophagy in hypertrophied myocardium: potential effects of compounds from Desmodium gangeticum |
Dr. Vandana Sankar |
DST-SERB |
2022 – 2025 |
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Dissecting the role of Rv1899c, an HDAC1-ZBTB25 interacting protein of Mycobacteria in downregulating the expression of macrophage IL-12B during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection |
Dr. Aravind Madhavan |
DST-SERB |
2023-2026 |
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A Customizable and Intelligent Artificial Pancreas for Type-1 Diabetic Patients of India with a Cost-Effective Insulin Pump |
Dr. Bipin Nair |
Sree Padmavathi Venkateswara Foundation |
2024-2026 |
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Development of nitric oxide releasing multifaceted biomaterial-based approach for infected diabetic wounds |
Dr. Geetha Kumar, Dr. Bipin Nair |
DST STARS |
2023 – 2026 |
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri
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