Sciences

Sri Ramachandra University – PGD in Translational Clinical Research

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Sri Ramachandra University (Chennai), Tamilnadu is offering an innovative PG Diploma course in Translational Clinical Research. The trend of studying diseases at a molecular or cellular level and later progressing towards clinical level is fast gaining popularity across the science research community. Regenerative medicine will help in creating living, functional tissues to repair organ function. But it is a long process that needs quality and dedicated research and application skills along with well trained professionals. The PG Diploma in Translational Clinical Research offered by Sri Ramachandra University is a much relevant course in this regard. Following are details of the programme:

Eligibility and Qualification: Candidates with a Bachelor in Medicine or a Bachelor in Dental Science are eligible for the course (MBBS or Bachelor s in Science). Duration of the programme is one year; Course fee is Rs 60,000 approximately. Those completed the course will get an approximate starting salary of Rs 15,000- 25,000 per month and depends on the company. For more details about admission into this programme, see www.sriramachandra.edu.in.

The PG Diploma course has been developed in partnership with the international pharmaceutical company, Bristol-Myers-Squibb. The programme will be offered as an interdisciplinary training based course with an internship program for the students at the reputed Biocon- Bristol-Myers-Squibb Research Centre located at Bangalore. This course is intended to train the candidates to become industry-ready manpower for joining hospitals, research centers and pharma industries that involves in the conduct of clinical trials and pre- clinical toxicology work for drug development.

NISER Bhubaneswar Ph.D admissions 2011-12

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National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, Orissa is inviting applications for admission to Ph.D. Program in Science. NISER is a reputed institute for education and research in Biological, Chemical and Physical Sciences. All the candidates should have qualified in CSIR-NET/ GATE/ JEST/ NBHM/ INSPIRE or equivalent examination valid for the present year in the relevant area of research. UGC-CSIR or any JRF qualified candidates can avail the fellowship directly from UGC or CSIR or any other organisation. Students selected for Ph.D. based on GATE/ GPAT/ JEST are eligible for financial aid (Assistantship / Scholarship) from NISER, Bhubaneswar. The Ph.D. Program is scheduled to commence from December 2011 in the following schools of basic sciences:

1. School of Biological Sciences; Eligibility: Applicants should have 60 percent marks in Masters Degree in any branch of Biology, life sciences and bioinformatics. Candidates with masters in any branch of natural or computer sciences with interest in pursuing career in biology are also eligible. Main research area of the school are Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Plant biology, Molecular and Developmental Genetics, Molecular Microbiology and Neurogenetics.

2. School of Chemical Sciences: Candidates should have 60 percent marks in M.Sc. or its equivalent degree in Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry, Material Science, Applied Chemistry or any one of the subject. Main research area for this School are Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry.

3. School of Physical Sciences: Applicants should have 60 percent in M.Sc or 60 percent in an equivalent degree in Engineering. For all disciplines, applicants age should not be more than 28 years on December 01, 2011.

Interested candidates can obtain application forms from the Academic Section, NISER Bhubaneswar. Those candidates intending to apply for more than one Ph.D. program should use separate application forms for each program. They should enclose appropriate enclosures for each application. There is no entrance fee for Ph.D. program. Candidates should enclose two letters of reference also. Completed application forms along with relevant documents should be sent to ‘Administrative Officer-III (Academic and Student Affairs), National Institute of Science Education and Research, Institute of Physics Campus, P.O. Sainik School, Bhubaneswar – 751005 , Orissa. Phones : +91 (674) 2304000. website: http://www.niser.ac.in . Last date for the receipt of completed applications is 28th November 2011.