Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. in Life Sciences
The Department of Life Sciences offers a comprehensive curriculum that equips students with the knowledge, technical expertise, and leadership skills needed for successful careers in Life Sciences and related disciplines.
Program Structure
The Integrated Ph.D. program in Life Sciences provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary curriculum that combines fundamental and advanced principles in the biological sciences. The program combines coursework, laboratory rotations, and independent research, enabling students to develop expertise across biological sciences. Through access to state-of-the-art research facilities, faculty mentorship, seminars, and dissertation research, students acquire the scientific, analytical, and leadership skills required for successful careers in academia, research, biotechnology, healthcare, and other emerging life science sectors.
The opportunities for research in the Department of Life Sciences at Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence are available in the following broad areas:
Research areas in the Department of Life Sciences
Research in the Department of Life Sciences is multifaceted, with a major focus on the areas of
- Cancer Biology
- Virology
- Cell Signalling
- Epigenetics
- Neuroscience
- Bioinformatics
- Plant Biology
- Bacterial Morphogenesis and Biofilms
- Protein Folding and Stress Response
- Chromatin remodelling factors and nuclear receptor signalling
- Protein Structure Biology
- Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
- Noncoding RNA & gene regulation
- Developmental Biology
- Regeneration Biology
- Vascular development, Lymphatic trans differentiation
- Immunology
- Animal Behaviour
Many of our research projects are interdisciplinary, involving collaborations with other Departments/Schools/Center of the University. Detailed descriptions of the research areas of each faculty member can be found at https://snu.edu.in/departments/department-of-life-sciences/