Research Areas
The department focusses on a wide array of research topics, reflecting the diversity of modern biotechnology. The four thrust areas of Research (M.S. and Ph. D.), are listed here:
biological sciences
Molecular oncology
Cancer immunotherapy
Anti-cancer nutraceuticals
HIV pathogenesis
Stem cell biology
Biomarkers for cardiovascular disease
Recombinant Enzymess
Structure- function relationship of ion channels
Nanoparticles
Biorefinery
Biofuel cells
Biological Engineering
chemical Science
Molecular and cellular basis of cardiovascular complications
Gene regulation in hypertension
Ion channels associated with ischemic heart diseases and stroke
Nanobiotechnology of food packaging
Nucleolar GTPases and cell proliferation
Developmental biology
Pattern formation in cellular slime moulds
Plant developmental genetics
biological engineering
Industrial metabolite production
Metabolic engineering
Biopolymers
Biocompatibility
Biodegradation of polymers
Tissue engineering
Biofuels
Process chromatography
Reactive species in biological systems
Caffeine degradation
Membrane biochemistry
Plant cell bioprocessing
Phytoremediation
Protein Engineering
Computational Biology
Protein structure, folding and function
Protein dynamics
Computational analysis of protein folding and stability
Binding specificity of protein complexes
Green chemistry
Structure-based drug design & discovery
Comparative genomics
Computational modelling of neurodegenerative disorders
Computational systems biology
Development and analysis of databases and tools
Computational biophysics
GPGPU computing for systems biology
Protein Design
Chemical Biology
Green’ biocatalytic methods for organic transformations
Delivery of siRNAs
Fragment-based drug design
Novel inhibitors against HDACs and HMT
Asymmetric catalysis
Screening Procedure
Entrance exams will happen in four separate streams covering various areas: Biological Sciences will involve aspects of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, etc. Biological Engineering will involve aspects of Biochemical engineering, Downstream Processing, etc. Chemical Sciences will test on aspects of Organic, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry. Computational Biology will test on aspects of mathematics, bioinformatics and computing.
Candidates will be short-listed for the interview based on performance in the screening test(s). Final decision on selection will be made based on overall performance.
Available MS and PhD research topics
Contact
Admissions Committee
Department of Biotechnology
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai – 600 036
Tel: +91-44-2257-4100
E-mail: admissions_bt@iitm·ac·in
Biotech Research Legislators :
Amrish P
BT21D400
Roshan M S B
BT21D401
Email: biotech.res.legislator@smail.iitm.ac.in
