DBT sponsored training program in SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY
Aquaculture and Marine Biotechnology Programme, DBT http://dbtmarineprog.gov.in
Jointly organized by
DURATION: SIX MONTHS
BATCH 1: Jun 01, 2018 – Nov 30, 2018 (completed)
BATCH 2: Dec 01, 2018 – May 31, 2019 (ongoing)
UPCOMING
BATCH 3 Jun 01, 2019 – Nov 30, 2019
JNU Sat, Jun 1, 2019 - Sat, Aug 31, 2019 [90 days]
CUSAT Sun, Sep 1, 2019 - Tue, Oct 15, 2019 [45 days]
PU Wed, Oct 15, 2019 - Sat, Nov 30, 2019 [45 days]
Participants shall be spending 3 months in JNU, 1.5 months each at CUSAT (Cochin) and PU (Pondicherry)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By completing this course, students will
COURSE CONTENT
THEORY: Introduction to logic gates, analog and digital systems, historical perspective of synthetic biology, biobricks, MIT Registry of standard Biological parts, gene truth table, synthetic genes and proteins, repressilator, bacterial camera, toggle switch, minimal synthetic cell, synthesizing genome, bioCAD platforms, iGEM, ethics, safety, industrial applications
EXPERIMENTAL: computational biocircuit design, cell culture, promoter design, vector construction, cloning, expression measurement, biobrick / non-biobricks datasheet, synthetic genes and proteins Techniques of whole transcriptome library production and de novo assembly, quantitative real‐time PCR techniques in analysis of gene-expression pattern, generation of regulatory network models using transcriptome data and gene expression pattern analysis (pyocyanin synthesis pathway of Psuedomonas aeruginosa will be used as the model).
WHO CAN APPLY : M.Sc., M.Tech, Ph.D., Post Docs, Faculty members
NUMBER OF SEATS: 9 (NINE)
HOW TO APPLY: DOWNLOAD THE FORM HERE and e-mail the completed form to
Pawan K. Dhar, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean
School of Biotechnology
JNU, New Delhi
email: synbiotraining@gmail.com
LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: April 25, 2019
THE DECISION WILL BE CONVEYED BY May 01, 2019
NOTE: The training program is FREE of cost. Selected candidates will be eligible for re-imbursement of travel & accommodation as per the rules
Aquaculture and Marine Biotechnology Programme, DBT http://dbtmarineprog.gov.in
Jointly organized by
- Prof. Pawan K. Dhar, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
- Prof. Bright Singh, National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala
- Prof. Joseph Selvin, Associate Professor & Head, Microbiology lab, Pondicherry University, Pudducherry
DURATION: SIX MONTHS
BATCH 1: Jun 01, 2018 – Nov 30, 2018 (completed)
BATCH 2: Dec 01, 2018 – May 31, 2019 (ongoing)
UPCOMING
BATCH 3 Jun 01, 2019 – Nov 30, 2019
JNU Sat, Jun 1, 2019 - Sat, Aug 31, 2019 [90 days]
CUSAT Sun, Sep 1, 2019 - Tue, Oct 15, 2019 [45 days]
PU Wed, Oct 15, 2019 - Sat, Nov 30, 2019 [45 days]
Participants shall be spending 3 months in JNU, 1.5 months each at CUSAT (Cochin) and PU (Pondicherry)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By completing this course, students will
- understand fundamental engineering concepts applicable to biological engineering
- recognize key research work from academia & industry towards practical applications
- receive hands on training with computational and experimental synthetic biology
- practically work on a specific example taken from marine organism
- get acquainted with ethical, biosafety and biosecurity aspects of synthetic biology
COURSE CONTENT
THEORY: Introduction to logic gates, analog and digital systems, historical perspective of synthetic biology, biobricks, MIT Registry of standard Biological parts, gene truth table, synthetic genes and proteins, repressilator, bacterial camera, toggle switch, minimal synthetic cell, synthesizing genome, bioCAD platforms, iGEM, ethics, safety, industrial applications
EXPERIMENTAL: computational biocircuit design, cell culture, promoter design, vector construction, cloning, expression measurement, biobrick / non-biobricks datasheet, synthetic genes and proteins Techniques of whole transcriptome library production and de novo assembly, quantitative real‐time PCR techniques in analysis of gene-expression pattern, generation of regulatory network models using transcriptome data and gene expression pattern analysis (pyocyanin synthesis pathway of Psuedomonas aeruginosa will be used as the model).
WHO CAN APPLY : M.Sc., M.Tech, Ph.D., Post Docs, Faculty members
NUMBER OF SEATS: 9 (NINE)
HOW TO APPLY: DOWNLOAD THE FORM HERE and e-mail the completed form to
Pawan K. Dhar, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean
School of Biotechnology
JNU, New Delhi
email: synbiotraining@gmail.com
LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: April 25, 2019
THE DECISION WILL BE CONVEYED BY May 01, 2019
NOTE: The training program is FREE of cost. Selected candidates will be eligible for re-imbursement of travel & accommodation as per the rules
