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SYNTHETIC ANTIBIOTIC SUCCESSFUL
IN TREATING INFECTIONS CAUSED BY
SUPERBUG
Scientists Design Biocomputer
SCIENTISTS DESIGN
BIOCOMPUTER
USING 3D CELL CULTURES
There is one realm where we largely stay
helpless and can neither truly understand
what is going on, nor affect the course of
events – our own organisms and other bio-
logical systems. It is true that huge steps have
been made in understanding basic biological
processes as well as disease-linked abnor-
malities in humans. It is also true that any
medical treatment is an attempt to control a
disease, and we are witnessing an ever in-
creasing number of efficient drug-based and
surgical interventions.
Therefore, the idea to gather and process
information from various parts of our bod-
ies, perhaps even individual cells, and use
these data to control biological processes in
real time, averting disease-linked transforma-
tions, is very appealing.
Scientists have now designed a versatile
plug-and-play molecular-computation plat-
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A BIOCOMPUTER
USING
3D CELL CULTURES
Computation, in a technical sense, is a
standardized process by which input data
are processed according to prescribed
rules (algorithm) and are converted into
output data. While computers do not
“know” where the data come from, nor-
mally they represent a particular reality.
By Disha Padmanabha
genes, first transcribes a cell’s DNA to RNA They were able to build 113 different cir-
and then translates that into proteins. The cuits with a 96.5 percent success rate. A
team inserted four extra DNA snippets after
a promoter. One of those snippets was de-
powerful computer circuitry leads to com-
plex computational processes, similarly, cells
signed to produce a green fluorescent protein genetically engineered to work as minicom-
(GFP), which lights up a cell when switched puters can be more or less powerful based on
on by a particular drug. their engineering.
form, by engineering nine different cell popu-
lations with genetic programs, each of which
encodes a defined computational instruction.
When assembled into 3D cultures, these en-
gineered cell consortia execute programma-
ble multicellular full-adder logics in response
to three trigger compounds.
The team, comprising researchers from ETH
Zurich and University of Basel, has managed
to structure the cells so that the biocomputer
can create logic gates, which take two inputs
and process them to create one output. This
has allowed the team to accomplish “full-ad-
der computations,” where different cells do
small parts of a calculation and then add the
results together to get a complete answer.
For their study, the genetic circuit itself was
designed using existing machinery in cells
called a promoter. The DNA snippet, a small
portion of DNA associated with one or more
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Bacterial Cellulose
Nanofibres for Future
Sustainable Materials
Biomass-based nanomaterials such as bac-
terial cellulose (BC) are one of the most
promising building blocks for the develop-
ment of sustainable materials with the po-
tential to outperform their conventional, syn-
thetic, counterparts.
The formation of BC occurs at the air–wa-
ter interface, which has been exploited to
engineer materials with finely controlled mi-
crotopographical features or simple three-di-
mensional morphologies for a wide range
of applications. However, a high degree of
control over the 3D morphology of BC films
across several length scales (micro to macro)
has not yet been achieved.
Now, researchers at the Aalto University
have developed a simple and customizable
process that uses superhydrophobic interfac-
es to finely engineer the bacteria access to
oxygen in three dimensions and in multiple
length scales, resulting in hollow, seamless,
nanocellulose-based pre-determined objects.
By Disha Padmanabha
The investigators harnessed the natural
growth patterns of bacteria by providing and new ligaments. tion. For example, we tested in situ loading of
them with oxygen using “superhydrophobic functional particles or enzymes with metal or-
interfaces” that guide the growth of the na- “The developed process is an easy and ac- ganic frameworks, metal nanoparticles with
nocellulose. In the process they were able to cessible platform for 3D biofabrication that plasmon adsorption, and capsule-in-capsule
create objects such as an ear, shown on the we demonstrated for the synthesis of geom- systems with thermal and chemical resist-
right, and provide a proof of concept that we etries with excellent fidelity. Fabrication of ance”, explains Professor Orlando Rojas.
can use bacteria to precisely grow medical hollow and complex objects was made pos-
implants and other devices such as wound sible. Interesting functions were enabled via
dressings, replacement blood vasculature, multi-compartmentalization and encapsula-

Synthetic Antibiotic
Successful in Treating
Infections Caused
by Superbug
Scientists working to develop a design and development from the Univer-
‘game-changing’ new antibiotic have now sity of Lincoln’s School of Pharmacy, said:
made a significant advance as the synthe- “Translating our success with these simpli-
sized compound was found promising in fied synthetic versions from test tubes to real
treating infections cause by a superbug. The cases is a quantum jump in the development
breakthrough is another major step forward of new antibiotics, and brings us closer to re-
on the journey to develop a commercially vi- alising the therapeutic potential of simplified
able drug version based on teixobactin- a nat- teixobactins.”
ural antibiotic discovered by US scientists in
soil samples in 2015 which has been heralded “When teixobactin was discovered it was
as a “gamechanger” in the battle against anti- groundbreaking in itself as a new antibiotic
biotic resistant pathogens such as MRSA and which kills bacteria without detectable resist- By Disha Padmanabha
VRE. ance including superbugs such as MRSA, but
It has been predicted that by 2050 an addi- natural teixobactin was not created for hu- A natural antibiotic called teixobactin, when synthesized, can be used to fight drug-resistant superbugs like MRSA and VRE. These groundbreaking results
provide a new perspective on the impact of the use and misuse of antibiotics to treat human diseases. ( Schneyder Mendoza | Getty Images )
tional 10 million people will succumb to drug man use.”
resistant infections each year. The develop-
ment of new antibiotics which can be used as “A significant amount of work remains in
a last resort when other drugs are ineffective the development of teixobactin as a ther-
is therefore a crucial area of study for health- apeutic antibiotic for human use — we are
care researchers around the world. probably around six to ten years off a drug
In a groundbreaking research, Teixobactin that doctors can prescribe to patients — but
was discovered in 2015 and was found to this is a real step in the right direction and
eliminate MRSA, Mycobacterium tuberculo- now opens the door for improving our in vivo
sis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Bacillus an- analogues.”
thracis and other dangerous pathogens with-
out encountering any detectable resistance.
Scientists from the University of Lincoln,
UK, have now successfully created a simpli-
fied, synthesised form of teixobactin which
has been used to treat a bacterial infection in
mice, demonstrating the first proof that such
simplified versions of its real form could be
used to treat real bacterial infection as the ba-
sis of a new drug.
The simplified teixobactin was then used by
scientists from the Singapore Eye Research
Institute to inject to laboratory mice that are
infected with MRSA and VRE. The results
showed that teixobactin is highly potent not
only in treating infection but also minimizing
the severity of infection when administered
in vitro.

Dr. Ishwar Singh, a specialist in novel drug

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Go Bananas with Ice
Cream- Scientists Produce
No-Melt Ice Creams Using
Banana Extract
You’ve clearly been living under a rock if
you haven’t heard of banana ice cream- the
latest entrant of the burgeoning vegan foodie
scene.
Now, in a twist to this new trend, scientists
have developed a cool solution to the sticky
problem of ice cream dripping. Scientists
from Colombia’s Universidad Pontificia Bo-
livariana, used tiny cellulose fibers extracted
from banana plant waste to slow down the
melting of ice cream, increasing its shelf life
and potentiallyreplace fats used to make the
tasty treat.
“Our findings suggest that cellulose na-
nofibers extracted from banana waste could
help improve ice cream in several ways,”
Robin Zuluaga Gallego, Ph.D., says. “In
particular, the fibers could lead to the devel-
opment of a thicker and more palatable des-
sert, which would take longer to melt. As a
result, this would allow for a more relaxing
and enjoyable experience with the food, es-
pecially in warm weather.”
HEY! SOMETHING’S STUCK TO YOUR TOOTH |
WAIT, THAT’S A DIET SENSOR
The relatively new trend in town- Wearable
tech- is showing up all over the place, kick-
ing up a storm. From health, to privacy, to
straight-up sensational style, Wearable tech
encompasses it all and is a huge hit with peo-
ple from all strata.
Now, researchers at Tufts University have
developed an amazing new sensor, only 2
millimeters on a side, that can be attached to
the tooth and measure and transmit readings
about glucose, salt and alcohol intake.
Monitoring in real time what happens in
and around our bodies can be invaluable in
the context of health care or clinical stud-
ies, but not so easy to do. That could soon
change thanks to these new, miniaturized
sensors. The researchers believe the future
adaptations of these sensors could enable the
detection and recording of a wide range of
nutrients, chemicals and physiological states.
The 2mm × 2mm prototypes comprise a
three-layer sensor design. It involves a middle
layer of bio-responsive material, sandwiched
between two gold, split-ring resonators. The
bio-responsive layers in the prototypes were
either a silk film or a hydrogel. The silk film
can contain things like enzymes or antibodies
to detect specific molecules. In doing so, it
changes the chemical conditions between the
resonators. The hydrogel, on the other hand,
sops up the slurries in your pie hole, swelling
to different sizes depending on what you’re
munching.
The fibers in question come from the stem
of the banana plant. Not the nubbin on the
end of a single fruit; rather, the long, woody
stalk from which a bunch of bananas grow,
which most people don’t encounter often.
These stems — known as rachis — make up a
big proportion of waste from banana harvest-
ing. “Once a bunch arrives at the packaging
plant, the bunch rachis becomes residual bi-
omass too,” Spanish scientists pointed out in
2016. Zuluaga Gallego’s ice cream fix could
kill two birds with one stone, improving ice
cream and recycling waste at once.
The team wanted to see if this fibrous ma-
terial extracted banana fruit stems could be
used to slow down melting and extend ice
cream‘s shelf life. The researchers first har-
vested cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) — parti-
cles that are thousands of times smaller than
the width of a human hair — from ground-
up banana rachis. Then, they mixed various
concentrations of CNFs (from zero, used as
a control, up to 0.3g/100grams of ice cream)
and analyzed how this impacted the end
product’s physical properties.
The resonators, meanwhile, act like anten-
nas, picking up and transmitting ambient ra-
dio frequencies. In early tests, the researchers
used a portable radio frequency analyzer at-
tached to a tablet or mobile phone to monitor
the frequencies. Those frequencies change
depending on what’s going on with the
bio-responsive layer of the sensor.
Additionally, the sensor can change color
depending on which nutrient is identified.
If the sensor picks up traces of salt or etha-
nol, the electrical properties shift and cause
the sensor to transmit a different frequency
of waves at varying intensities. This shift is
how nutrient data is detected, measured and
transmitted to the mobile device.
The researchers tested their invention on
people drinking alcohol, gargling mouth-
wash, or eating soup. In each case, the sensor
was able to detect what the person was con-
suming by picking up on nutrients.
“In theory we can modify the bioresponsive
layer in these sensors to target other chemi-
cals — we are really limited only by our cre-
ativity,” said Fiorenzo Omenetto, PhD, cor-
responding author and the Frank C. Doble
Professor of Engineering at Tufts. “We have
extended common RFID [radiofrequency
ID] technology to a sensor package that can
dynamically read and transmit information
on its environment, whether it is affixed to a
tooth, to skin, or any other surface.“
By Disha Padmanabha
Ice cream mixed with CNFs tended to melt
significantly more slowly than traditional
compositions, the team reports. They also
note than CNFs could extend the shelf life of
ice cream products, and decrease their sensi-
tivity to temperature changes as they’re being
moved about.
“This suggests that CNFs could help stabi-
lize the fat structure in ice creams. As a re-
GENENTECH RESEARCHERS DISCOVER NOVEL
SUPERBUG-TARGETING TREATMENT
The folding and insertion of integral β-bar-
rel membrane proteins into the outer mem-
brane of Gram-negative bacteria is required
for viability and bacterial pathogenesis. And
therefore, targeting such essential proteins
or processes directly exposed to the envi-
ronment could lead to the discovery of new
agents to fight superbugs.
Now, Genentech researchers have found
a chink in the armor of drug-resistant,
gram-negative bacteria called the BamA en-
zyme, which is found in the bugs’ outer mem-
brane. They believe they’ve found a way to
attack this protein with an antibody—an ap-
proach that they say could pave the way for
a new class of antibiotics to plug a treatment
gap.
For their study, the team targeted BamA
has it is found in all gram-negative bacteria,
involved in a fundamental cell process, and
exposed on the cell surface, eliminating the
need to penetrate the cell.
They used a monoclonal antibody to block
BamA function in E.coli, a gram-negative
bacterium that has demonstrated drug resist-
ance. As a result, this compromised the outer
April 3rd, 2018.
By Disha Padmanabha
sult, CNFs could potentially replace some of
the fats — and perhaps reduce calories — in
these desserts,” said co-author Dr. Velásquez
Cock, also from the Universidad Pontificia
Bolivariana.
Moving forward, the scientists plan to ex-
plore how different types of fat, such as co-
conut oil and milk fat, affect the behavior of
CNFs in other frozen treats.
By Disha Padmanabha
membrane, killing the bacteria.
Despite the initial goal being to identify a
therapeutic antibody, the team did experi-
ence some limitations on moving it forward
as a treatment. Throughout the process, the
team had to compete with lipopolysaccharide
(LPS) in the outer membrane. It is particular-
ly difficult to get the antibodies through this
thick sugar layer, so they removed it during
this study.
“We used that antibody to ask some bio-
logical questions and learn about how Bam
works,” said Steven Rutherford, a scientist
at Genentech and corresponding author of
the study. “It gives us an understanding of
what it would take to inhabit this. It allows us
to develop plans for the future to target this
BamA machinery because it does present as a
really useful and viable drug target.”
Even if Genentech aren’t able to develop an
antibody-based antibiotic for gram-negative
bacteria, the research will undoubtedly open
up a number of doors for superbug-targeting
treatments.
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Scientists Discover Switch
that could “Turn Off”
Inflammation
The endogenous metabolite itaconate has
recently emerged as a regulator of mac-
rophage function, but its precise mechanism
of action remains poorly understood.
However, researchers at the Trinity College
Dublin have now discovered that this mole-
cule acts as a powerful off-switch for mac-
rophages, which are the cells in the immune
system that lie at the heart of many inflam-
matory diseases including arthritis, inflam-
matory bowel disease and heart disease.
Professor of Biochemistry at Trinity, Luke
O’Neill, co-author of the study, said, “My
lab has been exploring metabolic changes in
macrophages for the past six years and we’ve
come across what we think is the most impor-
tant finding yet.”
Macrophages are a type of white blood cell
which digest cellular debris; foreign sub-
stances, microbes, cancer cells, and anything
else that does not have the type of proteins
specific to a healthy body. When operating
optimally they respond rapidly to pathogens
and trigger anti-inflammatory activity. That
in turn limits damage and promotes tissue
repair.
Normally, inflammation is a good thing as,
for example, with a sprained ankle and accel-
erates recovery. But with specific inflamma-
tory diseases such as multiple sclerosis, pste-
oarthritis and the inflammatory skin disorder
psoriasis, macrophages act mischievously,
Prof O’Neill said. “We don’t know why in-
flammation goes out of control.”
A critical finding was to show itaconate
switched off an over-active immune system
in mice.
“It’s well known that macrophages cause
inflammation, but we have just found they
can be coaxed to make a biochemical called
itaconate. This functions as an important
brake, or off switch, on the macrophage,
AN ENGINEERED MIX OF BACTERIA/ARCHAEA
TO SHED LIGHT ON EVOLUTION
A frequently quoted hypothesis on the or-
igin of the three domains of life (Archaea,
Bacteria, and Eukarya) assumes the existence
of a common living ancestor, known as ce-
nancestor or LUCA (last universal common
ancestor), from which the archaea and bacte-
ria have diverged.
One hypothesis is that this happened be-
cause the cell membrane in LUCA was an
unstable mixture of lipids.
Based on comparative genomics analyses,
predictions have been made about the organ-
ization of the transcriptional and translational
machinery present in LUCA during the early
stages of evolution.
Now, scientists from the University of Gro-
ningen and Wageningen University have cre-
ated such a life form with a mixed membrane
and discovered it is in fact stable, refuting
this hypothesis. In an epic feat of molecular
biology prowess, the team has reverse-engi-
neered a microbe that shares the features of
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cooling the heat of inflammation in a process
never before described,” Prof O’Neill said.
Dr Evanna Mills, who, with Dylan Ryan was
joint first author of the work, said: “The mac-
rophage takes the nutrient glucose, whose
day job it is to provide energy, and surpris-
ingly turns it into itaconate. This then blocks
production of inflammatory factors, and also
protects mice from the lethal inflammation
that can occur during infection.”
Dylan Ryan added: “We’ve found that itac-
onate can directly modify a whole host of pro-
teins important for inflammation in a chemi-
cal reaction never before described, and that
this reaction is important for the anti-inflam-
matory effects of itaconate.”
The discovery is very much on the fron-
tier of inflammation research and Professor
O’Neill and his collaborators are now ex-
ploring its relevance to the onset and devel-
opment of inflammatory and infectious dis-
eases. They are also keen to explore whether
the findings can be exploited in the effort to
develop new anti-inflammatory medicines.
Professor O’Neill said: “This discovery and
the new research pathways it has opened up
will keep us busy for some time but we are
hopeful that it will one day make a difference
to patients with diseases that remain difficult
to treat.”
By Disha Padmanabha
both a bacterium and an archaeon, and there-
fore could feasibly have some LUCA-like
characteristics.
There are many ideas on how cellular life
could have evolved billions of years ago.
Protocells may have formed in clay miner-
als, or as simple lipid vesicles. In the latter
scenario, something called the lipid divide
would have occurred, creating the separate
domains of Bacteria and Archaea, said Ar-
nold Driessen, Ph.D., one of the authors of
the current study and a professor of molecu-
lar microbiology at the University of Gronin-
gen: “The lipid membranes of both domains
are different, composed of phospholipids that
are each other’s mirror image.”
After a breakthrough in the production of
archaeal membrane lipids at Groningen Uni-
versity, and another related development at
Wageningen, researchers were able to engi-
Yeast Modified to Thrive
on Novel Nutrients
Nutrient assimilation is the first step that
allows biological systems to proliferate and
produce value-added products. Therefore,
efforts in synthetic biology and metabolic en-
gineering have largely focused on rationally
designing regulatory infrastructures around
biosynthetic/anabolic pathways.
Current efforts to engineer nutrient as-
similation pathways take a straightforward
approach of over expressing catabolic path-
way enzymes without regard for how that
integrates into the larger cellular infrastruc-
ture that encompasses central metabolism,
stress-responses, cell doubling, etc.
In stark contrast, natural systems often use
genome-scale regulatory infrastructures,
called regulons, to coordinate nutrient catab-
olism with other cellular functions.
Now, scientists at the Tufts University have
created a genetically modified yeast that can
more efficiently consume a novel nutrient,
xylose, enabling the yeast to grow faster and
to higher cell densities, raising the prospect
of a significantly faster path toward the de-
sign of new synthetic organisms for industrial
applications.
“Instead of building a metabolic framework
from the ground up, we can reverse engineer
existing regulons to enable an organism to
thrive on a novel nutrient,” Nikhil Nair, PhD,
an assistant professor of chemical and bio-
logical engineering at Tufts and correspond-
ing author of this study, said in a statement.
“Adapting native regulons can be a signifi-
cantly faster path toward the design of new
synthetic organisms for industrial applica-
tions.”
neer Escherichia coli bacteria to have cell
membranes that include 30% archaeal lipids.
This is exactly the kind of mixed membrane
that scientists thought would be unstable in
the LUCA.
In the newly engineered E. coli, the phos-
phatidylglycerols — the lipids which form
the basic bilayer of the bacterial membrane
— were replaced by their archaeal equivalent
(archaetidylglycerol). Despite this transfor-
mation, the bacterium grew normally and
was stable, which refutes the hypothesis that
a mixed membrane is inherently unstable.
The new life form also exhibited some differ-
ences from the unmodified E. coli, such as a
more elongated cell.
“This bacterium grew at normal speed and
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By Disha Padmanabha
In the course of this study, the researchers
took a set of regulatory genes, called a GAL
regulon, that normally processes galactose –
and replaced some of the genes with those
that become activated by, and direct the
breakdown of, xylose. All other genes in the
GAL regulon were unchanged.
This resulted in preserving a more natural
interaction between the genes that govern
feeding and those that govern survival. The
new synthetic regulon, dubbed XYL, enabled
the yeast cells to grow more rapidly and to
higher cell densities.
As part of the study, Nair and his team took
a closer look at what exactly accounted for
the improved survival of the xylose-eating
yeast organism. What they found was that
numerous genes activated in the XYL reg-
ulon-controlled yeast that upregulated path-
ways involved in growth, such as cell wall
maintenance, cell division, mitochondrial
biogenesis and adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
production. Yeast strains that had constitutive
(mostly unregulated) control of xylose me-
tabolism triggered pathways related to cell
stress, starvation and DNA damage.
“Our study applied this approach to xylose,
but it suggests a broader principle – adapting
native regulons for the efficient assimilation
of other non-native sugars and nutrients,”
said Nair. “Nature has already done the work
of tuning genes and metabolic pathways to
the environment of the organism. Let’s make
use of that when introducing something new
on the menu.”
By Disha Padmanabha
was stable,” revealed Driessen. “So this re-
sult does not support the hypothesis that a
mixed membrane is inherently instable and
could thus have created the lipid divide.”
“The robustness of these mixed cells sur-
prised us. We expected more problems keep-
ing them alive. After all, what we have engi-
neered does amount to a new life form,” said
Driessen.
This work could help open up new avenues
in research in evolution. “For example, we
could engineer a bacterial expression sys-
tem for archaeal membrane proteins, such
as those produced by hyperthermophiles that
grow at extremely high temperatures and
pressure,” Driessen concluded.
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Microglial Synaptic
Remodelling Captured on
Film for First Time
Microglia are highly motile phagocytic
cells that infiltrate and take up residence in
the developing brain, where they are thought
to provide a surveillance and scavenging
function. Although microglia have previous-
ly been shown to engulf and clear damaged
cellular debris after brain insult, recent stud-
ies that have demonstrated that microglia are
also highly motile in the uninjured brain, con-
tinuously extending and retracting processes
through the extracellular space, suggest that
they may monitor and contribute to synaptic
maturation and function.
This activity in combination with known
phagocytic capacity of myeloid cells, has led
to the hypothesis that microglia may have a
role in the phagocytic elimination of synaps-
es as part of the widespread pruning of exu-
berant synaptic connections during develop-
ment.
Now, for the first time, researchers at the
EMBL, have captured microglia nibbling on
brain synapses. Their findings show that the
special glial cells help synapses grow and re-
arrange, demonstrating the essential role of
microglia in brain development.
“Our findings suggest that microglia are
nibbling synapses as a way to make them
stronger, rather than weaker,” says Cornelius
Gross, who led the work.
The research team at EMBL set out on a
massive imaging study to observe this pro-
PERSONALIZED DIAGNOSTIC KIT FOR BREAST
CANCER PATIENTS RECEIVES CE MARK
US-Dutch biotech Agendia has now re-
ceived a CE Mark for its next-generation
sequencing-based MammaPrint BluePrint
breast cancer recurrence and molecular sub-
typing kit, allowing the firm to commercial-
ize the device in Europe.
This new device, which combines both
MammaPrint and BluePrint, can aid physi-
cians in personalizing treatment management
decisions for their patients by identifying
women with early-stage breast cancer who
are at a genomic Low or High Risk for dis-
tant metastasis within five years.
MammaPrint analyzes 70 genes most asso-
ciated with breast cancer recurrence to pro-
vide a binary Low or High Risk of cancer
recurrence result, while BluePrint analyzes
80-genes which classify a patient’s breast
cancer into functional molecular subtypes.
Agendia’s MammaPrint test has proven that
it can prevent the unnecessary use of chemo-
therapy in 46% of breast cancer patients. The
new test builds on this concept by adding an
analysis of the molecular profile of the pa-
tient’s cancer that can help determine what’s
the best alternative to chemo for each patient.
Dr. William Audeh, Chief Medical Officer
at Agendia, said: “The clinical utility of the
MammaPrint test has been demonstrated by
the landmark MINDACT trial. With breast
cancer being the most common cancer in
women, affecting one in eight in Europe and
with almost 500,000 new cases a year, the
cess in action in the mouse brain. Around half
of the time, microglia contact a synapse, and
the synapse head sends out thin projections
called filopodia to contact them. It turns out
that microglia might underly the formation of
double synapses, in which the terminal end of
a neuron releases neurotransmitters onto two
neighboring partners instead of one.
“This shows that microglia are broadly in-
volved in structural plasticity and might in-
duce the rearrangement of synapses, a mech-
anism underlying learning and memory,”
says Laetitia Weinhard, from the Gross group
at EMBL Rome, co-author of the study.
The moving pictures of synapse-eating mi-
croglia were possible by a combination of
correlative light, and electron microscopy
and light sheet fluorescence microscopy.
Scientists plan to use the imaging technolo-
gy to study microglia behavior during adoles-
cent brain development. Researchers are also
keen to investigate the link between micro-
glia and neural disorders like schizophrenia
and depression.
“This is what neuroscientists have fanta-
sized about for years, but nobody had ever
seen before. These findings allow us to pro-
pose a mechanism for the role of microglia in
the remodeling and evolution of brain circuits
during development,” said Cornelius Gross.
By Disha Padmanabha
quality-of-life and cost benefits of identifying
women previously selected for chemotherapy
that may not have significant benefit from it
is considerable.”
Dr. Marjolaine Baldo, Commercial Vice
President, EMEA at Agendia said: “Ob-
taining the CE mark for the MammaPrint
BluePrint Kit is a huge milestone. For the
first time, prestigious cancer centers across
Europe will be able to run MammaPrint and
BluePrint in their own labs, using their ex-
isting NGS instruments. As a result, patients
will have better access to these vital tests and
the significant benefits that they bring in per-
sonalizing breast cancer management. We
are proud of the drive, dedication and exper-
tise of our team, partners and co-validation
centers who, in recognizing the need for a
decentralized solution, have worked tireless-
ly to develop, validate and deliver this impor-
tant device to the market. We look forward
to collaborating with leading breast cancer
centers to provide them with these tools, en-
abling them to offer breast cancer risk-of-re-
currence testing in-house.”
By Disha Padmanabha
GLOBAL ANTIBIOTICS CONSUMPTION
SKYROCKETING, UPPING RESISTANCE RISKS
Antibiotic resistance, driven by antibiot-
ic consumption, is a growing global health
threat. Tracking antibiotic consumption pat-
terns over time and across countries could in-
form policies to optimize antibiotic prescrib-
ing and minimize antibiotic resistance, such
as setting and enforcing per capita consump-
tion targets or aiding investments in alterna-
tives to antibiotics.
And this is exactly what a new study has
done- with shocking results. As per this study
by a team of international scientists, antibiot-
ic consumption rates have increased world-
wide from 11.3 to 15.7 defined daily doses
(DDDs) per 1,000 inhabitants per day be-
tween 2000 and 2015.
DDDs are a statistical and standardized
measure of drug consumption and represent
the assumed average maintenance dose per
day for a drug used for its main indication
in adults.
Despite efforts to encourage more prudent
use of antibiotics, the team found a 65% rise
in worldwide consumption of the drugs from
2000 to 2015. The sharp upturn, revealed in
sales figures from 76 countries, was driven
almost entirely by rising use in poorer na-
tions, the study found.
“We saw a dramatic increase in antibiotic
use globally and this is mostly from gains
in low and middle income countries where
economic growth means they have greater
access to the drugs,” said Eili Klein, an au-
thor on the study at the Center for Disease
Dynamics, Economics and Policy in Wash-
ington DC.
“While it’s generally a positive that there’s
better access to effective antibiotics in these
countries, there’s the potential for serious
problems down the road from overuse. We
know there’s a lot of inappropriate use in
high income countries, and many of these
lower income countries do not have the same
controls in place.”
To come up with the global consumption es-
timates, researchers from CDDEP, Princeton
University, the Institute of Integrative Biolo-
gy in Zurich, and the University of Antwerp
used pharmaceutical sales data from 76 coun-
tries, broken down between the retail and
April 3rd, 2018.
By Disha Padmanabha
hospital sectors. Because there is no global
body collecting antibiotic consumption data,
Klein said, these are the best data currently
available.
Antibiotic resistance is a global health prob-
lem; when it emerges in one place, it quickly
spreads to other parts of the world. The study
underscores the need for consistent global
surveillance of antibiotic resistance and pol-
icies to curtail unnecessary antibiotic use.
The loss of effective antibiotics is driven in
large part by antibiotic consumption, most of
which is inappropriate and does nothing to
improve health, the researchers said.
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics can be
detrimental to people in developing nations
that actually need improved access to antibi-
otics to help fight their higher rates of illness
and death caused by infectious diseases.
Antibiotic use in low-income and mid-
dle-income countries, antibiotic use — par-
ticularly of broad-spectrum penicillins — in-
creased by 114 percent in the same 15-year
period, spurred by economic and popula-
tion growth. Some of those countries had
consumption rates that surpassed those of
high-income countries, but many still have
considerably lower per-capita levels of anit-
biotic consumption than high-income coun-
tries due to limited access. The United States
remained one of the largest consumers of gly-
cylcyclines (tigecycline) and oxazolidinones
(linezolid).
It’s been more than a year since the Unit-
ed Nations General Assembly recognized
the global threat of antibiotic resistance, but
there has been little action since then, noted
study co-author and CDDEP Director Ra-
manan Laxminarayan.
“We must act decisively and we must act
now, in a comprehensive manner, to preserve
antibiotic effectiveness,” Laxminarayan said
in the news release.
“That includes solutions that reduce con-
sumption, such as vaccines or infrastructure
improvements, particularly in low-income
and middle-income countries. New drugs
can do little to solve the resistance problem
if these drugs are then used inappropriately,
once they are introduced,” he said.
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April 3rd, 2018.
Rapid Legionella Detecting
Microchip Developed
Increasing numbers of legionellosis out-
breaks within the last years have shown that
Legionella are a growing challenge for public
health. After Legionella grows and multiplies
in a building water system, that contaminat-
ed water then has to spread in droplets small
enough for people to breathe in.
People can get Legionnaires’ disease when
they breathe in small droplets of water in the
air that contain the bacteria. Legionnaires’
disease doesn’t spread from person to person.
Instead, the bacteria spreads through mist,
such as from air-conditioning units for large
buildings.
Molecular biological detection methods ca-
pable of rapidly identifying viable Legionella
are important for the control of engineered
water systems. The current gold standard
based on culture methods takes up to 10 days
to show positive results.
Now, researchers at the Technical Univer-
sity of Munich have now developed a rapid
test that achieves the same result in about 35
minutes.
“Unfortunately, this quick test serves only
as a first indication and is not suitable for
screening the water of technical systems,”
says PD Dr. Michael Seidel, head of the
research group at the Chair of Analytical
Chemistry and Water Chemistry of the Tech-
Study Throws Light on
Mutations Facilitating
Cancer Cell Survival
Next generation sequencing (NGS) is be-
coming increasingly integrated into onco-
logical practice and clinical research. NGS
methods have also provided evidence for
clonal evolution of cancers during disease
progression and treatment.
Now, with the help of this sophisticated se-
quencing method, researchers identified ge-
netic mutations that promote the survival of
cancer cells.
“All cancers are caused by genetic damage,
mutations to key genes that control the lives
of cells,” notes Dr. Miele, who also heads
LSU Health New Orleans’ Precision Medi-
cine Program. “Mutant genes that cancers
depend upon for survival are called ‘driver’
mutations.”
The researchers tested genes in 44 cancers
that no longer responded to therapy. These
are not often tested in clinical practice. The
tumor types included breast, lung, colorectal,
sarcomas, neuroendocrine, gastric and ovari-
an, among others.
They found that these advanced cancers
had selected many new possible “driver”
mutations never described before, in addition
to drivers already known – the cancers had
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nical University of Munich. The team has de-
veloped a measuring chip in the context of the
“LegioTyper” project funded by the German
Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
This chip not only detects the dangerous
pathogen Legionella pneumophila but also
identifies which of the approximately 20 sub-
types is present. The foil-based measuring
chip uses the microarray analysis platform
MCR of the Munich company GWK GmbH.
Using 20 different antibodies, the system pro-
vides a complete analysis within 34 minutes.
“Compared to previous measurements, the
new method not only provides a huge speed
advantage,” says Michael Seidel, “but is
also so cheap that we can use the chip in one-
time applications.“
By Disha Padmanabha
TUM scientist Catharina Kober works with the LegioTyper chip(Credit: Jonas Bemetz / TUM)
evolved new driver mutations to become re-
sistant.
As it is, no cancers are genetically similar,
the team found that in some cases an indi-
vidual cancer had evolved two or even three
drivers in the same gene, a sign that multiple
cancer cell clones had evolved in the same
tumor that had found different ways of mu-
tating a particularly important gene.
With this information, the scientists believe
therapy could be tailored to the evolving
genomic picture of each individual cancer –
the hallmark of precision medicine. By Disha Padmanabha
“These findings imply that genomic testing
should be performed as early as possible to
optimize therapy, before cancers evolve new
mutations, and that recurrent cancers should
be tested again, because their driver muta-
tion may be different from those that existed
at diagnosis,” says Miele.
“We are working toward a day when we
won’t have to give a patient the devastating
news that a cancer has come back and isn’t
responding to chemotherapy,” Miele con-
cludes.
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OPTIclear: A Stunning
3D Tech that Allows for
High-Resolution, Archival
Imaging of Brain
The brain is arguably the most complex or-
gan in the human body. For centuries, efforts
have been made to try and understand the
structural and functional connections within
the brain.
At the macroscopic level, diffusion tensor
imaging and functional magnetic resonance
imaging are beginning to unravel some of the
complex connections between different ana-
tomical regions. In order to better understand
the workings of the organ, scientists tradi-
tionally cut into the brain and make several
thin slices, later tracing the cut nerve fibres
over many sections.
However, this approach is difficult and la-
bour-intensive as the neuronal circuitries
span across great distances in three dimen-
sions (3D) and are tightly entangled micro-
scopically. Also, due to the spatial resolution
of these imaging modalities, they lack the
ability to reveal details at the microcircuit or
cellular level.
Now, developed through an international
collaboration between scientists at Imperial
College London and The University of Hong
Kong, is a next-gen technique that enables
researchers to generate 3D images of fresh
and archived brain tissue samples, resulting
in stunning images of the human brain at the
microscopic level.
ASEAN-India Research
Training Fellowship
(AI-RTF) –
Official Notification
Check out the official notification for the
ASEAN-India Research Training Fellow-
ship (AI-RTF) 2018. Biological sciences
candidates apply for the ASEAN-India Re-
search Training Fellowship. AI-RTF 2018
notification is out. For more details on the
fellowship make sure to check below:
Introduction:
India has been the dialogue partner for
ASEAN (Association of South East Asian
Nations) since 1992. In 2012, on the occa-
sion of 20th anniversary as dialogue partner,
India-ASEAN celebrated commemorative
OPTIClear selectively adjusts the optical
properties of tissue without damaging or
changing their structural components. Com-
bined with fluorescent staining and other tis-
sue processing methods, the team created a
simple yet versatile tool for the study of mi-
croscopic structures in the human brain.
The team performed 3D morphological
analysis on human brainstem dopaminergic
neurons in the millimetre scale and imaged
more than 3,000 large neurons in the human
basal forebrain in merely five days, a normal-
ly extremely laborious task that takes at least
three weeks. These neurons have been im-
plicated in neurological and psychiatric dis-
eases such as dementia and depression. The
researchers noted that OPTIClear can also be
applied in both archived (>30 years) and clin-
ical specimens.
“We hope that a better understanding of
the connections and circuitries of the brain
will help uncover the pathologies that under-
lie the common degenerative diseases of the
brain, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
disease,” commented Prof Wutian Wu of the
School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing
Faculty of Medicine, HKU, co-supervisor
of the study. Lead researcher Lai Hei-Ming
added: “In principle, this method is also ap-
SCHOLARSHIP
Summit and declared enhancement of its re-
lations to strategic level.
India S&T Collaboration started formally
in 1996 with establishment of ASEAN India
S&T working Group (AIWGST). Initially,
the collaborative ASEAN-India S&T activ-
ities were supported through ASEAN India
Fund (AIF). In 2008, Government of India
established a dedicated fund viz ASEAN In-
dia S&T Development Fund (AISTDF) to
support R&D projects and associated project
development activities. The total budget of
AISTDF is an equivalent amount of 5 Mil-
lion USD in INR. This amount of 5 Million
USD is jointly shared by Ministry of External
Affairs (MEA) and Department of Science &
Technology (DST). The Department of Sci-
ence & Technology is the nodal Department
for execution and implementation of ASE-
AN-India S&T Cooperation program from
Indian side.
The Plan of Action of the ASEAN-INDIA
PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE, PROGRESS
AND SHARED PROSPERITY (2016-2020),
implements the goals and objectives of the
ASEAN-India Partnership for Peace, Pro-
gress and Shared Prosperity on 30 November
2004 in Vientiane, Lao PDR, and the Vision
Statement of the ASEAN-India Commem-
orative Summit, adopted by the Leaders of
ASEAN and India on 20 December 2012 in
New Delhi, India. Through the implementa-
tion of this Plan of Action, ASEAN and India
will work towards supporting the ASEAN
April 3rd, 2018.
By Disha Padmanabha
Technique reveals microscopic brain structures. Top: A small cross section of the cerebellum; Bottom: The close up of a fragment of the same sample, revealing
networks of brain cells
plicable to other human organs and clinical brain, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
specimens. We hope that this technique can disease,” commented Prof Wutian Wu from
also be used in studying other diseases, and Hong Kong University.
eventually help us to unravel the mysteries of
the human body.” The research team behind OPTIclear report
that the method is applicable to other human
“We hope that a better understanding of organs, where it could aid in the study of oth-
the connections and circuitries of the brain er diseases at new levels of detail and “help
will help uncover the pathologies that under- unravel the mysteries of the human body.”
lie the common degenerative diseases of the
Community building and integration pro- velopment for mutual benefit;
cess, including the ASEAN Community’s • Undertake activities and develop pro-
Post-2015 Vision, for a politically cohesive, gram / projects under the ASEAN-India
economically integrated, socially responsible Science and Technology Development
and a truly people-oriented, people-centered Fund;
and rules-based ASEAN, narrowing the de- In order to support and facilitate mobility
velopment gap and enhancing ASEAN Con- among young talented researchers of ASEAN
nectivity. Both sides will also further pro- MS, India and ASEAN instituted the scheme
mote cooperation in addressing common and ASEAN-India Research Training Fellow-
emerging challenges and enhance coordina- ship (AIRTF) Scheme for ASEAN young
tion in other international forum on issues researchers to work at any of the Indian re-
of common concern to contribute to overall search/ academic Institution
peace, stability and prosperity.
Objectives:
The main objectives of ASEAN-India
Science, Technology and Innovation coop- The AIRTF scheme is a fellowship scheme
eration are based on following principles- with the following objectives:
• Encourage and promote cooperation in • To promote mobility of scientists and
science, technology and innovation, in- researchers from the ASEAN Member
cluding through joint research activity, States to India and provide them oppor-
and development on cross-sectoral ar- tunity to work at Indian R&D/ academ-
eas such as health, communicable and ic institutions to upgrade their research
emerging infectious diseases, environ- skills and expertise.
mental management, climate change • To facilitate exchange of information
adaptation and mitigation measures, and contacts between the scientists and
agricultural technologies, alternative researchers of India and ASEAN Coun-
energy, biodiversity, food processing, tries and create a network for building
advanced materials for development of research collaborations.
value-added products, and space tech-
nology and applications;
• Encourage and promote cooperation in
biotechnology including through capac-
ity building and joint research and de-
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April 3rd, 2018.
As a spin-off, the Fellowship awardees
may also have opportunity to get co-super-
visors from India for their research projects
for Ph.D. or Masters degree on their return to
their home countries.
Number of Fellowships:
Initially to start with 100 (One Hundred)
Fellowships per year shall be awarded to
young scientists and researchers from ASE-
AN Member States to get affiliated with In-
dian academic and R&D institutions. These
Fellowships shall be equally distributed
among ASEAN Member Country. Initially,
10 Fellowship shall be allocated for each
ASEAN country. However, this number
could be re-adjusted in accordance with the
number of applicants from respective each
ASEAN MS.
Duration of Fellowships:
The duration of the Fellowship will be for
a period of up to six months. A minor var-
iation in the duration would be allowed on
recommendations of the Indian host Institute/
University depending upon the actual re-
quirement of the research project as mutually
agreed between the Fellowship holder and
the Indian host institution.
Areas in Which Fellowships are Available
The area/ topic of research for availing
AIRTF must be ASEAN centric and must
be aligned with the ASEAN Plan of Action
on Science, Technology and Innovation
(APASTI)-2016-2025. A copy of the APASTI
is placed at Appendix-I. Fellowship will be
offered for working in research topics under
any of the following broad disciplines:
• Agricultural Sciences
Saryu Doshi Post Graduate
Fellowships – 2018 |
Fellowship Amount : Upto
Rs 3 Lakh
Post Graduate Fellowships 2018 offered
by Saryu Doshi for candidates from natu-
ral sciences background. Saryu Doshi Post
Graduate Fellowships 2018 with fellow-
ship of up to Rs. 3 Lakh Per fellow for msc
natural sciences candidates. Check out the
official notification for the Saryu Doshi
Post Graduate Fellowships 2018, only on
Biotecnika given below:
About VSDF:
The Vinod & Saryu Doshi Foundation is a
non-profit charity trust that supports initia-
tives in the fields of Art & Culture, Education
and Community. It seeks to embody the life-
long passions and values of Vinod and Saryu
Doshi, who believed that the mind is enriched
through education and the spirit through art
and culture. They have spent a considerable
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• Biological and Medical Sciences
• Chemical Sciences & Engineering
• Computer Science & Engineering
• Physical Sciences and Mathematics
• Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
• Engineering Sciences
• Materials, Minerals and Metallurgy
• Science Policy / IPR Management /
Technology Transfer & Commerciali-
sation
• Other multi-disciplinary areas of Sci-
ence, Technology and Innovation in
alignment with APASTI.
Eligibility and Requirements:
• Applicant must be holding nationality of
any of the ASEAN Member State.
• Possess at-least a Masters Degree in
any Natural Sciences or an equivalent
degree in Technology / Engineering /
Medicine / allied disciplines.
• Applicant should be working in a na-
tional R&D or academic institution in
his/ her home ASEAN Member country.
The application should be endorsed by
the Head of his/ her institution confirm-
ing that if selected, he/ she will be sanc-
tioned leave for the Fellowship period
and will join his/ her duties back in the
institution on completion of the Fellow-
ship in India.
• The upper age limit for the applicant is
45 years as on date of submission of ap-
plication.
• Fluency in English language
• Indian nationals are not eligible for the
Fellowship.
Submission of Application and Selection
Criteria:
1. The Applicant should submit the appli-
cation, through email, to the Science &
part of their lives supporting these causes.
The Foundation provides scholarships to fi-
nancially challenged young Indians enabling
them to catapult themselves to a higher eco-
nomic and social orbit. It fosters emerging tal-
ent in the visual and performing arts through
Fellowships, performances, exhibitions and
festivals. It is committed to improving the
community by funding initiatives in environ-
ment protection and social upliftment.
The Fellowships aim to support students
of Indian nationality who have received ac-
ceptance at a University abroad to pursue
post-graduation in the field of Liberal Arts
(Masters, Postgraduate Diploma/Certificate
or Doctorate). The Fellowships are appli-
cable to the fields of Humanities, Social
Sciences, Natural Sciences and Mathemat-
ics.
The main aim of the fellowship program is
to enhance the higher education by giving an
opportunity to academically bright students
who have a drive to succeed but are unable to
do so due to their financial challenges. This
is a need-based merit Fellowship and abides
by the Equal Opportunity and Affirmative
Action policy. The maximum amount for the
Fellowship will be upto Rs 3 lakhs per fellow,
which will be payable as a onetime amount.
Eligibility:
• They must have a first class degree or
equivalent from a recognized Indian
university.
• They must have secured admission in
a foreign university of repute, on their
own merit for a course commencing
from August OR September OR Octo-
ber, 2018.
Technology Division of ASEAN Sec-
retariat with a copy to IMRC Division,
Department of Science & Technology in
the enclosed format along with the fol-
lowing enclosures:
• Application Form (Annexure-II)
• Copy of Relevant Pages of Passport
• Copy of an endorsement from present
employer, duly filled in and signed,
along with Signature of the applicant.
Take a print out of the format of En-
dorsement of Present Employer append-
ed at the end of the Application format
and attach a scanned copy of the appro-
priately filled up document along with
the application form).
• A copy of the letter / email from any In-
dian scientist/ institution with consent to
accept you to work with them, if you get
selected.
The application form must be filled up
only in typed script (NOT HAND WRIT-
TEN). Incomplete and illegible applications
will be rejected.
All the enclosures as above must be sub-
mitted along with the application. Applica-
tions without any of the enclosures as men-
tioned at i. to v. above will be rejected.
2. Only electronic communication will be
accepted and therefore, the complete ap-
plication, in soft form, should be sent as at-
tachment to the e-mail addresses dimas [dot]
adekhrisna [at] asean [dot] org and sharma_rk
[at] nic [dot] in after scanning the documents
wherever required, only in a single soft file
(Ms word format or pdf format)
Hard copies of the application by post/
courier/ FAX are neither required nor will
be considered.
3. It is strongly advised that the applicant,
• Should be an Indian citizen
• Candidates studying in the final year of
the degree or equivalent may also apply,
provided they are able to submit their
final year certificates before May 07th,
2018.
• Here are some examples of the fields of
study which may qualify for receiving
the Fellowship award. Please note, this
is not a comprehensive list. To better un-
derstand if your field of study qualifies,
do write to us at vsdfoundation@gmail.
com – Click here to view list
• If you satisfy all the above criteria ex-
cept that you are going to an Indian Uni-
versity for Post Graduation in the same
areas as the Fellowship email us at vsd-
foundation@gmail.com
If you have any questions while filling
out the application form, please email us
at vsdfoundation@gmail.com.
The Fellowship Program:
General terms and conditions : The Vinod
& Saryu Doshi Foundation initiated these
Fellowships to assist Indian nationals who
have received acceptance in a University
abroad to pursue their post-graduate studies
(Masters, Postgraduate diploma/certificate
or doctorate) in the field of Liberal Arts &
Sciences. This includes the Humanities, So-
cial Sciences, the Natural Sciences and Math-
ematics.
The main aim of the fellowship program is
to enhance the higher education by giving an
opportunity to academically bright students
who have a drive to succeed but are unable to
do so due to their financial challenges. This
is a need-based merit Fellowship and abides
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in his/ her own interest, should make a pri-
or contact with an Indian institution, where
work is in progress in his/ her area of interest,
or with a concerned scientist in India, and ob-
tain consent that the applicant, if selected for
the Fellowship, will be accepted to work in
the institution on the proposed research pro-
ject. A copy of such consent letter should be
enclosed with the application.
In this connection, a suggestive list of Indi-
an academic and R&D institutions has been
enclosed with this Announcement to help the
applicant, but the applicant is free to contact
any other institution in India for his/ her af-
filiation.
If the applicant is not able to secure such
prior consent, the IMRC Division DST will
facilitate to connect the applicant with a suit-
able matching Indian institute on the basis
of the information provided by the applicant
and the research proposal submitted along
with the application.
Securing a prior consent from an Indian
institution/ scientist does not guarantee the
selection of an applicant. All applications
received will be scrutinised by ASEAN Sec-
retariat which in turn shall recommend /for-
ward the application to IMRC Division DST
for consideration and support. IMRC Divi-
sion DST shall make final decision based on
the quality of the research proposal submitted
by the applicant, applicant’s academic merit
and available slots in the Fellowship scheme.
The applications can be submitted at any
time during the year. There is no specific
deadline for submitting the applications.
For More Information About AI-RTF
program,please contact Mr.Raj Kumar
Sharma or Mr Dimas Adekhrisna (dimas
[dot] adekhrisna [at] asean [dot] org)
by the Equal Opportunity and Affirmative
Action policy. The maximum amount for the
Fellowship will be upto Rs 3 lakhs per fellow,
which will be payable as a onetime amount.
Candidates applying for the Fellowship
are required to satisfy the following criteria
:
• They must have a first class degree or
equivalent from a recognized Indian
university.
• They must have secured admission in
a foreign university of repute, on their
own merit for a course commencing
from August or September or October,
2018.
• Should be an Indian citizen.
• Candidates studying in the final year of
the degree or equivalent may also apply,
provided they are able to submit their
final year certificates before May 07th,
2018.
• Here are some examples of the fields of
study which may qualify for receiving
the Fellowship award. Please note, this
is not a comprehensive list. To better un-
derstand if your field of study qualifies,
do write to us at vsdfoundation@gmail.
com – Click here to view list
• If you satisfy all the above criteria ex-
cept that you are going to an Indian Uni-
versity for Post Graduation in the same
areas as the Fellowship email us at vsd-
foundation@gmail.com
• If you have any questions while filling
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out the application form, please email us
at vsdfoundation@gmail.com.
Timelines:
• January 2018: The Fellowship will be
announced through various means in-
cluding the newspaper, social media
and informational posters at various
Colleges and Universities in Mumbai
and Pune. The application form is now
available on our website www.vsdf.org.
• Candidates are asked to complete an ap-
plication form and courier it to the Vinod
& Saryu Doshi Foundation at the fol-
lowing address : Vinod & Saryu Doshi
Foundation Post Graduate Fellowship,
c/o Premier Ltd. , 58 Nariman Bhavan,
Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021.
• May 07th, 2018: DEADLINE TO RE-
CEIVE COMPLETED APPLICA-
TIONS. The application form should
be duly filled and submitted with all the
essential enclosures to the above men-
tioned address before May 07th 2018.
• June 10th, 2018: The interview date will
be intimated to the shortlisted candi-
dates.
• June 19th 2018 onwards: The final inter-
view of the candidates will take place,
post the final year results
• End of July / beginning of August : Final
selection announced
• August 2018: Awards are presented an-
nually. The winners will be invited to
this event. Cheques will be presented at
this time subject to the student having
received a valid student visa from the
country in question.
For any enquiries/ questions ONLY you
may email us at vsdfoundation@gmail.com.
DO NOT CALL the office for queries – ques-
tions will only be answered by email. Email
applications will not be accepted.
An esteemed panel of experts will review
all applications and short-list those who ap-
propriately meet the criteria. The shortlisted
candidates are then called for a personal in-
terview. Students must appear in person for
the panel interview if they are selected to do
so. No stand-in will be accepted. If the stu-
dent is unable to appear on his or her own
behalf, eligibility is relinquished. In case you
are not from Mumbai – a Skype call or tele-
phone interview may be conducted with the
selected candidate. This will be at the sole
discretion of the selection committee.
DST India 3rd BRICS
Young Scientist Conclave –
Applications Invited
Official Notification for the DST India
3rd BRICS Young Scientist Conclave 2018
/ 3rd BRICS Young Scientist Forum 2018
has been announced. If you are Doctoral
Students or Post-doc or a young faculty
completed the Ph.D degree in certain ar-
Completing the Application
The application is the first means of intro-
ducing the candidate to the Foundation and
to the selection committee. Care should be
taken to be thorough and neat. All requested
documentation must accompany the applica-
tion.
SECTION – I Personal Contact Details
This section requests personal information
about the applicant and your family, as well
as your passport size photographs. It is also to
determine visa status – in case a applicant’s
visa is rejected before the final award cere-
mony, the Fellowship award money will not
be awarded to the applicant.
SECTION – II Academic Qualifications
This section is to provide the applicant’s ed-
ucational accomplishments.
Section 2a – All details for Standard 10, 12
and graduation are mandatory for a 10 + 2 +
3 year education format. In such cases please
enter your 10th, 12th and graduation details
depending on whether you attended a 3 or 4
year graduation course. In those educational
formats, which are 10+5 years, please enter
your first year graduation details in the 12th
standard space and the remaining years in the
graduation space provided. In case your fi-
nal year results for your graduation are still
awaited – please specify the same according-
ly against the appropriate year. In case you
already have a Master’s degree, please fill
in the details as per your course in the space
provided.
Sections 2b, 2c, 2d and 2e – Kindly follow
the instructions indicated on the form
SECTION – III Details of Internships or
Full Time Work Experience, if any
This section provides the applicant an op-
portunity to provide information about your
professional experience.
SECTION – IV Details Of The Program
For Which You Have Attained Admission
Abroad
This section tells us about which Universi-
ties you have applied to and secured admis-
sion along with relevant financial details.
You may enter details of all Universities to
which you applied, but clearly enter your pre-
ferred University in the first row.
eas, the apply for the 3rd BRICS Young
Scientist Conclave Durban, South Africa,
as Per the details giveb below:
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECH-
NOLOGY (DST) (Govt. of India)
Announcement for inviting applications for
participation in 3rd BRICS Young Scientist
Conclave Durban, South Africa
(25-29 June 2018)
OVERVIEW:
The idea of the BRICS Young Scientist Fo-
rum was adopted at the 2nd BRICS Science,
Technology and Innovation (STI) Ministeri-
al Meeting. As part of BRICS YS Forum’s
activities, the 1st BRICS Young Scientist
Conclave was held in Bangalore (India) in
September 2016 and the 2nd edition of the
BRICS YS Conclave was held in Hangzhou,
China during 10-14 July 2017.
As a follow up of the above and to imple-
ment the BRICS Leaders’ Declaration on
“strengthening cooperation in science, tech-
All financial data should be entered in INR
and per annum by referring to the instructions
provided on the form.
SECTION – V Sources Of Funds For
Your Education Abroad
This section provides information about
your sources of funds for the cost of your ed-
ucation.
Please fill in both sections i.e. ‘Applied’ and
‘Received’ clearly and transparently so that
we have an understanding of your current fi-
nancial position and your plan to bridge the
gap between your financial requirements and
funds received.
SECTION – VI Please Type Answers To
The Following Essay Questions
This section provides the applicant an op-
portunity to articulate in writing some of the
elements regarding the selected degree pro-
gram.
Please fill in your answers online and DO
NOT use separate pieces of paper for each
answer – be conscious of paper wastage!
Please type your answers.
SECTION – VII References
This section requires details of 2 references
who are familiar with either your academ-
ic achievements and/or work experience. A
sealed letter of recommendation should ac-
company each of your references (i.e. total 2
letters of recommendation). The seventh sec-
tion asks you to identify two references who
can affirm with personal knowledge your
work and/or educational experiences.
SECTION – VIII Income Tax Summary
Form
This section provides us with income tax
information summarized and substantiated
with relevant documents.
The completed and printed Income Tax
Summary Form needs to be attested by a
Chartered Accountant.
• If parents are retired, attach a separate
sheet with Income Tax details of their
last taxable income during employment,
along with the IncomeTax details as re-
quired.
• If either you, your parents, or spouse is
not working, or below the tax bracket,
then enter ‘ 0’ in the fields and speci-
nology and innovation, especially leveraging
young scientific talent for addressing societal
challenges; creating a networking platform
for BRICS young scientists”, and implement
the instructions of BRICS ministers, the 3rd
edition of the BRICS Young Scientist Con-
clave is scheduled to take place in Durban,
South Africa during 25-29 June 2018.
The Conclave will provide a high-level
platform of academic and policy exchange
for talented young scientists as well as sci-
entific personnel from BRICS countries to
help them grow their skills, broaden their
horizon and improve academic and policy
qualifications, stimulate the interest of talent-
ed young scientists in the strategic research
of future technologies, direct their attention
to the most promising and important field of
science and technology, promote exchanges
and friendship, expand channels of coopera-
tion, strengthen inter-disciplinary integration,
encourage new academic inspirations, culti-
vate new academic disciplines and produce
valuable policy advice.
April 3rd, 2018.
fy separately their current situation and
provide / substantiate with necessary
documents.
SECTION – IX Checklist of Documents
To Be Attached
This section is a checklist of documents
without which your applicant will be ineli-
gible. Please check these carefully and attach
all relevant documents as required by the
form
SECTION – X Certification
The final section is a certification by the
applicant that the information on the form is
true and accurate. The applicant also there-
by confirms that s/he understands and agrees
that the decision of the Vinod & Saryu Doshi
Foundation in granting the Fellowship is fi-
nal and binding and the Fellowship is award-
ed based on their ability to get a visa for their
studies abroad.
Personal Interviews
All applicants that have been selected for
interviews will be notified by phone or email
of their selection. If you do not hear from the
Foundation via email or phone with regards
to an interview (or selection for the grant)
please consider that for this year we are un-
able to support you. We receive a very high
volume of applications so it is not possible
for us to inform every candidate individually.
Please be neatly dressed and presentable.
Carry hard copies of all original certificates
that we may require for verification. In case
there is any additional information left out
during the written application, the personal
interviews are a good time to present this in-
formation to the panel. Please come prepared
to answer why you deserve this award over
other qualified candidates and to answer rel-
evant questions asked by the panelists.
Remember that this is an opportunity to
make a final impression and your answers
matter!
Courier Application Form by 7th May,
2018 at Vinod & Saryu Doshi Foundation,
Saryu Doshi Post Graduate Fellowships
in Liberal Arts & Sciences c/o Premier
Ltd. 58 Nariman Bhavan, Nariman Point,
Mumbai 400021
VISION:
• BRICS Youth connectivity & network-
ing to harness their knowledge for re-
solving common societal challenges
through research and innovation and
strengthen advancement of skill & re-
search competencies of youth primarily
below the age of 35 years drawn from
Science, Engineering other allied disci-
plines.
• Building BRICS leadership in S&T
through creative youth with capacity
and capability to accelerate change in-
dividuality and collectively (BRICS
Youth Alumni).
• Reinforcing BRICS nation’s and region-
al STI policies and youth policies, skill
development and entrepreneurship po-
lices.
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April 3rd, 2018.
LEAD SPONSORS:
BRICS STI Coordinating Ministries (De-
partment of Science & Technology from In-
dian side) on the principles of co-ownership
and co-investment.
THEME:
“Building Young Scientists’ Leadership
in Science, Technology and Innovation”
The 3rd BRICS YSF under the theme
“Building BRICS Youth Leadership through
Science, Technology and Innovation” will
highlight the strategic importance of science,
technology and innovation as key drivers of
youth entrepreneurship and leadership. In
addition, the 3rd BRICS YSF will have a
dedicated segment on young women in sci-
ence and include discussions on crosscutting
issues such as science advice, science com-
munication and science diplomacy. While
the 3rd BRICS YSF will follow the format
of previous forums by having thematic dis-
cussions (this year the focus will be on en-
ergy, water and social science) it will also
include additional new components such as
the BRICS young innovator prize contest and
the BRICS young programmer competition.
Participants & Eligibility:
Young bright scientists/ engineers/ technol-
ogists/ innovators/ science journalistseduca-
tors-science, literacy and popularizing pro-
fessional / specialists on translational aspects
of research and technology integration in so-
ciety-market / researchers up to the age of 35
years in the areas of Water, Energy and ICT
for societal use.
The participants must be a Doctoral Stu-
dents or Post-doc or a young faculty complet-
ed the Ph.D degree in the above mentioned
areas/ topics. The applicants who have al-
ready participated in the previous editions of
BRICS Young Scientist Conclaves are NOT
eligible to apply.
MHRD & DST IMPacting
Research INnovation and
Technology (IMPRINT-2) –
Applications Invited
MHRD and DST official notification
for 2018 IMPacting Research INnovation
and Technology (IMPRINT-2). Interested
and eligible can apply online for the call
via SERB. IMPRINT-2 official call for ap-
plications from faculty members and re-
searchers in all Government of India fund-
ed Higher Education Institutions (HEIs),
check details on the same below:
What is IMPRINT?
India, a mighty global economy which will
soon be crowned the youngest nation in the
world faces multiple daunting challenges in
terms of energy/physical/cyber security, po-
10
Funding support:
The International air travel related expenses
(airfare, medical insurance, visa fee etc) shall
be met by the Department of Science & Tech-
nology whereas the local hospitality ie food,
accommodation and local transport in South
Africa etc will be supported by the (MOST
South Africa) for the entire duration of stay
in South Africa.
3rd BRICS YS Conclave Programme:
The 3rd BRICS YSF programme will in-
clude the following activities:
• Three Parallel Sessions on the Thematic
Areas: Energy, Water and Social science
• BRICS Young Women in Science Dia-
logue
• BRICS Young Innovator Prize
• BRICS Young Programmer Competi-
tion
• Workshop on Youth Innovation and En-
trepreneurship
• Seminar on Science Diplomacy, Advice
and Communication
Parallel Sessions on Thematic Areas:
The parallel thematic sessions will specifi-
cally address issues related to the following-
topics:
• Energy – The Present and Future Energy
Imperatives of BRICS Economies
• Water – The Strategic Importance of
Water Resources in the Context of Cli-
mate Change
• ICT – The Impact and Challenges of
Modern ICT Technologies on Youth
Identity and Cultural Choices
BRICS Young Women in Science Dia-
logue:
The BRICS Young Women in Science Dia-
logue will seek to:
table water scarcity, environment and climate
change, poverty, affordable health care for
billions, etc. A vast majority of these tasks
demand engineering intervention and techno-
logical innovation. A clarion call was made by
the Honourable President and Prime Minister
to address all engineering and technological
challenges faced by the nation through a na-
tion-wide unique initiative called IMPacting
Research INnovation and Technology (IM-
PRINT) launched on November 5, 2015 from
the Rashtrapati Bhavan. IMPRINT India
was a multi-stakeholder mission programme
aimed at bridging the gap between scientific
knowledgebase created through fundamental
and applied research and fruitful translation
of the same through engineering invention
and technogical innovation for the betterment
of society.
What is IMPRINT-2?
IMPRINT-India initiative was both novel
and unique. Despite unprecedented interest,
wide spread enthusiasm and unique scope
and utility of the initiative, a need was felt to
sharpen the focus, streamline the process of
review and allotment, and showcase the fruits
of innovation pursued and achieved through
IMPRINT in public domain by creating a
‘knowledge portal’. Thus, IMPRINT has now
graduated into the next edition, IMPRINT-2,
with wider scope, simpler guideline for par-
ticipation and better synergy among investi-
gators, partners and collaborators. It is also
• Provide a platform for young women
scientists and researchers to discuss
pertinent issues and challenges in in-
stitutions of higher learning and the
workplace, in terms of career choices
and mobility, and equality and empow-
erment; and
• Discuss country perspectives and ap-
proaches on practical solutions to these
challenges at the institutional and policy
levels.
BRICS Young Innovator Prize
The BRICS Young Innovator Prize is in
special recognition of young talented entre-
preneurs and researchers, whose outstanding
innovations (inventions, products, apps and
services) will make a profound impact on the
socio-economic environment and conditions
of life in BRICS societies today.
BRICS Young Programmer Competition
The BRICS Young Programmer Competi-
tion will invite talented young programmers
from the BRICS countries to use their unique
programming talents and skills to solve com-
plex problems and challenges of the future
under the theme “Programming Tomor-
row’s Solutions”.
Workshop on Youth Innovation and En-
trepreneurship
The workshop on youth innovation and en-
trepreneurship will discuss practical experi-
ences and seek to address questions such as
“how to set up an innovation ecosystem for
the youth/ and how the BRICS countries
can support each other in this strategic en-
deavour?” In addition, it will also examine
questions related to the translation of the
research work outcomes of young scientists
into marketable products and services and
the creation of sustainable innovative start-
ups. An important outcome of the workshop
could be an agreement to set up a platform for
BRICS young innovators.
realised and appreciated that IMPRINT-2
should be undertaken in a more inclusive
manner by expanding the catchment of im-
plementing institutions, by adopting a more
demand-driven strategy of solution develop-
ment and by incorporating the specific exter-
nalities of the states of India so as to make
end-user translation and technology adoption
easier. SERB in the DST is proposed to be
made the nodal agency for implementing the
IMPRINT-2.
Scope of IMPRINT-2
In order to simplify and streamline the pro-
cess, attract wider participation of stakehold-
ers including industry and sharpen the focus,
a new and revised version of IMPRINT,
IMPRINT Round 2 has now been envisaged
which will be steered jointly by MHRD and
Department of Science & Technology (DST)
(through Science and Engineering Research
Board, SERB). Core mandate of IMPRINT-2
will remain as:
• Develop products/processes and viable
technologies for addressing the identi-
fied challenges in the different domains
• Formulate and develop focused trans-
lational projects against identified tech-
nology thrust areas by various stake-
holder ministries
• Evolve new technology transfer models
for enabling technology diffusion to in-
dustry and stakeholders
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Seminar on Science Diplomacy, Advice
and Communication
Science diplomacy is key in international
collaborations and indispensable for the de-
velopment of young scientists’ careers. The
seminar will seek to contextualise the role
and importance of science diplomacy, advice
and communication in young scientist net-
works and career development and point to
the need to establish a BRICS Young Scien-
tists Research Network to enhance communi-
cation and coordination of young researchers
in BRICS countries.
Selection process:
The selection of Indian participants for par-
ticipating in the BRICS YS Forum 2018 shall
be made by an Expert Selection Committee
to be constituted by DST. The selection shall
be based on the assessment of information
provided by the applicant in the application
form and the reference letters.
Up to 30 participants shall be selected by
the Department of Science and Technology
(Govt. of India) and the final list of partici-
pants shall be forwarded to the Department of
Science & Technology (DST), South Africa.
Submission process and timeline:
A complete set of application consisting of:
a) One complete set of original application
duly forwarded by Head of the Institute in
prescribed format (Annexure-I) along with a
copy of brief CV must be submitted latest by
1700 Hrs on 30th April 2018 to:
Dr D. Suba Chandran, PhD
Professor & Dean
National Institute of Advanced Studies
(NIAS)
Indian Institute of Science Campus
Bangalore-560012, INDIA
Ph: 91-80-22185142 (Office-Direct);
• Continuously monitor and refine the
challenges and gaps in the various
technology domains and map the same
against the needs and strengths of the
stakeholder ministries vis-à-vis academ-
ic and R&D institutions
• Align the programmers and projects
with the needs of various industry sec-
tors and the States of India in order to
achieve end-user translation
• Facilitate building capability and com-
petence in identified technology thrust
areas in the various HEIs and universi-
ties in order to plug the demand-supply
gap of human resources in specific areas
of need.
• The faculty members and researchers in
all Government of India funded Higher
Education Institutions (HEIs), especial-
ly IITs/NITs/IISERs/IIITs/CUs, who are
pursuing research in engineering and
technology are eligible to submit pro-
posals in IMPRINT-2 as the Principal
Investigator (PI).
• IMPRINT-2 shall maintain an appropri-
ate inventory of stakeholder needs and
map the same against various products/
technologies/knowledgebase likely to
be developed under the initiative.
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Important features of IMPRINT-2:
• Principal objective is to translate knowl-
edge into viable technology
• About 425 projects with up to Rs 2 crore
budget will be supported
• MHRD and DST are equal partners to
steer the scheme
• IMPRINT-2 is open to all MHRD fund-
ed HEIs / CFTIs
• 27 ministries of GoI remain partners of
IMPRINT-2
• Projects with industry support will be
preferred
Eligibility
Who can apply
The faculty members and researchers in all
Government of India funded Higher Educa-
tion Institutions (HEIs), especially IITs/NITs/
IISERs/IIITs/CUs, who are pursuing research
in engineering and technology are eligible to
submit proposals in IMPRINT-2 as the Prin-
cipal Investigator (PI).The PIs should be con-
fident of developing and demonstrating new
and novel technology solutions borrowing
from already established and documented
knowledge base. The following points will be
given priority during the project evaluation:
The PIs should be confident of developing
and demonstrating new and novel technolo-
gy solutions borrowing from already estab-
lished and documented knowledge base. The
Are you on the look for govt trainee op-
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didates are encouraged to apply online for
the trainee vacancies that are available at
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Check
out the details on the same below:
Name of the Position : Trainee
Place : New Delhi
Disciplines : Medical Science
No.of.Posts : 23 (1 and 22 respectively)
Remuneration :
• Graduate Engineer Trainee:
A consolidated amount of Rs. 35,000 per
month shall be provided.
following points will be given priority during
the project evaluation:
• Projects which address any of the
‘themes’ identified by one of the 10
Technology Domains and ‘topics’ pro-
posed by stake holder Ministry or De-
partments.
• Projects which qualify as translation-
al research initiatives leading to viable
technology, prototype or working model
development.
• Projects with industry participation or
startup company involvement that may
lead to developing commercially viable
products and thereby creating jobs.
Implementation of IMPRINT-2:
The SERB (Science and Engineering Re-
search Board) of the Department of Science
& Technology (DST) would be the nodal
agency for implementing the IMPRINT-2 in-
itiative working along with the National Co-
ordinator (Prof. Indranil Manna, IIT Kharag-
pur) of IMPRINT. The SERB will create a
separate vertical (Steering Committee) under
its overall set up with allocated resources and
a time bound action plan for selection, fund-
ing and management of research projects un-
der IMPRINT-2.
Nature and quantum of support:
Two successive calls for proposal will be is-
sued during 2018 and 2019 for projects with
JOBS
• Science Graduate Trainee:
A consolidated amount of Rs. 35,000 per
month shall be provided.
• Diploma Trainee:
A consolidated amount of Rs.30,000 per
month shall be provided.
Educational Qualifications:
• Graduate Engineer Trainee
Persons having B. Tech in engineering or
equivalent in relevant subject, the details of
which are provided in Annexure I, granted
by a University or Institute recognized by the
State Govt. or Central Govt.
• Science Graduate Trainee
Persons having Graduation in natural
sciences or equivalent in the relevant subject,
the details of which are provided in Annexure
II, granted by a University or Institute recog-
nized by the State Govt. or Central Govt.
up to 36 months duration. Projects with clear
translational objective and mandate and with
industry support in cash will be preferred.
While financial support for project staff, con-
tingency, consumables and domestic travel is
permissible, support under equipment head,
particularly for expensive and sophisticated
equipment purchase and facility creation will
be discouraged. Utilization of funds must
comply with GFR 2017, C&AG audit rules
and purchase norms of the host institution.
How to Apply:
For successful online submission of the ap-
plication the following points may be noted:
• All applications for IMPRINT-2 will
be submitted online through SERBOn-
lineportal of SERB.
• Applicant should first register into the
SERBOnline website . click here to reg-
ister
• After successful registration , user will
be sent a confirmation mail on regis-
tered emaiID .User must click on the url
provided in the mail to confirm registra-
tion.
• After log-in, go to Menu –> Proposal
Submission –> Form Submission. Se-
lect scheme “Impacting Research Inno-
vation and Technology (IMPRINT-2)”
and Click on “Start Submission” button.
• Some of the details of proposal like Co-
PI and Collaborator(s) details, Indus-
trial partners, Technical details, Budget
23 GOVT TRAINEE VACANCIES WITH
STIPEND @ BUREAU
OF INDIAN STANDARDS (BIS)
• Diploma Trainee
(a) A Diploma in Engineering or Technolo-
gy in the relevant subject, the details of which
are provided in Annexure III, granted by a
State Council or Board of Technical Educa-
tion established by a State Government.
(b) A Diploma in Engineering or Technolo-
gy in the relevant subject, the details of which
are provided in Annexure III, granted by a
University.
(c) A Diploma in Engineering or Technol-
ogy in the relevant subject, the details of
which are provided in Annexure III, granted
by an Institute recognized by the State Govt.
or Central Govt. as equivalent to (a) and (b)
above.
Medical:
Essential – B. Tech (Biomedical Engg /Bi-
otechnology) or equivalent qualification in
April 3rd, 2018.
(Manpower,Consumables,Travel,
Equipment, Contingency, Overheads),
reference materials have to be entered at
the time of proposal submission.
• Biodata of Principal Investigator has to
be uploaded in single PDF file not more
than 10 MB .
Important timeline/dates / Selection and
notification:
The call for submission of preliminary pro-
jects proposals for IMPRINT-2 (in prescribed
format) will be opened and remain opera-
tional through an on line submission portal
(www.serbonline.in) from 23rd March 2018
to 10th April 2018. The PIs of the shortlisted
projects will be invited after May 11, 2018
to submit the final and detailed project pro-
posal (through the same on line portal in a
prescribed format) within a month. The pro-
posed important time lines are as follows:
• Call for proposal: 23 Mar to 10 Apr,
2018 (submission through on line por-
tal)
• Registration of PI: 23 Mar to 10 Apr,
2018
• Peer review: 10-30 April, 2018
• Review meetings: 1-10 May, 2018
• Announcement of shortlisted proposals:
May 11 (Technology day)
• Final proposal: June 1-30, 2018
• Final peer review: July 1-31, 2018
• Final selection: Aug 1-15, 2018
relevant discipline.
Science:
Essential : B.Sc. Chemistry / Microbiology
How to Apply:
Applications are to be submitted online
only. Eligible candidates may apply online on
the link provided on BIS website www.bis.
gov.in, from 26 March 2018 to 25 April 2018.
Note: BIS reserves the right to Revise/Re-
schedule/Cancel/Suspend the process with-
out assigning any reasons. The decision of
BIS shall be final and no appeal shall be en-
tertained.
Last date of online application is 25 April
2018
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April 3rd, 2018.
MSc biochemistry government jobs va-
cant at CPCB – Central Pollution Control
Board. Central Pollution Control Board is
hiring msc biochemistry candidates for jrf
and srf vacancies. CPCB – Central Pollu-
tion Control Board Recruitment 2018 for
msc candidates. Check the details on the
same below:
Central Pollution Control Board
(Ministry of Environment, Forest & Cli-
mate Change) ‘Parivesh Bhawan’ East Ar-
jun Nagar, Shahdara,
Delhi-110032.
Position I
Job Title : Senior Research Fellows (SRF)
No.of.Posts : 05
Monthly Emoluments : Rs.28000 PM +
HRA (as Per DST norms.)
ICT – Institute of Chemical Technology
is hiring freshers from an msc microbi-
ology and biotechnology background for
Research Assistant vacancies. Institute of
Chemical Technology recruitment 2018
for msc candidates. Freshers jobs for msc
candidates at ICT. Check out details on
the recruitment below:
Job Title : Research Assistant
No.of.Posts : 02
Project Title : “Research & Development
of Chloroplast Derived Enzyrne Mixtures”
Principal Investigator : Prof. A. M. Lali
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Qualifications:
Essential Qualifications : Post graduate
degree in (Bio-Chemistry/ Environmental
Sc.) with NET/GATE qualification. AND 02
years experience in relevant field (preference
will be given to the candidate having expe-
rience in the field related to qualitative and
quantitative assessment of physico-chemical
and biological and environmental parameters
for surface water bodies, ETP/STP/CETP,
ground water Environment, Industrial Pollu-
tion abatement, Prevention & Control having
exposure in sugar, paper & pulp, tannery,
distillery and textile, Inventorisation of pol-
lution sources, working experience in NABL
accredited environmental laboratory, envi-
ronmental data management, analysis, vali-
dation, interpretation and inference).
Sponsor : DBT-CEB/Technology Transfer
Remuneration/Fellowship : Rs. 15,000/-
p.m.
Qualifications:
Position I – Masters in Microbiology ( Expe-
rience : Fresher – trained for microbial isola-
tion & culture maintenance)
Position II – Masters in Microbiology/Bio-
technology, M.Tech.(Bioprocess Technolo-
gy) &
M.Chem.Engg. (Experience : Fresher)
10+ MSC BIOCHEMISTRY RESEARCH GOVT
JOB RECRUITMENT @ CPCB
Position II
Job Title : Junior Research Fellows (SRF)
No.of.Posts : 05
Monthly Emoluments : Rs.25000 PM +
HRA (as Per DST norms.)
Qualifications:
Essential Qualifications : Post graduate
degree in Basic Sciences (Bio-Chemistry/
Environmental Sc.) with NET/GATE quali-
fication.
How to Apply:
The eligible/qualified candidates can
“WALK IN FOR INTERVIEW” at the ven-
ue, on date and time mentioned below. While
appearing for interview, the candidates are
required to submit an APPLICATION FORM
FRESHERS JOB : MSC RESEARCH
ASSISTANT POST @ INSTITUTE
OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
How to Apply:
The project fellow will be appointed initially
for one year and the tenure may be extend-
ed based on performance for the subsequent
period. All appointments are terminated with
end of the project.
Interested candidates should send their appli-
cations including cover letter, Curriculum
vitae by email (research.assistant@staff.ict-
mumbai.edu.in). Please mention in the sub-
ject of email “Application for the post of Re-
search Assistant”
Project Name :
DBT-CEB/Gencrest LLP. The applications
should reach before 31st March,2018 along
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duly signed and pasted with a recent colour
passport size photograph in aforesaid men-
tioned performa and duly self-attested one set
photocopies of all degree/Academic Qual-
ification certificates/Mark lists/Experience
Certificate etc. should be attached with this
form. Candidates will be required to produce
Certificates/Testimonials in original at the
time of interview. Registration shall close at
the scheduled time, therefore, candidates are
advised to reach the venue 15 minuted before
the scheduled time.
Walk-In Details:
• Date of Interview – 07th April, 2018
• Registration Time – 10:00 AM – 11:00
AM (Candidates reporting after 11:00
AMwill not be allowed for interview)
• Venue of Interview – Central Pollution
Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, East
Arjun Nagar, Near Karkardooma Court,
Shahdara, Delhi – 110032.
with cover letter, Curriculum vitae.
The interview will be held on 6th April, 2018
at 2.00 p.m. in DBT-ICT Centre for Energy
Biosciences, Institute of Chemical Technol-
ogy, Matunga, Mumbai 400019. Selection
will be based on an interview conducted by a
committee. The recommendation of the com-
mittee will be final.
No TA/DA will be provided to appear for this
interview.
Application Deadline – before 31st
March,2018