ABOUT THE SCHOOL
The School of Bio Science (BS) has been established to facilitate cutting-edge research and education in the fields of biological and biomedical sciences.

This school builds on the strong tradition of interdisciplinary research in IIT Kharagpur. Our multi-disciplinary approach will ensure diverse areas of research that include studies at the level of molecules (biochemistry, biophysics, molecular & structural biology) to organisms (cellular and developmental biology, epigenetics, microbiology and immunology).

A major focus of our research is the discovery of therapeutic strategies for various human diseases based on our fundamental molecular and cellular biology research. We will study many important diseases including, but not limited to, tumor & cancer, autoimmune diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, heart and respiratory diseases, diabetes and tuberculosis.

Chairperson

​Prof. Nihar Ranjan Jana
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has long standing interests in research and education at the interface of life science and technology. Considerable amount of interdisciplinary research is underway involving various Departments, Centers and Schools such as Biotechnology, Medical Science & Technology, Advanced Laboratory for Plant Genetic Engineering, Agriculture & Food Engineering, Mechanical/Chemical Engineering as well as the basic science departments of Chemistry and Physics. To integrate these research activities and to give a boost to a comprehensive bioscience oriented education and research, the Institute has recently established a School of Bio Science.

​This School will add further momentum to the growth of academic and research programs in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Health-care Technology, Computational biology and Drug Design and Delivery and to initiate new research activities in the interdisciplinary areas of bioscience and engineering disciplines. The School has a mandate to produce new breed of trained manpower for educational institutions, R & D organizations and pharmaceutical industries. 

RESEARCH

The overarching goal of this school is to elucidate the structure and function of biological molecules that influence the physiology of an organism, and more importantly apply these basic findings to the discovery of novel therapeutic solutions for various human diseases to enhance human health.

NEWS / ANNOUNCEMENTS​

Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D Program

Admissions for the Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D Program in “Chemical and Molecular Biology” for 2022 is closed
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PhD and Postdoctoral positions

Currently we are hiring for PhD and Postdoctoral positions. Please contact the PI via email whose lab you are interested in.
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GALLERY

In Focus

Prof. Arindam Mondal Develops Novel Technology for COVID-19 Rapid Test

Molecular Virology lab of the School of Bioscience lead by Prof. Arindam Mondal, in collaboration with Microfluidics lab of the Department of Mechanical Engineering lead by Prof. Suman Chakraborty has developed a low-cost portable rapid diagnostic device which can detect the presence of viral RNA in a span of one hour. This first-of-its-kind device has the potential to bring the testing for COVID-19 out from the walls of expensive laboratories and RT-PCR machines and enable testing for the under-served community across the world at an affordable rate.
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PHONE

Office: +91-322-284550
Head: +91-322-284574​

ADDRESS

School of Bioscience,
1st and 2nd floor, Life Science Building
Diamond Jubilee Complex
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur​​
West Bengal, India. PIN: 721302

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