Dr. Anirban Banerjee
for being invited to serve on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Bacteriology.
Welcome to the Department of
Biosciences and Bioengineering
A strong research and teaching program in Biosciences and Bioengineering
nurtured by active collaboration between biologists, medical scientists,
physical scientists and engineers
In-person (offline) Written test and Interviews are scheduled on 6th, 7th and 8th December 2023
About Us
The Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering (BSBE) is a nodal center for applying science and engineering principles to further fundamental knowledge and applications in biology and biomedical engineering. BSBE aims to create an ambience for the smooth pursuit of scholarly activities in research and education, to make an international impact, and to produce future leaders in the field of Biosciences and Bioengineering.
Faculty of BSBE are from a variety of background viz., basic sciences, applied sciences and engineering, and are pursuing diverse teaching and research activities in biological sciences and biomedical engineering. The core of the department consists of 25+ faculty members.
BSBE currently is offering three academic programs viz., 2-year M.Sc. (Biotechnology), 2-year M.Tech. (Biomedical Engineering) and Ph.D. IIT Bombay provides students meeting certain requirements to convert from M.Sc. to M.Sc.-Ph.D. and from M.Tech. to M.Tech.-Ph.D.
Faculty Recruitment
We invite applications for faculty positions from Indian and Foreign Nationals in Systems-level Biomedical Engineering in the following areas:
- Medical Instrumentation
- Medical Signal & Medical Image Processing
- Physiological Systems Modelling
- Data Science for Biomedical Engineering
For further information on advertisement, areas of specialization, and eligibility criteria click here
Achievements and recognitions
Dr. Rahul Purwar
Cell and gene therapy, NexCAR19, developed by Dr. Rahul Purwar and his group has now received approval from CDSCO (Central Drugs Standard Control Org.), Govt of India, for the treatment of r/r B-cell lymphomas and leukemia.
Dr. Anirban Banerjee
for receiving the S. Ramachandran National Bioscience Award for Career Development of the Department of Biotechnology, Govt of India
Dr. Debjani Paul
Sickle cell diagnosis technology has been licensed
Dr. A. Banerjee
for receiving the SERB Science and Technology Award for Research (SERB-STAR) 2023.
Dr. S.K. Maji
for receiving the Prof. S.C. Bhattacharya Award for Excellence in Pure Sciences 2022 (SCB)
Dr. A. Banerjee
for receiving the Professor Rita Mulherkar Lecture Award, a recognition given to outstanding Indian Cell Biologists.
Dr. S.K. Maji
for receiving the SASTRA-Obaid Siddiqi Award for life science.
Dr. D. Paul
joined editorial team of ‘PLoS Global Public Health’ and also started as associate editor in ‘Bioengineering and Translational Medicine’.
Dr. S. Srivastava
book on Proteomics has been published by CRC press
Dr. Ranjith P.
for being elected as a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc)
Dr. S. Mukherji
for being elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences (NASI)
Dr. R. Srivastava
for being elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS)
Dr. R. Purwar
CAR-T cell therapy developed by Dr. Purwar and his team at BSBE, IITB has shown such encouraging safety and efficacy results.
Dr. S.K. Maji
for being elected as a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
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