National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, NABI

Qualification : Post graduate degree in Basic Science Or Graduate/Post Graduate in professional course selected through a process described through any one of the following
a) Scholars are selected through National Eligibility Tests-CSIR UGC NET including Lectureship (Assistant Professorship) and GATE.
b) The selection process through National level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments and their agencies and institutions such as DST, DBT, DAE, DOS, DRDO, MHRD, ICAR, ICMR, IIT, IISc, IISER etc.

1) Project Title: Unraveling epegentic mechanisms triggering cognitive dysfunction in hepatic encephalopathy-role of nutraceuticals
Desirable Experience: - Experience in working with rodents especially mice, rodent behaviour analysis, surgeries, cell culture techniques, real time RT-PCR, western blotting, immunohistochemistry, basic understanding of bioinformatics tools with strong knowledge in basic concepts of neuroscience and biochemistry.

2) Project Title: “Targeting Vacuolar Phosphate Transporter (SPX-MFS) genes for improving Phosphate Use Efficiency (PUE) in rice”.
Desirable Experience: - Enthusiastic for research and with a proven track record of research in the area of agricultural biotechnology and molecular biology.

3) Project Title: “A Ketogenic Diet Approach to Reverse Sexually Dimorphic Neuroimmune, Neurovascular and Neurobehavioral Response to Chronic Sugar Withdrawal
Desirable Experience: - Experience in working with rodents especially mice, rodent behaviour analysis, stereotaxic surgeries, cell culture techniques, real time RT-PCR, western blotting, immunohistochemistry with strong knowledge in basic concepts of neuroscience and biochemistry. Basic understanding of data analysis tools like Graphpad Prism and other bioinformatics tools will be plus.

4. Project Title: “Unraveling the role of plastidial transporters in regulation of amylose biosynthesis in bread wheat”
Desirable Experience: - Proven experience in plant molecular biology (including real-time PCR, cloning, protein purification), plant tissue culture and/or genetic transformations. Along with this, the candidate should have strong basic biology concepts and dedication towards research.

Project Title: “Encapsulation of anthocyanin from colored wheat for food and nutraceutical applications”
Principle Investigator: Dr. Maninder Meenu

M.Tech/M.Sc. in Biotechnology or equivalent degree in Life Sciences or B. Tech in Biotechnology/Food Technology with Minimum 55% marks.

Desirable Experience: - Extraction of phytochemicals, biochemical analysis, functional food development.