INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI
NEW DELHI 110016
PhD, MTech, MS (R) and MDes Programmes
(Semester I, 2017-2018)
M.S. (Research)
Biochemical Engg. & Biotechnology
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D.) :
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
Department of Biochemical Engg. & Biotechnology [Code BEZ]
Microbial and Enzyme Engineering: Analysis and design of microbial and enzyme reactors for
production of industrially important products such as biofuels, industrial enzymes, biopolymers, organic
solvents, biofertilizers and biopesticides etc.; development of bio-sensors for detection of various analytes; Whole cell catalyzed biotransformations.
Bioseparation and Downstream Processing: Membrane based separation processes, chromatographic
separation processes, Membrane processes for water recycle.
Metabolic engineering: Application of metabolic engineering principles for the development of cell
factories for the production of important metabolites including renewable chemicals and therapeutic
compounds.
Animal and plant cell culture: Development of cell culture techniques for cultivation of plant and animal
cells in specialized reactors for production of therapeutic compounds.
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Environmental Biotechnology: The development of reactors and processes for stabilization of organic
and industrial wastes; Laccase engineering for treatment of textile effluents; Effect of environmental
factors on microbial community dynamics.
Biochemistry and molecular biology: Industrial enzymes, development of recombinant clones for over- production of enzymes and metabolites, development of expression systems in bacteria and yeasts, Human
therapeutics production in yeast, bioenergetics and biological molecular machines, Nanoparticle-based
drug delivery and protein-based nanodevices, cancer biology, microRNA biology.
Bioinformatics and Genomics: Genome editing with programmable nucleases; analysis and
interpretation of next-generation sequencing data; traditional home-medicine and cancer big data analysis.
Biophotonics: Development of fluorescence and optical imaging methods for detection of single
molecules to the whole cell. Application of these methods for biosensing of pathogenic microbes and
cancer cells.
Submission of online application commences on March 09, 2017 (12.00 noon)
Last date for submission of online application and application fee March 31, 2017 (04.00 pm)
Range of dates for Test / Interview May 15, 2017 - June 16, 2017
Date of Orientation and Registration for new students July 21-22, 2017
Commencement of classes July 24, 2017
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