Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation
L V Prasad Eye Institute
Hyderabad
Research Positions Available
Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation (HERF) which is the research arm of the L V Prasad Eye
Institute, Hyderabad (LVPEI) is a DBT Centre of Excellence for Translational Research on Eye
Diseases. We have a basic research faculty of 12 working in all areas of eye biology and vision, 40
clinical faculty and about 20 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Our research is funded by
DBT/DST/CSIR/ICMR as well as international agencies such as the Wellcome Trust UK,
Champalimaud Foundation Portugal, NIH USA, VISION CRC of Australia, and several bi-national
collaborative programmes. We are recognized by the University of Hyderabad and BITS-Pilani for the
Ph.D. degree programme.
We are looking to recruit research personnel in the areas of interest given below. Positions are
available for immediate recruitment, and will be filled following interviews.
Sl. No. Position Qualification Experience
1 Junior Research Fellows* M.Sc. Fresh or 1 year experience
preferred
2 Project Fellows* M.Sc. Fresh or 1 year experience
preferred
3 Technician B.Sc. + MLT/DMLT Fresh or 1 year experience
*Those having CSIR/UGC/ICMR-NET-JRF or lecturership qualification are preferred for these
positions.
The areas of research where these positions are:
1. Genomics, Transcriptomics and Proteomics
(a) MicroRNA profiling and characterization in age-related eye diseases and their responses to
therapy
(b) Genetic analysis of retinal dystrophies
(c) Role of vitreo-macular adhesions in AMD
(d) Identification of biomarkers for risk prediction and disease progression in diabetic retinopathy.
2. Cell Biology and Stem Cell Biology
(a) To study the role of myofibroblast/stem cells in corneal wound healing responses:
(b) Deciphering the immunological and wound healing markers for better homeostasis and
survival after limbal stem cell transplantation
(c) Finding suitable sources of stem cells for deriving corneal endothelial cells for transplantation
(d) Functional evaluation of mutations in corneal endothelial dystrophy
3. Microbiology
(a) Characterization of clinical isolates of fungi (Candida sps./Fusarium sps.)
(b) In vitro and in vivo pathogenesis studies of fungal isolates
(c) Molecular diagnostics of ocular Infections
(d) Determination of innate immune responses in microbial keratitis.
For further details on the research work, list of publications and other relevant matters kindly visit the
website www.lvpei.org, and click on ‘research’. Please send your detailed CV and research interest
to Elena D. Roopchandra, Assistant Director-BHERC, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Road Number 2,
Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034; e-mail ID: elena@lvpei.org on or before 5 July 2015.
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