BRIC-NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL GENOMICS
(An Autonomous Institution of the Government of India)
P.O.: N.S.S., Kalyani 741251
West Bengal
Advertisement No. NIBMG/ACADEMIC/PRJ RECTT/2024-25/421 Date: 18-03-2025
Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG) Kalyani is an Institute of Government of
India, Ministry of Science & Technology, Department of Biotechnology. The Institute has created
the necessary physical infrastructure and critical platform technologies to support research,
translation and trainingin biomedical genomics.
Applications are invited for the position of Project Linked Persons for extramural projects to
be executed by the National institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani. Selected applicants will
be appointed up to 30th September 2025.
The tenure of appointment may be extended
depending on performance and availability of funds.
Project Name: Title: Diabetic Retinopathy Microbiome Study-India (DRMS-India)
Principal Investigator’s name: Dr. Souvik Mukherjee
Research Description: Diabetes affects 10% of Indian adults, with diabetic retinopathy (DR)
impactingup to 20%, causing irreversible vision loss in 4%. Current DR treatments often have
low success rates and lengthy procedures. Recent research in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
highlighted links between gut bacteria and DR in those with diabetes. The DRMS aims to deepen
this connection by analyzing stool samples from people with diabetes, diabetes-related
retinopathy, and those without health issues. Participants will provide stool and blood samples
at no cost. Stool DNA analysis will identify bacteria, while blood tests will assess diabetes levels
and related conditions routinely checked in diabetics. This study seeks to shed more light on
the role of gut bacteria in DR progression for better understanding and potential treatment
advancements.
In this project the Senior Project Associate applicant will be responsible for handling high
throughput human and microbiome sequence data on a daily basis. He/she will catalogue the
changes in bacterial, viral, and fungalcomposition and its gene families, pathways from human
microbiome samples using whole shotgun metagenome sequencing along with highlighting the
novel interplay between host and metagenomic correlates in diseased individuals.
Senior
Project
Associate
M.Sc./ M.
Tech in Life
Science or
equivalent
with atleast 4
years hands on
research
experience in
bioinformatic
analysis of
genomic/meta
genomic data
or Ph.D.in Life
Science or
equivalent
with expertise
in
bioinformatics
of
genomic/meta
genomic data
2. Age limit of
40years as on
last date of
application
1. Hands-on
experience in DNA
sequence data
analysis from
FASTQ files,
particularly on
Human genomic or
Metagenomic
samples using
standard data
analysis pipeline.
2. Proficiency in
Shotgun
Metagenomics and
16S rRNA Gene
Sequence data
analysis
3. Good knowledge
in Perl/Python,
Linux, and R
programming
4. Proficiency in
English and good
communication
skills
1. Analysis of DNA, RNA
sequence files from
massively – parallel
sequencing
platforms, and
preparing summaries
and reports of data
analysis.
2. Performing day-todaystatistical analysis
on the analyzed data
and assisting the
Project PI for data
interpretation and
coordination with
other participating
centers
3. Development of
newer analysis
pipelines focusing on
human genomic and
metagenomic data
analysis
4. Management of the
documents and
procurement of the
items pertaining to
the project
42,000/- +
27% HRA =
53,340
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