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School of Biology

Head, School of Biology

Dr Nishant KT
Associate Professor
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ACADEMIC PROFILE

  • Associate Professor, IISER-TVM, 2017-present
  • Assistant Professor, IISER-TVM, 2011-2017
  • Research Associate, Cornell University, USA - 2008-2010
  • Postdoctoral fellow, Cornell University, USA - 2005-2008
  • Ph.D from Dept. of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-2005
  • M.S in Biological Sciences from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-2000
  • B.Sc(H) in Biochemistry from Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University-1997

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

  • Visiting Professor, Osaka University, 2018
  • Wellcome Trust-DBT Intermediate Fellow, 2012-2017
  • Visiting scientist, Osaka University, DST-JSPS exploratory exchange, 2014
  • Co-PI, Centre for Computation, Modelling and Simulation (CCMS), A Centre of Excellence in Frontier Areas of Science and Technology supported by MHRD
  • Co-organizer, International Chromosome Stability meetings at Trivandrum (2012, 2016) and Bangalore (2014, 2018)
  • Post doctoral fellowship, Cornell University, USA, September 2005 – 2010
  • Best Poster award, 72nd Annual meeting, Society of Biological Chemists (India), 2003
  • Best Poster award, 70th Annual meeting, Society of Biological Chemists (India), 2001
  • Senior Research fellow, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 2002-2004
  • Junior Research fellow, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 2001-2002

Latest

AnnouncementIntegrated Ph.D. and Ph.D. Admissions Starting from August 2020

AnnouncementInformation about IISER BS-MS Admission 2020

RecognitionMechanisms underlying vascular regeneration in damaged aerial organs

EventBiology Across Kingdoms symposium series

RecognitionDr. Nishant K.T invited as a Guest Editor for the journal Yeast

RecognitionSpecial mention for Jervis Fernandes for poster presentation at APDRC

RecognitionBCI Student Research Scholarship awarded to M. Baheerathan

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Kerala, India.

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