Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering : Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

The Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) was established in November 2002 to contribute the fascinating and emerging area of biological sciences. It has both undergraduate (B.Tech.) and postgraduate (M.Tech. and Ph.D.) academic programmes. The Department is unique in North-Eastern India, imparting quality education and providing an excellent research environment through its ongoing programmes. It imparts training for students to make them competent, motivated engineers and scientists.

News

Ms. Himanshi Devi, a PhD scholar under the supervision of Prof. R Swaminathan, has won the Student Research Achievement Award for her Poster presentation at the 70th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society held during 21-25 February 2026 at San Francisco, California, USA. New

Apr 1, 2026

Sonu S S, a research scholar under the supervision of Prof. Latha Rangan, have been awarded the Best Poster Presentation Award under the theme “Biotechnological Innovations for Crop Improvement” at the Two-Day National Conference on “Advances in Biochemistry and Biotechnology for Nutritional Security in the Era of Climate Change,” held from 27–28 February 2026 at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar. New

Mar 5, 2026

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Notification

Eligibility Criteria for PhD admission in the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering New
Apr 2, 2026
Time Table for January - May 2026 session New
Dec 17, 2025

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Academic Programmes

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

Doctoral

Post Doctoral

Recent Publications

1. Ayushi Rehman; Raja Tamilselvan; Priyanka Yadav; Sourabh Chakrabarty; Pitter F. Huesgen; Kusum Kumari Singh
Proteomics uncovers distinct gene regulatory functions of the paralogs MAGOH and MAGOHB in cell proliferation,
BBA - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms vol., no. , pp.-, [2026]

2. Ayushi Rehman, Ajay Narwade, Kusum Kumari Singh
CRISPR-based genome editing to endogenously distinguish the paralogs MAGOH and MAGOHB,
GENE REPORTS vol.38, no. , pp.-, [2025]

3. Naorem Bela Devi and Kannan Pakshirajan
Diversifying product portfolio of syngas fermentation in addition to ethanol production by using Clostridium species,
Bioresource Technology vol.427, no. , pp.-, [2025]

4. Gourabh Chatterjee and Kusum K. Singh
Slicing through the Secrets of FokI: Structure, Function and Innovation,
Integrated Publications vol., no.978-93-5834-713-5 , pp.-, [2025]

5. Kumari S and Kumar M
The ClpA chaperone and the two adaptor proteins modulate the fate of the model substrate tagged with a SsrA-degron of Leptospira,
Biochemical Journal vol., no.bcj-2025-3143 , pp.1-23, [2025]

6. Gourabh Chatterjee and Kusum K. Singh
Editing the Future: Ethical Challenges of Therapeutic Use, Germline Modification and Human Enhancement with CRISPR,
Integrated Publications vol., no.978-1-83635-584-7 , pp.-, [2025]

7. Ayushi Rehman, Raja Tamilselvan, Henrique Baeta, Gourab Chatterjee, Kusum Kumari Singh
An EJC-independent novel isoform of MAGOH: the MAGOH-∆37 isoform and its interactome capture,
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications vol., no. , pp. 152540-, [2025]

8. Sourabh Chakrabarty, Sayan Roy, Soumyadip Sarkar, Kusum K. Singh
RNA-protein interaction techniques - A historical and comparative analysis,
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms vol., no. , pp.-, [2025]

9. Yadav, P., Singh, K.K.
Molecular Cloning, Expression, and Generation of UPF3B-3′UTR Stable Expression Mammalian Cell Line.,
Current Progress in Biochemical, Biomedical, and Physical Sciences. RIC 2024. Springer, Singapore. vol., no.978-981-96-9342-9 , pp.-, [2025]

10. Ngiimei SD, Tamuli R
CDF family of zinc transporters ZRC-1, MSC-2, and ZRG-17 are involved in survival at high zinc conditions, vegetative development, and cellulase utilization in Neurospora crassa,
Journal of Biosciences vol.49, no.12 , pp.-, [2024]

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Awards and honours

Dr Shirisha Nagotu, "Mid-Career Lady Gerontologist Award (Biogerontology) of the Association of Gerontology India (AGI)", [2024]
Prof. Biman B Mandal, "Top Cited Author Award by IOP Publishing, for his impressive work published in Biofabrication journal", [2023]
Prof. B Anand, "S. Ramachandran-National Bioscience Award for Career Development" by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. The award includes a cash prize of Rs. 200,000 and research grant worth Rs. 1500000 (Rs. 500,000 per year for a duration of 3 years)", [2023]
Prof. Utpal Bora, "Appointed as a Member, Board of Research Studies, Mizoram University for 2 years", [2022]
Prof. Biman B Mandal, "Featured in the book published by Vigyan Prasar titled 75 under 50: Scientists Shaping Today's India", [2022]
Sonu S S, "Best Poster Presentation Award under the theme “Biotechnological Innovations for Crop Improvement” at the Two-Day National Conference on “Advances in Biochemistry and Biotechnology for Nutritional Security in the Era of Climate Change,” held from 27–28 February 2026 at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar", [2026]
Soham Basu, "Third prize in poster presentation competition in the recently concluded Japan-NER Academy-Industry Technology Cooperation Symposium held at IIT Guwahati from 9-10th March 2026", [2026]
Deepa Mehta, "1st position in oral presentation in IAVMICON 2026 conference, held in Shirwal, Pune from 26th to 27th February 2026", [2026]
Ragavan Chandrasekar, "'Best Oral Presenter' award (Theme: Air and Water Management for a Healthy Planet) at the International Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development 2025, held from 3rd February to 6th February 2025 at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. ", [2025]
Krishna Kant Pachauri, "1st position in the oral presentation category (Theme: Plant Tissue Culture and Entrepreneurship) at the 46th Annual Meeting of Plant Tissue Culture Association India and a Symposium on Current Trends and Challenges in Plant Biotechnology (CTCPB-2025), held at the Department of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani Goa Campus, Goa, on February 24-26, 2025. ", [2025]