PMDCB Lab

Plant Molecular & Developmental Cell Biology (PMDCB) lab led by Dr. Subramanian Sankaranarayanan works on understanding the molecular basis of pollination in plants

MUSE Lab

Medical Ultrasound Engineering (MUSE) co-led by Prof. Karla Mercado-Shekhar lab works on developing and translating innovative ultrasound-based techniques to aid in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases.

Neurodegeneration and Peptide Engineering Research Lab

DB Lab

The Bhatia lab uses the principles of DNA nanotechnology and bionanotechnology to develop materials for translational applications in stem cells and regenerative therapeutics

Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Laboratory

The Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Lab, led by Dr Mukesh Danka works at the interface of medicine, biology, chemistry, and materials science. Their highly interdisciplinary and collaborative research focuses on the fabrication of translatable technologies to solve unmet clinical problems.

CLOCK Lab

Computational Lab of Circadian Komplexes (CLOCK) led by Prof. Ashutosh Srivastava works on deciphering the molecular mechanism of Circadian rhythms using different approaches such as Integrative modeling, Mathematical modeling, Network biology, etc.

MoBiL Lab

Molecular Biology (MoBiL) lab led by Dr. Sharmistha Majumdar works on understanding the molecular basis of transposable elements and investigating their physiological and pathological relevance

HoMeCell Lab

HoMeCell Lab led by Prof. Umashankar Singh is interested in the evolution of cellular homeostasis, focusing on the human gene CGGBP1

MCCL

Dr. Thiruvenkatam’s laboratory integrates the principles of various biological approaches such as molecular biology, biochemistry and biophysics 

News & Updates

ADMISSION ALERTS

IIT Gandhinagar invites applications from BTech students from select institutes for its Early Admit MTech programme beginning in July 2025. Click here

Application deadline: March 26, 2025, 5:00 pm

AWARDS

BioThon 2025, organized as a hackathon for biologists by Gujarat Biotech University (GBU). Four final-year M.Tech students—Sneha Swain, P. Chithra, Anwesha Behera, and Aryaman Ghosh—won the ‘Rising Star Award’ for their innovative concept of a bioreactor system that could be implemented on an industrial scale with minimal modifications to existing machinery.

ADMISSION ALERTS

IIT Gandhinagar invites applications from highly motivated students for admission to its multiple PhD programmes for the academic year 2025-26 (Semester I).

Regular PhD programme- Click here

Special PhD admissions- Click here

PhD CDP programme- Click here

Start Early PhD programme- Click here

ACHIEVEMENTS

Congratulations Shruti Mathur for securing the Khorana Scholarship !!

EVENTS

CoLab 2025 at IIT Gandhinagar was a resounding success! This one-day Industry Open House brought together industry leaders and academia under one roof, our department showcased groundbreaking work.

 

AWARDS

Akash Chandra has been awarded the CIRE Award from the Committee for International Research and Education (CIRE) of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

Congratulations Akash!!

“I joined HoMeCell Lab in the Department of Biological Science and Engineering at IIT Gandhinagar. The diverse course work offered at the department enhanced my understanding of the cancer biology and molecular biology.”

“Dr. Umashankar Singh, my PhD advisor, have been very supportive and lab environment was full of inspiration. I graduated in December 2020 and joined Applied Tumor Genomics Program at Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland for postdoctoral research. I am studying the role of transposable elements in gene expression regulation in cancers.”

Divyesh Patel, Postdoctoral Researcher, Applied Tumor Genomics Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland

“The M.Tech program at IITGN offered me an exceptional academic journey, fostering a deep understanding of biomedical engineering principles and techniques. Thrilled to have studied and researched at the MUSE Lab, where my work on Doppler ultrasound imaging was truly transformative. Proud to have been part of such groundbreaking research!”
After his MTech thesis with Prof. Karla Mercado-Shekhar, Hari joined a PhD position at the University of Montreal, Canada.
Hari Nair, Doctoral researcher at University of Montreal, Canada.