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Studentship in Dibrugarh University

Applications are invited from eligible candidates for the following purely temporary position of Studentship under DBT funded Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility (BIF), Centre for Studies in Biotechnology, Dibrugarh University. Studentship – 01 (one post) purely temporary for a period of six months. Salary : Rs.5000/- p.m. fixed. Essential Qualification : Pursuing Post Graduate degree in Biotechnology /Bioinformatics or any other branch of Life Sciences. Desirable Qualification : Prior knowledge of programming languages such as C, VB, SQL etc. and software/database development, Bioinformatics tools etc. How to apply : Applications, neatly typed on plain paper, stating the name, address, date of birth,educational qualifications and experiences, email ID along with attested photocopies of mark sheets and certificates should reach the Coordinator on or before 31st Aug 2011. Application may be sent by Email to dibruuniv.btisnet@nic.in or bifdibruuniv@gmail.com . Complete applicati

JRF position at Dibrugarh University.

Applications are invited from eligible candidates for the following purely temporary position of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) under DBT funded Institutional Biotechnology Hub (IBT-Hub), Centre for Studies in Biotechnology, Dibrugarh University. Junior Research Fellow (JRF) – 01 (one post) purely temporary for a period of three years Salary: Rs.12, 000/- (consolidated) + HRA. Essential Qualification : Post Graduate degree in Biotechnology/Life Sciences. Desirable Qualification : Candidates having research experience in microbial physiology/Biochemistry as evident from published work/project work. How to apply: Applications, neatly typed on plain paper, stating the name, address, date of birth, educational qualifications and experiences, email ID along with attested photocopies of mark sheets and certificates should reach the Coordinator on or before 31st Aug 2011. Application may be sent by Email to dibruuniv.btisnet@nic.in or bifdibruuniv@gmail.com. Complete application should be

SOME INSTITUTE FOR SUMMER TRAINING/FINAL YEAR DISSERTATION/INTERNSHIP..

Center For Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) <http://www.ccmb.res.in/>. Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) <http://www.cdriindia.org/> Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) <http://www.cftri.com/> Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), <http://www.cimap.res.in/> Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) Chennai <http://www.clri.org/> Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB)<http://www.igib.res.in/> Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT),<http://www.ihbt.res.in/> Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB)<http://www.iicb.res.in/> Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), <http://www.iictindia.org/> Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH)<http://imtech.res.in/> Indian Toxicology Research Center (ITRC) <http://www.itrcindia.org/> National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) Pune <http://www.ncl-india.org/> National Environmental Engineering Resear

A Virus to Kill a Virus

Dr. Pin Wang's lentiviral vector latches onto HIV-infected cells, flagging them with what is called "suicide gene therapy" -- allowing drugs to later target and destroy them. "If you deplete all of the HIV-infected cells, you can at least partially solve the problem," said Wang, chemical engineering professor with the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. The process is analogous to the military practice of "buddy lasing" -- that is, having a soldier on the ground illuminate a target with a laser to guide a precision bombing strike from an aircraft. Like a precision bombing raid, the lentiviral vector approach to targeting HIV has the advantage of avoiding collateral damage, keeping cells that are not infected by HIV out of harm's way. Such accuracy has not been achieved by using drugs alone, Wang said. So far, the lentiviral vector has only been tested in culture dishes and has resulted in the destruction of about 35 percent of existing HIV cell