Description

A basic biology course for first-year engineering background. The course would provide a basic understanding of biological concepts and also motivate students why understanding biology and bioengineering are crucial by illustrating several applications.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

Standard X, XI, and XII, First Year Engineering (BE/B.Tech) Students, B.Sc students Science Background but the course is open to all.

INDUSTRY SUPPORT

GE Healthcare, Pall Life Sciences, Thermofisher Scientific

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Prof. Sanjeeva Srivastava Dr. Sanjeeva Srivastava is a Professor and group head of the proteomics laboratory at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Alberta and post-doc from the Harvard Medical School in the area of proteomics, stress physiology and has specialized expertise in applications of data-enabled sciences in global health, developing countries, and resource-limited settings. He joined IIT Bombay in 2009 as an Assistant Professor and currently working as Professor. Current research in his group centers on biomarker and drug target discovery and deciphering the protein interaction networks in complex human diseases (gliomas) and infectious diseases (malaria) using high throughput proteomics, protein microarrays, and mass spectrometry. Dr. Srivastava is an active contributor to global proteomics science and innovation. He serves on the Executive Council of Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) and Proteomics Society, India (PSI). He has organized three successful international conferences & workshops at IIT Bombay PSI-2014, Targeted Proteomics International Symposium in 2015 and 2018. He has published four special issues as editor, Proteomics in India for Journal of Proteomics; Proteomics Research in India for Nature India, Protein Arrays for Proteomics and Neglected Tropical Infectious Diseases for Proteomics Clinical Applications. Having an extensive teaching experience at IITB and experience conducting proteomics courses at CSHL, New York provided him with the background to increase proteomics education for the global community. One of his special contributions has been the development of e-learning resources (MOOC mass spectrometry and interactomics courses; Virtual Proteomics Laboratory). He has made the first-ever proteomics documentary Proteomics: Translating the Code of Life and Human Proteome Project (HPP). He has directed HUPO Perspective in Proteomics video interview series, which is hosted on the HUPO website. Recently we have signed an MOU on clinical proteogenomics cancer research with National Cancer Institute, along with Tata Memorial Centre and India has now become the 12th country to join the International Cancer Proteogenome Consortium (ICPC). Dr. Srivastava continues to develop proteomics & omics science and innovation together with and for the next generation of keen students, researchers, and the research and education commons in Asia and the global OMICS community. Click here to view Faculty Profile: http://www.bio.iitb.ac.in/~sanjeeva/ About the Instructor: https://youtu.be/sb4faypvWwk