We are looking for students to work in the following projects:
1. Understanding defence responses of ancient fern, P. aquilinum (Max-Planck - India (DST) Partner group project)
This project involves traveling to field sites within India to collect plant material and surveying for insect herbivores. Volatile and nectar analysis by GCMS techniques.
Qualifications: M.Sc (Graduate trainee) and PhD (for Postodoc) in Chemistry/Ecology/ Botany or any other Biological Sciences. CSIR-JRF is desirable but not absolutely necessary. Experience in field work in Western Ghats will be highly valuable.
2. Chemical Synthesis and Characterization of plant secondary metabolites
This work will involve synthesis of several interesting plant secondary metabolites such as alkaloids and terpenoids. We will focus on metabolites from fern and castor plants. The project will also involve extraction and characterization of these natural products from plants.
Qualifications: M.Sc (for Graduate trainee) and Phd (for Postdoc) in Organic Chemistry/Bioorganic Chemistry/Analytical Chemistry or any other branch of Chemical Sciences. The project requires extensive synthetic chemistry knowledge and the ability to work independently designing the chemical synthesis. Good experience in NMR data interpretation is necessary. Prior experience in natural product synthesis either in Academics or Industry is desirable not madatory.
3. Isolation of insect elicitors (HAMPs) that trigger plant responses
This project will include collecting insect larval oral secretions and screening for molecules that trigger defence responses in plants. The response monitored will be phytohormone up-regulation. This work involves rearing, collection and analysis of larval oral secretions.
Qualifications: M.Sc (for Graduate trainee) and Phd (for Postdoc) in preferably Analytical Chemistry or any other branch of Chemistry or Biological Sciences (Biochemistry/Entomology/Ecology). The project requires good knowledge of plant hormones and insects. Hand-on experience on analytical techniques like solvent extraction, partitioning and other sampling techniques is essential. Good knowledge of MS techniques (especially LCMS) is desirable.
The details about individual projects and duration can be asked via email. Please send detailed CV, list of references and a short research proposal on your research interests via email to [email protected]. Queries on short and long-term student internships can be sent directly via email.
1. Understanding defence responses of ancient fern, P. aquilinum (Max-Planck - India (DST) Partner group project)
This project involves traveling to field sites within India to collect plant material and surveying for insect herbivores. Volatile and nectar analysis by GCMS techniques.
Qualifications: M.Sc (Graduate trainee) and PhD (for Postodoc) in Chemistry/Ecology/ Botany or any other Biological Sciences. CSIR-JRF is desirable but not absolutely necessary. Experience in field work in Western Ghats will be highly valuable.
2. Chemical Synthesis and Characterization of plant secondary metabolites
This work will involve synthesis of several interesting plant secondary metabolites such as alkaloids and terpenoids. We will focus on metabolites from fern and castor plants. The project will also involve extraction and characterization of these natural products from plants.
Qualifications: M.Sc (for Graduate trainee) and Phd (for Postdoc) in Organic Chemistry/Bioorganic Chemistry/Analytical Chemistry or any other branch of Chemical Sciences. The project requires extensive synthetic chemistry knowledge and the ability to work independently designing the chemical synthesis. Good experience in NMR data interpretation is necessary. Prior experience in natural product synthesis either in Academics or Industry is desirable not madatory.
3. Isolation of insect elicitors (HAMPs) that trigger plant responses
This project will include collecting insect larval oral secretions and screening for molecules that trigger defence responses in plants. The response monitored will be phytohormone up-regulation. This work involves rearing, collection and analysis of larval oral secretions.
Qualifications: M.Sc (for Graduate trainee) and Phd (for Postdoc) in preferably Analytical Chemistry or any other branch of Chemistry or Biological Sciences (Biochemistry/Entomology/Ecology). The project requires good knowledge of plant hormones and insects. Hand-on experience on analytical techniques like solvent extraction, partitioning and other sampling techniques is essential. Good knowledge of MS techniques (especially LCMS) is desirable.
The details about individual projects and duration can be asked via email. Please send detailed CV, list of references and a short research proposal on your research interests via email to [email protected]. Queries on short and long-term student internships can be sent directly via email.