1. PHD ADMISSIONS BROCHURE APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FROM SUITABLY QUALIFIED AND HIGHLY MOTIVATED STUDENTS WILLING TO PURSUE RESEARCH IN DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, HYDERABAD IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1. BIOMEDICAL IMAGING 2. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 3. BIOMATERIALS 4. NANOMEDICINE 5. REGERATIVE MEDICINE

2. MINIMUM ELIGIBITY CRITERIA First class or 60% marks (55% marks for S C/ST) in Master’s Degree in Science/Eng ineering / Technology M.Tech./M.E./M.S.(Engineering/Techn-- ology) degree with first class or equivalent in the respective or allied areas. Candidates with Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology or Master’s degree in Sciences in an allied area and possessing a valid GATE score may also apply. For those who have not yet completed their qualifying examination, marks up to the 7th semester/ 3rd year (for B.Tech. students) and 3rd semester/ 1st year for PG students will be considered. Candidates with CSIR-NET-JRF / UGC- NET-JRF award for Research fellowship or equivalent or GATE Qualification are encouraged to apply Optional: Candidates with some knowledge/experience of Material Science/ Synthetic chemistry would get preference to biomaterials, nanomedicine and tissue engineering streams. Please note that more stringent criteria may be used based on the marks in previous degrees in short-listing candidates to be called for interview

3. BIOMICROFLUIDICS Micro and Nano Scale flows and particle/cell interactions, Biomolecule transport and Mesoscale Properties, Dissipative Particle Dynamics (DPD) simulation, Micro- Nano Fabrication of Lab-on-a Chip devices and Biosensors. BIOMEDICAL IMAGING Novel non-invasive bio-imaging techniques, Coherence imaging and microscopy techniques, Molecular contrast agents and Targeted molecular imaging, Nanoparticles, Targeted drug delivery and Bio-photonics applications Dr. HARIKRISHNAN UNNI Dr. SUBHA NARAYAN RATH BIOMATERIALS Evaluation of biomaterials inside in vitro and in-vivo surrounding for their possible application. Molecular analysis of the process of angiogenesis and osteogenesis. Study of biomaterial-stem cell interaction for differentiation of cells in specific pathways. RESEARCH AREAS Dr. RENU JOHN

4. RESEARCH AREAS. ENGINEERING NANOMATERIALS AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE (ENARM LAB)(ENARM LAB) Regenerative Medicine, Oral Care, Diagnostic and Therapeutic, Drug and Biomolecules delivery, Stem cell (MSC, iPS) engineering Dr. Jyotsnendu Giri

5. GENERAL INFORMATION Financial support will be provided to all Indian students enrolled in the Full time Ph.D. programme provided they do not receive any other form of financial assistance Residency requirement is compulsory for external registrants to complete the required course cred its (a minimum of four (4) courses) in the first year Selection criteria: Selection process is purely merit based and candidate will be tested in interview Apply online: Application is accepted online, Create login id for applying online on IITH website www.iith.ac.in/phdadmissions Contact details: Dr. RENU JOHN Department of Biomedical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad, Yeddumailaram, Ordinance Factory Estate, Medak, Andhra Pradesh-502205, Email: renujohn@iith.ac.in Phone: 040-23016097 www.iith.ac.in. www.biomed.iith.ac.in. Email:bme_admissions@iith.ac.in