The Department of Biological Sciences was established in 2008 as the newest department at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS). It currently offers a PhD programme in Biochemistry and MSc programmes in Biochemistry and Biophysics, with more than 198 students having graduated from these programmes to date. The department continues to expand its academic offerings by developing new fields of study and higher-level educational programmes in modern biological and interdisciplinary sciences. Both MSc and PhD programmes are course- and research-oriented, with research projects designed along experimental and/or theoretical lines. Research areas currently being pursued in the department include Folding and Stability of Proteins and Nucleic Acids; Protein Aggregation and Amyloid Formation; Enzyme Research; Antibacterial Peptides; Biological Membranes; Drug Design; Drug-DNA Interactions; Photoproteins; Recombinant Vaccines; Radiation Therapy of Cancer Cells; Stem Cells; Organoid Technology; Mathematical Modelling of Biological Processes; and Computational Biology.

A. Biochemistry

• MSc (File 1)
• PhD (File 3)

B. Biophysics

• MSc (File 2)
• PhD (in progress)