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Autophagy research

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved intracellular degradation process that is important for health and disease.

Main Areas of Interest

Yeast autophagy, mammalian autophagy, 3D cell culture autophagy, xenophagy, mitophagy, aggrephagy

Techniques You Will Learn

Yeast, and mammalian culture: culture, transformation, autophagy assays both biochemical and microscopy based. Xenophagy using Salmonella and/or Listeria, Mitophagy assay and aggregate degradation assays.

Curriculum

Concepts of autophagy, addressing distinct stages of autophagy flux, setting up experiments, controls, execution, data acquisition and statistical analysis, interpretation, and conclusion.

Accommodation

If available on campus accommodation; or can be arranged in very close locality.

Fees and Program Logistics

This program has the following durations available:

Duration	Fee
2 weeks	$500.00
6 weeks	$750.00
12 weeks	$1,000.00

This program allows Merit Applications. If you successfully are awarded a merit application - Trialect will take care of all bench and service fees, but you will have to take care of travel and accommodation. All applications will be scrutinized under the merit category. Considering 50 million health professionals around the world, the chances of getting selected under the merit category would be very low.

Who Can Apply

Sound basics in cell and molecular biology and biochemistry. Enthusiasm and curiosity.

Host Details

Host Name: Ravi Manjithaya

Affiliation: Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Address: Jakkur

Website URL: https://www.jncasr.ac.in/

Disclaimer:It is mandatory that all applicants carry workplace liability insurance, e.g., https://www.protrip-world-liability.com (Erasmus students use this package and typically costs around 5 € per month - please check) in addition to health insurance when you join any of the onsite Trialect partnered fellowships.