1. B4YoungScientistProgram
WorkshoponSyntheticBiology
January 21-
February 2
2019
Venue:
IBAB,
Bengaluru
CALL FOR
APPLICATIONS
Thistwo-weekimmersioncoursewillintroducethestudentstosomeofthemost
excitingdevelopmentsintheareaofSyntheticBiologyandadvancedtechniques
involvedingenomeengineeringandbuildingmetabolicpathwaysthrough
didacticlecturesandhands-onsessions.
The students are expected to stay on campus for the duration of the work-
shop.Travel and lodging costs for selected students will be covered. Class size
limited to 25 students.
ELIGIBILITY
Advanced undergraduates (at least two years of study) and early graduate
students from a science/technology institution of higher education in
India are encouraged to apply.
APPLY
Please submit:
• One-page current resume/CV.
• One to two-page statement of interest, in which you describe the
rationale for pursuing this course and what you hope to gain from it.
• Most current academic transcript(s) or Marks cards from higher sec-
ondary.
• Two letters of recommendation.
Apply at https://mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/b4-young-scien-
tist-program-2019/
Applicationswillbereviewedbyaninterdisciplinarypaneloffacultyat
Harvard,IBAB,IISERandotherpartnerinstitutionsinIndia.Thedecisionofthe
panelwillbefinal.
Questions:SavithaGAnanth,ProgramManagersavitha_ananth@fas.harvard.edu
B4
This course has been made possible through
a collaboration between The Lakshmi Mittal
and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard
University, Cambridge, USA, IBAB, Bengaluru,
and IISER, Pune, India and is funded by the
Department of Biotechnology,
Government of India.
B U I L D I N G
B H A R A T B O S T O N
B I O S C I E N C E S
P R O G R A M
Deadline to Apply
November30,2018
