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The Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering (BSBE) was established in September 2001 with the aim of providing a multidisciplinary research and teaching program in modern biology and bioengineering. The department offers both undergraduate (B.Tech) and postgraduate programs (M.Tech and Ph.D) and the faculty conduct research in diverse areas of basic and applied biology. Research interests of the department include cell & molecular biology, genetics & developmental biology, structural & computational biology, bioinformatics, bioremediation, tissue engineering and bioprocess engineering. The department has developed extensive research facility and infrastructure to support the teaching and research activities.

29/09/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Prof Nitin Mohan and his PhD students Deepak Khushalani and Joydipta Kar from BSBE, IIT Kanpur, along with Saman and Aayushi from . Lipi Thukral’s lab at CSIR-IGIB, on their recent publication in EMBO Reports:
“LC3 forms functional nanoclusters on autophagosomes”

In an exciting collaborative study with the labs of Dr Lipi Thukral (CSIR-IGIB) and Dr Anirban Banerjee (IIT Bombay), the researchers uncover a fundamental paradigm in autophagy: LC3 is not uniformly distributed across membranes; rather, it self-assembles into functional nanoclusters.

🔬 Key findings:

Using a combination of coarse-grained MD simulations and super-resolution STORM imaging, the study captured nanoscale LC3 "islands" organized on autophagosomes.
2. LC3 nanoclusters colocalise with PI (3)P lipid nanodomains, which are governed by a distinct protein motif.
3. Disrupting this clustering interface directly impairs autophagosome motility and compromises intracellular bacterial clearance (xenophagy).

The significance of these findings is further highlighted by an accompanying News & Views article from the Hurley Lab at UC Berkeley.

🔗 Read the research article: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s44319-026-00931-0
💡 Read the News & Views: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s44319-026-00930-1
🔬 Know more about the Prof Nitin Mohan’s research group: https://www.bioresolutionlab.org/

/Wellcome Trust India SERB

24/09/2026

🧬 25 Years of BSBE | Celebrating Discovery, Innovation & Possibilities

What does BSBE mean to its students?
It is a place where biology meets engineering, ideas meet innovation, and curiosity drives discovery.

For 25 years, the Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering at IIT Kanpur has been fostering an environment where students and researchers explore diverse questions across the life sciences and engineering — from understanding biological systems to developing innovative technologies and solutions for real-world challenges.

In this special video, our students share what makes BSBE unique and reflect on the multidimensional research and learning happening across the department.

As we celebrate 25 years of BSBE, we celebrate the people, ideas, discoveries, and collaborations that have shaped our journey — and the exciting possibilities that lie ahead.

🎉 25 Years of BSBE — Celebrating the Journey, Inspiring the Future!

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23/09/2026

🎉 Celebrating 25 Years of BSBE | Invited Speakers

As the Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering (BSBE), IIT Kanpur, celebrates 25 years of excellence, we are delighted to welcome a group of scientists, academicians, and leaders for a series of engaging talks and discussions.
Our invited speakers will bring diverse perspectives spanning molecular biology, GPCR signaling, neuroscience, microbiology, translational research, metabolism, infectious diseases, bioengineering, and science entrepreneurship.
We look forward to insightful scientific exchanges and conversations that reflect the breadth and evolving impact of biological sciences and bioengineering.
📍 IIT Kanpur
🎉 BSBE 25-Year Celebration | BSBE Day 2026
We warmly welcome the BSBE community, alumni, students, researchers, faculty, and friends to join us in celebrating this milestone.

22/09/2026

🎓 Celebrating 25 Years of BSBE | Our Alumni, Our Legacy

As BSBE, IIT Kanpur, marks 25 years of discovery, innovation, education, and impact, we are delighted to welcome back members of our alumni who have carried the spirit of BSBE into diverse fields across academia, research, industry, healthcare, consulting, and public service.
Our alumni are an integral part of the BSBE journey. Their accomplishments, contributions, and continued connection with the department reflect the many ways in which the foundations built at BSBE have evolved into meaningful careers and impactful work. From pioneering research and scientific discovery to leadership in academia, industry, healthcare, and beyond, their journeys embody the interdisciplinary spirit that has shaped BSBE over the past 25 years.

As part of the BSBE Silver Jubilee celebrations, we are pleased to have several distinguished alumni join us at IIT Kanpur as we come together to celebrate the journey, reconnect with old friends and colleagues, and look towards the future.

🧬 25 Years of BSBE: Celebrating the Journey. Inspiring the Future.
📅 25–27 September 2026
📍 IIT Kanpur, India

Mehta Family Center for Engineering in Medicine
Abhijeet Ghode Srivastava Awadhiya Jangir Tripathi Kathuria Prashar Agarwal . Ram Prakash Gupta, M Tech, PhD
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

21/09/2026

🎉 Celebrating 25 Years of BSBE | IIT Kanpur 🎉
The Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering (BSBE) at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur proudly celebrates 25 years of discovery, innovation, education, and impact.
Founded with the vision of bringing biological sciences and engineering together, BSBE has grown over the past quarter-century into a vibrant interdisciplinary community of faculty, students, alumni, researchers, and collaborators—advancing the frontiers of biomedical science and bioengineering.
This Silver Jubilee offers an occasion to reflect on the journey that has shaped BSBE: its scientific contributions, educational excellence, innovations, and, above all, the people integral to its growth. It is equally an opportunity to look ahead—to imagine new possibilities emerging at the intersections of biology, engineering, medicine, and rapidly evolving technologies.
25 Years of BSBE: Celebrating the Journey. Inspiring the Future.
To commemorate this milestone, BSBE will also explore the emergent thematic area:
🧬 Cell-Level Discovery to System-Level Innovation in Biomedical Science
📅 25–27 September 2026
📍 IIT Kanpur, India
We warmly invite our alumni, colleagues, collaborators, students, and friends to join us in celebrating this landmark in BSBE’s journey.

16/09/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Ramasubbu Sankararamakrishnan !

The Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, IIT Kanpur, is delighted to congratulate Prof. Ramasubbu Sankararamkrishnan on his election as a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), effective January 2027.
Prof. Sankararamkrishnan's pioneering research in membrane protein biophysics, protein structure and evolution, molecular interactions, and drug design has made significant contributions to the field of structural biology and biomedical research.

We are proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition of his outstanding scientific contributions.

🔬 Know more about the research group: https://home.iitk.ac.in/~rsankar/

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24/08/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Prof Appu Kumar Singh and his team on their recent publication, “Non-canonical pore architecture underlies constitutive gating of human retinal TRPM1,” published in Nature Communications.

The study provides important structural and functional insights into TRPM1, a calcium-permeable ion channel essential for retinal signalling and night vision. The findings reveal an unexpected pore architecture and shed new light on the mechanisms underlying its constitutive activity.

🔗 Read the paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-76454-y

🔬 Know more about the research group: https://sites.google.com/view/aksinghlab/home

04/08/2026

Heartiest congratulations to Prof. Ashwani Kumar Thakur on being awarded the Arun Kumar Endowed Faculty Chair 2026 at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

Prof. Thakur's research advances our understanding of amyloid diseases by exploring the molecular mechanisms of amyloid formation, identifying novel plant amyloids, and translating fundamental discoveries into impactful biomedical applications. His work is paving the way for improved diagnostic tools and innovative therapeutic strategies for amyloid-related disorders.

05/09/2022

The three-year tenure of Prof. R. Sankararamakrishnan as Head of BSBE Department has ended on 31/Aug/2022. Prof. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay has taken over as the new Head of BSBE Department on 1/Sep/2022 for a duration of three years. Prof. R. Sankararamakrishnan handed over the charge and welcomed the new Head of BSBE department. BSBE thanks the outgoing Head Prof. Sankar and wishes the new Head Prof. Amitabha !!

31/08/2022

Dr. Mohit Kumar Jolly, an alumnus of BSBE Department, has been selected for the Young Alumnus Award (YAA) by IIT-Kanpur for the year 2022. Young Alumnus Award has been instituted to recognize those Alumni who are less than 40 years of age and achieve exemplary recognition and distinguish themselves during the early stages of career in their chosen domain bringing glory to their alma mater.

Dr. Jolly did his B.Tech (2006-2010) and M.Tech (2010-2012) in BSBE. He is currently Assistant Professor in the Centre for BioSystems Science and Engineering at Indian Institute of Science Bangalore. His broad research area is cancer systems biology.

Congratulations to Dr. Jolly from all of us !! BSBE is proud of our alumni achievements and we wish Dr. Jolly many more such laurels in the future.

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