Two professors from the University of Hyderabad (UoH) have received the prestigious ‘Har Gobind Khorana Innovative Young Biotechnologist Fellowship (IYBF)’ for 2023-24. This honor is awarded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
The fellowship comes with research grant support and a cash award. The recipients are Dr. M Shyam Lal, an Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Biology, and Dr. Manjari Kiran, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Systems and Computational Biology, both at UoH.
Dr. Shyam Lal’s research focuses on using advancements in nanotechnology and drug delivery for biomedical purposes. His team is working on solutions for challenges related to varicose veins, wound healing, and antibiotic resistance.
Dr. Manjari Kiran’s research group is dedicated to studying non-coding RNAs and understanding how RNA modifications affect their regulation. Her team is also developing easy-to-use scientific tools that are publicly available. These tools help in analyzing next-generation sequencing data, making bioinformatics predictions, and understanding the molecular factors involved in human health and disease.
