Ph.D. Program in Biology
The Department of Biology at Ashoka University invites students to carry out cutting-edge research through its PhD program in Biological Sciences. The university offers fully funded fellowships to select candidates. We are recruiting PhD candidates for the academic session 2026-2027 in the following thematic areas:
- Nanoscale spatial genomics and Epigenetics of Inflammaging
- Communication and quantitative cognition in zebrafish and insects
- Immune dynamics in targeted therapy for ALK+ lung cancer
- Tumor Immunology and Epigenetics
- Computational Disease Genomics and Precision Health
- Single-molecule imaging of bacterial transcription
- Sex differences, Evolutionary Quantitative Genomics, Genetic basis of human complex disorders
- Evolution of the Immune System
- Exposomics and health: addressing the multi-stressor impacts on health
- Stem cell biology & computational omics (Spatial/Single-cell/algorithms)
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Soft matter, Biophysics, Liquid-Liquid phase separation, Single-molecule dynamics
- Molecular mechanisms of circadian clocks, their regulation and physiological significance
- Conservation genomics
- Human Immunology; Dendritic cell biology; Autoreactive inflammation
- Infectious Disease Glycobiology
- AI/ML; multi-omics; Precision Medicine
- Paleo-ecology
- Behavioural Ecology and Evolution
- AI/ML to study energy-metabolism
- Mitochondrial inhibitors as cancer therapeutics
- Neuroscience of Sleep
These thematic areas encompass the diversity in biological systems – in both length and complexity. State-of-the-art research facilities and a unique liberal arts environment allow PhD students at Ashoka University to work on interdisciplinary research projects drawing on the expertise of faculty members within and beyond the Biology Department.
The Principal Investigators listed below will be recruiting PhD students in the admission cycle for the academic year 2026-2027.
- Ajay Labade
- Bittu K R
- Rama Akondy
- Deblina Raychaudhuri
- Tanmoy Roychowdhury
- Abhishek Mazumder
- Anasuya Chakrabarty
- Imroze Khan
- Poornima Prabhakaran
- Kedar Natarajan
- Shraddha Karve
- Sandeep Ameta
- Sougata Roy
- Balaji Chattopadhyay*
- Dipyaman Ganguly
- Kavita Agarwal*
- Pradeep Tiwari
- Meghna Agarwala
- Manvi Sharma
- Kasturi Mitra
- Krishna Melnattur*Â
Eligibility: MSc/BTech/MTech/MBBS/MPharm, and a Valid National Eligibility Test Score (JGEEBILS/CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR/GATE/INSPIRE). Candidates without a valid national eligibility test score who wish to pursue a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; candidates with an MBBS degree and without a valid national eligibility score are eligible to apply for an online written examination at Ashoka University.
