Panjab University Chandigarh Biophysics Department

Hi I would like to have the information about Department of Biophysics set up at Panjab University as well as the courses offered and the details of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff?

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The Department of Biophysics was set up in the year 1964 with a dream to reinforce the field of Basic Medical Sciences of Panjab University. It started with Electro-Physiology, Radiation Biophysics and Electron Microscopy.

Aside from the customary ranges in Biophysics, for example, Cell and Molecular Biophysics, Radiation Biophysics, Membrane Biophysics and Neuro-Biophysics, the Department had put in endeavors lately to move into new rising territories, for example, Bioinformatics, Molecular Imaging, Translational research in Cancer, Molecular Medicine and Nuclear Medicine.

It is the main division in India, which offers both undergrad and postgraduate courses in the teach of Biophysics (Honors School). The division additionally offers great research openings prompting to the honor of Ph.D. degree. The courses being offered to three years B.Sc. (Respects School) and two years M.Sc. (Respects School) understudies in biophysics are arranged in a path to give an expansive base in the subject and can be acknowledged in the various fields of biomedical sciences. The office is additionally effectively included in coordinated efforts with different branches of different Universities/Institutes for multidisciplinary inquire about.

Names of programmes offered:
UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.( UG, PG, Ph.D. D.Sc.)

Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved :
UG programme : Deptt. of Biochemistry, Microbiology, Chemistry, Physics, Statistics, Mathematics, Zoology
& English

Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.:
Research programmes (M.Sc. Part II & Ph.D.) in collaboration with PGIMER,
IMTECH, CSIO and NIPER.

Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned, filled and actual

Category
Sanctioned Permanent
Filled
Number of Vacant Positions
Number of positions filled temporarily

Administrative Staff
7
5
2
2

Technical Staff
18
7
9
2
Faculty & Staff



Contact Details:

Mohan Lal Garg
Chairperson
Department of Biophysics
South Campus
Basic Medical Science, Block II
Panjab University
Sector 25
Chandigarh, U.T. - 160014
India
Telephone: +91 172 2534119
E-mail: chairpersonbiophysics@pu.ac.in