Biology is essentially an interdisciplinary field and is in the forefront of modern physics and information sciences. The goal of this school is to:
(i) expose undergraduate students from mathematics, physical sciences and engineering backgrounds to exciting problems in biology through research talks by biologists, physicists and computer scientists. Topics include: the structure and function of biomolecules; the organization of cells; the development of organisms from embryos to adults; the structure and function of the brain; populations and ecosystems; and aspects of evolution.
(ii) provide pedagogical instruction on a range of mathematical topics, so that students will be better prepared to enter Ph.D. programmes in computational biology, systems biology, biophysics, and related areas. Topics include: biophysics and soft-matter physics, ranging from aspects of molecules to those of cells and tissues; information processing and decision making, at the level of cells or of the brain; stochastic processes in molecules or populations; genetic networks and feedback systems; biomechanics and robotics.
Schedule:
Day/Time | 8:15 - 9:30 | 9:30 - 11:00 | 11:00 - 11:30 | 11:30 - 1:00 | 1:00 - 2:00 | 2:00 - 3:30 | 3:30 - 4:00 | 4:00 - 5:00 | 5:00 - 7:30 | 7:30 - 8:15 |
Monday, 17th | Breakfast | Shashi Thutupalli | Tea/Coffee | Shashi Thutupalli | Lunch | Shashi Thutupalli | Tea/Coffee | Anjana Badrinarayanan | Project work | Dinner |
Tuesday, 18th | Breakfast | Kripa Gowrishankar | Tea/Coffee | Kripa Gowrishankar | Lunch | Kripa Gowrishankar | Tea/Coffee | Madan Rao | Project work | Dinner |
Wednesday, 19th | Breakfast | Kavita Jain | Tea/Coffee | Kavita Jain | Lunch | Tutorial | Tea/Coffee | Radhika Venkatesan | Project work | Dinner |
Thursday, 20th | Breakfast | Supreet Saini | Tea/Coffee | Supreet Saini | Lunch | Supreet Saini | Tea/Coffee | P. V. Shivaprasad | Project work | Dinner |
Friday, 21st | Breakfast | Priya Iyer | Tea/Coffee | Priya Iyer | Lunch | Priya Iyer | Tea/Coffee | Panel Discussion | Project work | Dinner |
Saturday, 22nd | Breakfast | Game design | Tea/Coffee | Game design | Lunch | Game design | Tea/Coffee | Open slot for discussion | Project work | Dinner |
Sunday, 23rd | Break |
Monday, 24th | Breakfast | Venkat Ramaswamy | Tea/Coffee | Venkat Ramaswamy | Lunch | Venkat Ramaswamy | Tea/Coffee | Hiyaa Ghosh | Project work | Dinner |
Tuesday, 25th | Breakfast | Mohit Kumar Jolly | Tea/Coffee | Mohit Kumar Jolly | Lunch | Mohit Kumar Jolly | Tea/Coffee | Project work | Project work | Dinner |
Wednesday, 26th | Breakfast | Student Presentations | Tea/Coffee | Student Presentations | Lunch | Departure |
Key: Pedagogical Lectures (Green); Tutorials (Blue); Reserach Talks (Yellow); Game Design Session (Purple).
List of Speakers & Topics for Pedagogical Lectures:
Shashi Thutupalli (Simons-NCBS) - How to build a bacterium?
Kavita Jain (JNCASR) - Population dynamics
Priya Iyer (IISc) - Evolutionary game theory
Kripa Gowrishankar (Azim Premji University) - Active matter
Mohit Kumar Jolly (IISc) - Simple feedback loops, bistability, oscillations
Supreet Saini (IIT Bombay) - Evolution
Venkat Ramaswamy (Simons-NCBS) - Neuroscience & Machine Learning
List of Speakers for Research Talks:
Madan Rao (Simons-NCBS)
P. V. Shivaprasad (NCBS)
Hiyaa Ghosh (NCBS)
Anjana Badrinarayanan (NCBS)
Radhika Venkatesan (NCBS)
List of Shortlisted Candidates:
Name | Institution | Accomodation sought |
|---|
Aditya Patil | BITS Pilani | Yes |
Akash Deep | IISER Mohali | Yes |
Archisman Saha | ISERC, Visva-Bharati University | No |
Arushi | AIIMS, New Delhi | Yes |
| Ashish Thigle | ISSC, Savitribai Phule Pune University | Yes |
| Avhad Siddharth Sanjaykumar | IISER Kolkata | Yes |
Bhumika Garkhal | NISER, Bhubaneshwar | Yes |
Divij Mishra | IISc, Bangalore | No |
Gaurav Kumar | IGNOU | Yes |
Girish Bharat Kumbhar | IISc, Bangalore | No |
Harsha Jagadeesh | IISER Tirupati | Yes |
Ira Tyagi | Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology | Yes |
Iwin K Joseph | IISER Berhampur | Yes |
Kartik Kamleshkumar Verma | Jankidevi Bajaj College Of Science, Wardha | Yes |
Nalonda Chatterjee | West Bengal University | Yes |
Neeharika Verma | Azim Premji University | Yes |
P S Vishnuprasad | IISER Tirupati | Yes |
Prasanna Nandkumar Brahme | IISER Bhopal | Yes |
Rimika Jaiswal | IISc, Bangalore | No |
Rohit Sahasrabuddhe | IISER Pune | Yes |
Ruth Subhash Singh | DG Ruparel College, Mumbai | Yes |
S Danush | NISER, Bhubaneshwar | Yes |
Sakshi Baluni | Amity University, Noida | Yes |
Sanaa Qahera Khan | NISER, Bhubaneshwar | Yes |
Sathvik Anantakrishnan | IIT Madras | Yes |
Shefali | Jadavpur University | Yes |
Shivani Harer | Fergusson College | Yes |
Shrestha Rath | IISER Bhopal | Yes |
Soham Dave | Arizona State University | Yes |
Soumil Maulick | BITS Goa | Yes |
Subiya Haque | IISER Tirupati | Yes |
Sukriti Jaiswal | Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University | Yes |
Surabhi Jagadeesh Menon | Azim Premji University | Yes |
Syed Tawqeer Ali | Jamia Millia Islamia | Yes |
Toshi Parmar | IIT Bombay | Yes |
Varun Venkatesh | Azim Premji University | Yes |
Vibha Balaji | BITS Goa | Yes |
Vijay Sharma | CBS, Mumbai | Yes |
Vikas Kumar Maurya | Bundelkhand University, Jhansi | Yes |
Yeshma Ibrahi | IISER Kolkata | Yes |
Eligibility criteria:
All applicants must have completed atleast two years of their Undergraduate degree by June 2019, and not have participated in any of the previous Monsoon Schools. We encourage students from institutions across the country to apply for the Monsoon School.
Application Form: Submissions for the form are closed.
