The University of Hyderabad (UoH), one of India’s Institute of Eminence, announces its fourth set of Ph.D. scholars for the fellowship under the prestigious Prime Minister’s Research Fellows (PMRF) scheme. The following 8 (eight) Ph.D. students are the selected Research Fellows. The PMRF fellows shall be working in research areas with great scientific significance and advancement in varied applications.
| Student Name | School | Supervisor | Significance of the research |
|
Soumak Nag |
School of Mathematics and Statistics. | Dr. T. Suman Kumar | Modelling and analysis of infectious diseases with effect of spatial diffusion and limitation of individual mobility |
Kampamolla Venkatasubbareddy |
School of Mathematics and Statistics. | Dr. A. Sankaranarayanan | On the average behavior of the Fourier coefficients related to triple product L−functions and some higher degree L−functions |
Imliyangla Longkumer |
Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences | Dr. Seema Mishra | Exploration of cancer-related long non-coding RNAs’ structurome towards the development of potential therapeutics |
Sumathi Ravi Raj |
Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences | Dr. P. Anil Kumar | Mitophagy of Glomerular Podocytes induced by Growth Hormone: Implications in diabetic nephropathy and proteinuria |
Bharti Kotarya |
Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences | Dr.K.P.M.S.V Padmasree | Identification of potential new targets for Bowman-Birk Protease Inhibitor in the midgut proteome of Achaea janata |
Mrinalini |
School of Physics | Dr. Venkataiah Gorige | Electric-field controlled spin-wave studies in ferro(ferri)magnetic/ferroelectric heterostructures for possible magnonic applications |
Karishma Bombo Naik |
School of Chemistry | Dr. T. Saravanan | Enzyme Catalyzed Enantioselective (P-N) Phosphoramidation of Phosphoric Acids to access Valuable Antiviral Prodrugs |
The National Coordination Committee of the PMRF scheme made the selection of the above students. Each fellow under the PMRF scheme will receive a starting monthly fellowship of Rs. 70,000/-, which may increase to a maximum monthly fellowship of Rs. 80,000/- towards the end of Ph.D., provided the performance during the initial years of Ph.D. is satisfactory. Apart from this, each fellow would be eligible for a Rs. 2 Lakhs research grant per year.
UoH was allotted a total of 8 Lateral entry PMRF fellowships for the PMRF December 2021 cycle. UoH thanks the Ministry of Education and the National Coordination Committee, PMRF, for the same. For the PMRF 2021 December cycle, a total of 8 Ph.D. students have been selected.
Prof. B.J.Rao (Vice-Chancellor, UoH), Prof. N. Siva Kumar, All the members of previous IEC, Prof. Vadali V. S. S. Srikanth, and the entire University fraternity heartily congratulates the selected PMRF Fellows. Prof BJ Rao congratulates all the 8 PMRF fellows and their supervisors for preparing research proposals related to solving pertinent mathematical, environmental, medical, and engineering problems with novel scientific concepts. Prof. B.J. Rao expressed great happiness for nearly 100% success in filling the PMRF vacancies at UoH.
University of Hyderabad now has in total 40 PMRF fellows
About University of Hyderabad
The University of Hyderabad is an institute of post-graduate teaching and research. The school was established by an act of the Parliament of India in 1974 as a Central University. Over the years, it has emerged as a top ranking institute of higher education and research in India. The university also offers courses under distance learning programs. The university is a member of the ‘Association of Indian Universities’ (AIU), the ‘Association of Commonwealth Universities’ (ACU) and ‘International Council for Distance Education’. An Academic Staff College has been functioning on the university campus since 1988 under the UGC scheme for improving the standards of teaching in colleges and universities. The college organizes orientation and refresher courses for college and university teachers.
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