The Multidisciplinary Centre for Advanced Research and Studies (MCARS), Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) launches Masters in virology programme. This two-year MSc course will be offering theoretical knowledge on different domains of viruses. Interested students can apply for the MSc course in Virology on the official website of JMI – jmi.ac.in by 10 October.
The degree programme will cover the study of pathogenic viruses and their diagnostic methods, along with antiviral drug designing, molecular pathways of viruses and newly developed therapies such as immunotherapies and vaccines.
As part of the course, the students will undergo practical and hands-on training, along with learning how to detect viruses using current state-of-the-art technologies like RT-qPCR, genome sequencing and CRISPR-Cas Diagnostic methods.
Additionally, the students will also work on assays such as immunophenotyping, flow cytometry, mass spectrometry and fluorescent microscopy, said the institute in an official statement.
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The course curriculum has been designed by academicians in the field who hold expertise in domains like virology, biotechnology, microbiology, biochemistry, infectious disease biology, computational and structural biology, it added.