Shiv Nadar University, IISER Pune to collaborate in R&D projects

Shiv Nadar University, DelhiNCR, and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaborations in scientific research & development (R&D) and faculty/student exchanges between the two institutions. The agreement enables the two institutions to pursue significant academic cooperation in R&D projects in the areas of natural sciences, leveraging their respective expertise and capabilities. The scope of the agreement includes sharing of relevant information and laboratory resources between the two institutions as well as exchange of students, scholars and postdoctoral fellows for projects. The research interests of the faculty at Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR span areas as diverse as drug and polymer design; protein and DNA bioinformatics; treatments for cancer, malaria and other drug-resistant diseases; chemical and biological networks; materials for energy applications; management of natural resources; and climate change.