DBT-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology

A daycare facility at the BRIC-RGCB Akkulam campus was inaugurated on 1st June 2026 by Dr. Beena Pillai, Director, in the presence of Mr. S. Mohanan Nair, Chief Controller; Dr. Parijat Senapati, Scientist; Dr. Nagarjun Narayanaswamy, Scientist; and Mr. K. K. Narayanan, Chief Engineer.
Department of Biotechnology, IndiaDr Jitendra SinghDepartment of Science and Technology, Government of IndiaBRIC DBT

On the school reopening day (1st June 2026) at Vlavetty Govt. Tribal LPS, BRIC-RGCB’s student charity club Kiranam surprised every child with a kit containing a school bag, books, pens, and pencils. Nine RGCB research students, led by Ms. Unnimaya, coordinated the program in the presence of Dr. S. Asha Nair, Dean, Dr. Anish N. P., Deputy Registrar, and Mr. Anand Mohan, Senior Manager (all from BRIC-RGCB).
Department of Biotechnology, IndiaDr Jitendra SinghDepartment of Science and Technology, Government of IndiaBRIC DBT

Applications are invited from suitable candidates (Indian Citizens) for one position of Project Associate-I in the DBT-funded project entitled "Defining the role of WRKY transcription factors in regulating Phytophthora capcisi infection in black pepper" in the laboratory of Dr. Moumita Srivastava at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram.

Link to application portal: https://rgcb.res.in/adv-2026-03
Last date for receiving the filled application: June 12 , 2026

Department of Biotechnology, India Dr Jitendra Singh Department of Science and Technology, Government of India BRIC DBT

May this Bakrid inspire compassion, unity, and the spirit of sharing.
Wishing everyone a blessed Eid filled with peace, hope, and happiness.

A newly published book chapter titled "Plant Immunity Inducers: Discovery and Delivery for Crop Protection" (doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-7844-3_12) from the laboratory of Dr. Anish Kundu (Scientist C, Plant Biotechnology & Disease Biology, ) has appeared in the book Sustainable Crop Production: New Research Paradigms in Plant Sciences (2026) from Springer Nature (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-95-7844-3).
Department of Biotechnology, IndiaDr Jitendra SinghDepartment of Science and Technology, Government of IndiaBRIC DBT

BRIC-RGCB has organized a workshop on “Coding for Biologists" from 19th to 21st May 2026 at the Bioinformatics facility, RGCB Akkulam Campus. The workshop provided an intensive training program on R Basics: Data Analysis and Visualization. 32 participants attended the workshop. Dr. Beena Pilla, Director, BRIC-RGCB, delivered the opening remarks and Dr. Vipin Singh conducted the hands-on training program
Department of Biotechnology, India Dr Jitendra Singh Department of Science and Technology, Government of India BRIC DBT

Mr. Mayur Shirude, PhD Scholar (Mentor: Dr. Debasree Dutta, Regenerative Biology Program ), featured in the "Researcher Spotlight" of Biopatrika, where he discussed his recent JBC paper. The link to Spotlight: https://biopatrika.com/academia/researcher-spotlight/decoding-the-epigenetic-regulation-of-chromatin-architecture-in-leukemia/

Department of Biotechnology, India Dr Jitendra Singh Department of Science and Technology, Government of India BRIC DBT

Decoding the epigenetic regulation of chromatin architecture in leukemia - BioPatrika Researcher Spotlight - Researchers from Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology identify the HIRA-SETDB1-H3K9me3 epigenetic axis as a key regulator of chromatin architecture and leukemia progression in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.

Dr. Beena Pillai, Director of , delivered an invited talk at Gujarat Biotechnology University, Gandhinagar, on 15th May 2026, and the title of the talk was "Deciphering non-coding RNAs." After the talk, Dr. Beena Pillai was felicitated by Dr. Subeer Majumdar
Director General, GBU.
Department of Biotechnology, India Dr Jitendra Singh Department of Science and Technology, Government of India BRIC DBT

BRIC-RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, invites applications for admission to its PhD program for the August 2026 session in various fields of biotechnology. BRIC-RGCB is an institute of the Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India. focuses on disease biology research and conducts innovative studies on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of diseases affecting humans, animals, and plants.
The BRIC-RGCB Ph.D program for the academic year 2026-2027 will commence in August 2026. Online applications are invited from Indian students for admission to the BRIC-RGCB PhD program.

Link to application portal: https://rgcb.res.in/phdadmission-Aug2026/
List of available vacancies: https://rgcb.res.in/phdadmission-Aug2026/phd2026AugVacancy
Last date for receiving the filled application: May 18, 2026

Department of Biotechnology, IndiaDr Jitendra SinghDepartment of Science and Technology, Government of IndiaBRIC DBT

A joint meeting was held between and Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Thiruvananthapuram. Dr. Beena Pillai, Director, BRIC-RGCB, and Dr. Rejnish Kumar R, Director, RCC, led the discussions. This is to enhance ongoing collaborations between the two institutes and to launch new research programs focused on genomics and other frontier areas of cancer research.

Department of Biotechnology, IndiaDr Jitendra SinghDepartment of Science and Technology, Government of IndiaBRIC DBT