Coimbatore:
Bharathiar University in Coimbatore has started a new 'human genetics and molecular biology' department in which 25 students will be admitted, with applications for M.Phil and Phd Programmes.
Claimed to be first such among Indian Universities, the department will have collaboration with National and International institutions, incuding Italy, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria and Brazil, University Vice-Chancellor, Dr James Pitchai, said in a release today.
The main motto of the department was to promote the novel findings and obtain the disease patterns with variants--mutational study-- in the medical field to create the International forum, he said.
The research work will focus mainly on rare genetic disorders, Mr Pitchai said.