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- Not stated: check the official notice
- Stipend / salary
- As per norms
- Qualifications mentioned
- Bachelor's (BSc/BTech/BPharm)
- Posted
- 19 Mar 2026 · Government
About this position
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Advertisement No. Advertisement No: NIBMG/ADMIN/ESTB/2025-26/ 341 Date: 19/03/2026 Positions available BRIC-National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG) Kalyani is an Institute of Government of India, Ministry of Science & Technology, Department of Biotechnology. The Institute has created the necessary physical infrastructure and critical platform technologies to support research, translation and training in biomedical genomics. Applications are invited for the position of Project Linked Person for extramural projects to be executed by the National institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani. Selected applicants will be appointed initially for one year. The tenure of appointment may be extended depending on performance and availability of funds. Project Name: Investigating the Gut Microbiome and Host Epigenomic Profiles in Preterm Stunted Infants at 6 months of Age in a Low to Mid Socioeconomic Neighborhood of North India Principal Investigator’s name: Dr. Souvik Mukherjee Research Description: Stunting is a global problem; 25% of children less than 5 years are stunted. It is represented as the percentage of children, whose length (height) for age is less than -2 S.D. below WHO’s Child Growth Standard median. India has the highest number of stunted children (40.6 million; 38.4% annually), representing one-third of the global burden. Preterm born and low birth weight babies who survive are more likely to face developmental retardation, poor immunity, and consistent infections resulting in stunting. The prevalence of stunting in children at 6 months of age is around 16-20% and it is even higher in preterm infants (35%). Preterm babies are at a higher risk for anthropometric short stature during childhood. Hence, in our study, we will focus on the preterm born stunted infants only. The gut microbiome colonization significantly differs between preterm and term infants and is thought to play a major role in shaping their initial immunity. The gut microbiome composition slowly develops from birth and any imbalance in them can be linked with reduced immunity and future health problems. Other studies have shown that specific gut microbial pathways produce metabolites that can alter host gene expression profiles by epigenetic modifications. This gut microbiome-host epigenome axis impacts several metabolic functions of the human body such as nutrients absorption, regulation of intestinal hormone secretion, host immunity and inflammatory processes. Here, we propose a study focusing on