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NCBS (affiliated to TIFR) is a premier biological research institute that focuses on fundamental, interdisciplinary research from the frontier areas of biology.
Bengaluru, India
Joined June 2014
🌟 NEW! .We are super excited to announce our collaboration with @TinkleMagazine to bring you an inspiring series of comics featuring brilliant women scientists from our institute! 👩🔬. The first comic features Dr. Deepti Trivedi, who heads the Drosophila facility at NCBS.
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1/n The winds of change are blowing @NCBS_Bangalore!.Satyajit (Jitu) Mayor, passes the baton to our new director, LS Shashidhara. The NCBS community expresses its heartfelt gratitude to Prof. Mayor for his able stewardship of the institution as Dean 2008-13 & as director 2013-23.
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n/n We are excited to welcome Prof. LS Shashidhara as our new director! . An accomplished developmental biologist with tremendous experience in institutional building, Shashi cares about science, outreach and policy in India & internationally. We look forward to working with him!
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🌟We are very excited to share that Prof. Uma Ramakrishnan from NCBS has been elected as a Member of the American Academy of Arts of Sciences.🌟This is a prestigious international recognition for Prof. Uma, NCBS and the Indian community of biologists. (1/3)
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It is with profound sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Mr. Ratan Tata. As the chair of the TIFR Management Council, he played a crucial role in establishing NCBS & TIGS, advancing research for public welfare. We extend our condolences to his family, friends & colleagues
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He calls himself an ‘accidental biologist’! And now he has won the Infosys prize in the Physical Sciences, 2023. Congratulations @thattai ! . @NCBStheory @InfosysPrize
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Happy #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience! Today, we celebrate the incredible achievements of women in science worldwide. Their passion and commitment fuel innovation and excellence on a daily basis. #WomenInSTEM #WiS
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We are excited to have Dr Abhilasha Joshi on our campus! .We look forward to the contributions from her lab! Check out more about her work at:
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What does it take to set up a research lab, one built on a collaborative spirit?. In this interview by @NatureCellBio, meet @DimpleNotani, a first-generation scientist who is a faculty at NCBS & is unravelling the secrets of #gene expression regulation!.
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CONGRATULATIONS!!. Dr Uma Ramakrishnan (@uramakri) has been elected to the Indian National Science Academy (@insa_academy). Read more about her research and what this award means to her:
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Join us in congratulating Uma Ramakrishnan (@uramakri), a professor at NCBS, for receiving this year's #Molecular #Ecology Prize! 👏. #WomeInStem #Tigers #Genetics #Conservation #Zoonoses #AcademicChatter #Research #policy
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TIFR is pleased to introduce a new #PhD program, the TIFR #Interdisciplinary Program in the Physics of Life (TIFR-PoL). To learn more about eligibility and application procedure, please visit Apply now!
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A big and exciting day for the country! Scientists and students gather together to watch the live telecast of #Chandrayaan3 soft landing.
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We are excited to share that the Centre for #Brain and #Mind, a combined effort of #NCBS and @NIMHANS_, powered and supported by @RNP_Foundation was inaugurated today, which aims at deriving solutions for #mental_health problems that affect humankind. #Neuroscience #Academia
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As we bid adieu to Ms Vishalakshi S., we celebrate the legacy of hard work & commitment she leaves behind. She has been an invaluable part of our academic office for 32+ years!. We express our immense gratitude and wish her good health & happiness in her much-deserved retirement.
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#Congratulations! Dr Deepa Agashe was awarded the SERB Women Excellence Award by the President of India during #NationalScienceDay celebrations today. The award recognises the outstanding research achievements of young women scientists in frontier areas of science & engineering.
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Congratulations to Gaiti Hasan (@GaitiHasan) ! Honoured last night with the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Senior Scientist State award for the year 2019, instituted by the Government of Karnataka. @NCBS_Bangalore @insa_academy @TIFRScience @ITBTGoK
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We are excited to have Dr Meghna Krishnadas on our campus! .We look forward to the contributions from her lab!.@MeghnaSrishti
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Congratulations to Dr. Mahesh Sankaran for being awarded with the Infosys Prize 2021 in Life Sciences in recognition of his examplary contributions to Community & Ecosystem Ecology. This is the first time an #InfosysPrize has been awarded for work in the ecological sciences.
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Celebrating the weekend with great news!. @kvijayraghavan received the Royal Order of the Polar Star by the Swedish Ambassador yesterday. Hearty congratulations to him!
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Dr Saraswathy Ganapathy, founder of The Belaku Trust, donated a large parcel of forested land to NCBS for ecological research. This land, which is near the Western Ghats will be used to set up a field station for long-term studies on climate change & conservation research (1/6)
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The Bangalore Life Sciences Cluster is excited to present Science Cafe (an initiative under our outreach umbrella, Science & the City) where we host popular monthly science talks in cafes, bookstores, and other social spaces. Watch this space for more details on our first event!
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#Congratulations! .Dr Anjana Badrinarayanan (@dnarepairlab) has been selected for the Har Gobind Khorana-Innovative Young #Biotechnologist Award 2019! .Her lab focuses on how #DNA repair pathways are regulated to maintain #genomic integrity. Read more:.
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1/3 Congratulations to @VatsalaT (Vatsala Thirumalai, #Neurobiologist) and @uramakri (Uma Ramakrishnan, #Molecular #Ecologist), faculty members at #NCBS, for being featured in the "Vigyan Vidushi: 75 Women Trailblazers of Science" book!. #womeninscience #researchers
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CONGRATULATIONS!. Prof. Gaiti Hasan (@GaitiHasan) of NCBS has been elected Vice President of Indian National Science Academy (@insa_academy). #sciencetwitter #genetics
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🎊 Congratulations to Professor Mukund Thattai on completing 20 incredible years at NCBS!.🎙 In this brief interview, Prof. Thattai reflects on his journey at NCBS & shares what excites him about the future of the emerging field of Evolutionary Cell Biology. (Part 1/2).@thattai
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Join us in congratulating Prof. Uma Ramakrishnan @uramakri for receiving the Dr. Kalpana Chawla Young Women Scientist State #award & Prof. Upinder S Bhalla (@bhalla_lab) for receiving the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Senior Scientist State #award instituted by the Government of Karnataka!
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NCBS Professor @stpalli & comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath, with support from @azimpremjiuniv host Friendship with Science, a series of fun conversations with a range of scientists in India, & for EP 3 they talk to Dr Uma Ramakrishnan, Professor at NCBS. ▶️
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More power to all the #WomenAndGirlsInScience, on this wonderful day that celebrates you. Here's a representation, though not exhaustive, of the amazing women whose contribution shapes our research invaluably! Our students, early career researchers, faculty, lab & facility staff.
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We congratulate Prof. Sandeep Krishna and Prof. PV Shivaprasad on being elected as INSA Fellows, and Dr. Arjun Srivathsa on being elected as INSA Associate Fellow. @arjun_srivathsa .@shivaprasad_pv . #news #insa #ncbs
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Hearty congratulations to Dr. Hiyaa Ghosh (@hiyaa_ghosh) for being inducted into the EMBO Global Investigator Network!. Her research focuses on understanding the regulation of neuroinflammation and homeostasis in the mammalian brain. Read more:
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Please join us in welcoming Dr Amey Redkar as a faculty at #NCBS!. @RedkarAmey and his group's research will focus on #plant - #microbe interaction during #disease development. We look forward to the contributions from his lab!. #genetics #cellbio #microbiology #academia
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In a country as diverse as #India, #scicomm in regional languages is important. We are delighted to announce the 2nd iteration of the #JigyasaProject, a series of popular #science talks in Kannada, Hindi & Tamil. Schedule: Please spread the word!
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📢NEW!.@uramakri @Anubhab_Khan & team have uncovered five distinct elephant populations across India, revealing more diversity than previously known. This latest study uncovers new insights into genetic history of India’s #Asianelephants🐘.Read here:
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Hearty congratulations to Uma Ramakrishnan (@uramakri) for being awarded the @Society4ConBio "Conservation Beacon Award",. For her extraordinary contributions to the conservation of the Indian subcontinent’s biodiversity through leadership, on-ground conservation & mentorship.
Last week, at @ICCB2021, we announced the winners of our 2021 Distinguished Service Awards!.These five conservationists from around the world have been honored for their contributions to the science and practice of biodiversity conservation:
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Interested in pursuing an Integrated MSc-PhD (I-PhD) or PhD in biology from TIFR Institutes/@DBT_inStem?. Applications for JGEEBILS are now open! Apply now at The last date to apply is 31st October 2022, and the test will be held on December 11th 2022.
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📢 @NCBS_Bangalore has just signed an MoU with the Wildlife Conservation Society - India (@WCSIndia)! . We will work together on the MSc Wildlife Biology & Conservation programme (@MSc_Wildlife). 1/2
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#Congratulations! .Dr @DimpleNotani of @NCBS_Bangalore is one of the first life #scientists from India selected for the newly launched @EMBO Global Investigator Programme!
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🌟 NEW! 🌟.The third comic of our collaboration with.@TinkleMagazine features the inspiring Dr Uma Ramakrishnan, a molecular ecologist at NCBS. @uramakri . Check out the comic and share your thoughts in the comments below! .#sciencecomics #womeninscience #womeninSTEM
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The 14th edition of the Bangalore Microscopy Course is now open to receiving applications. Last date for applying is 15 April 2024! For more details check the link @CCAMP_Bangalore .@TIGS_India .@DBT_inStem
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An early kickstart to NCBS Annual talks 2024. Our scientists, students and invited speakers will be presenting their amazing research over the next 3 days. The inaugural talk was given by Prof. Rajan Sankaranarayanan (@ccmb_csir, Hyderabad). #annualtalksncbs2024
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Congratulations Dr @DeepaAgashe on being awarded @OfficialSMBE 's Mid-Career Excellence Award!
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#Congratulations! Prof Satyajit Mayor was conferred the highly distinguished Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Mérite by the French Ambassador to India, Mr H.E. Emmanuel Lenain. Read about Prof Mayor's support of Indo-French #research collaboration:
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⭐And that is a Wrap! 🎬. ⭐The first Indian Wildlife Ecology Conference comes to a close after an inspiring 3 days! Let us celebrate the knowledge exchanged, connections made, and shared passion for wildlife ecology research and conservation. 🌿🐾.#iwec24
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#Congratulations to Prof. Gaiti Hasan on being awarded the prestigious Gutenberg Chair at the University of Strasbourg. The chair is awarded annually. to promote international #research #collaborations with scientists at the University of Strasbourg.
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We submitted our Science & The City outreach initiative to @Falling_Walls Engage. and we’ve been selected as one of 20 finalists presenting in #Berlin! AND we are the ONLY representatives from Asia. Let’s break some walls!
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The Bangalore Life Sciences Cluster is proud to partner with Mandram to bring you The Jigyasa Project - Speaking Science in Mother Tongues: an evening of curated science talks in #Kannada and #Tamil. All are welcome. Do RT!. 9th June | 3pm | Dasheri auditorium, NCBS #sciencetalks
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🏆We are honoured to share that Prof Madan Rao senior professor at NCBS has been awarded the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Senior Scientist Award by the Govt of Karnataka. 🎉Congratulations Prof Madan! .📰Know more about his work in Theoretical Cell Biology here:
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🏆We are honoured to share that Professor R. Sowdhamini has been awarded the Dr Raja Ramanna Award by the Govt of Karnataka!.🎉Congratulations Prof Sowdhamini!.Know more about her work in Computational approaches to Protein Science here
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Join us for two exciting talks next week by Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize awardee @KrishnanYamuna, and Nobel laureate Jack Szostak, from @UChicago!. Dates: July 10, 11.Time: 11:30 am.Venue: Dasheri, NCBS, Bengaluru. #genetics #cellbiology #AcademicChatter #biochemistry #RNA
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Sabrinathan Radhakrishnan's Lab at NCBS in collaboration with Aarhus University and Indian Institute of Science, has organized a Statisical Genomics workshop, with focus on basic statistics, cell transcriptomics and pathway and gene regulatory analysis.
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We are saddened to hear about the demise of MS Swaminathan, known for his contributions towards advances in agricultural sciences and for being the driving force behind India’s Green Revolution. Our condolences to his family and to those who knew him. @mssrf.@Archives_NCBS
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#CONGRATULATIONS! Dr. Sanjay P Sane has joined the team of editors for the Journal of Experimental Biology! . #insects #biology #biomechanics #neurobiology #flight
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PRESS STATEMENT: Yesterday @the_hindu published an article titled: “Coronavirus : Wuhan institute's study on bats and bat hunters in Nagaland to be probed”. The article is erroneous on several counts and we have issued an official statement on the same:
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🌟 We are very excited to share that Prof.@DimpleNotani.has been selected as an Associate Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy.@insa_academy.for outstanding contribution towards 3D organization of genome that dictates spatio-temporal control of gene expression.
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Applications for JGEEBILS are now open!. List of participating institutions: .Research at NCBS: .Life at NCBS: . Application Deadline: 20 October 2024, 11 PM.Examination Date: Sunday, 8 December 2024
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🎉Congratulations to Prof Sanjay Sane on being elected as a fellow of @insa_academy !.He has made seminal contributions to the biology of insect flight by integrating neural circuitry analysis, biomechanics and sensory physiology.
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#AcademicMilestone!.🎉Congratulations to Prof. Sowdhamini on her 300th publication, with her as corresponding author on most!.Her works span a broad area including structural bioinformatics, genome analysis, plant omics & disease biology.Publication List:
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🏆 We are excited to share that Prof Raj Ladher, faculty at NCBS has been awarded the Best Teaching Award in Biology by @TIFRScience ! Congratulations!🎉.@KobeScienceBoy
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We are excited to announce that Dr MD Madhusudan is the first recipient of the Obaid Siddiqi Chair in the History and Culture of #Science at the @Archives_NCBS!. Read about the Chair and @mdmadhusudan here: . @TNQTechnologies.
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#Hiring .Dr. @hiyaa_ghosh 's lab is currently seeking JRFs and post-doctoral fellows. Find about the research done at her lab here #academics #research #neuroscience
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Apply now!.
We are delighted to announce that applications are now open for CAMP 2022. The application deadline is 25th April 2022. Visit: for more information. #CAMP2022 #CAMP2022Applications #ComputationalNeuroscience #Neuromodulation.@SimonsFdn.@NCBS_Bangalore
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#Congratulations! Prof Upinder S Bhalla was awarded the Sastra-Obaid Siddiqi Award 2020 for his contributions to the Life Sciences. On National Science Day, he delivered a lecture to students at @SastraUniv: “Molecules, memory & math models”!. Read more:
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🚀We are excited to introduce the Science Education Office at NCBS!.🎯Our mission? To make STEM education accessible to everyone. 🎉 Kicking off with a collaborative internship program with @jkscientists , supported by extramural funding to NCBS from TTK Prestige.
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Meet our new faculty Dr. Amey Redkar, whose research focuses on genetic and cellular mechanisms of plant-microbial interactions. Click the link to know more about his work at NCBS. @RedkarAmey
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Heartiest congratulations to @kvijayraghavan, ex secretary @DBTIndia on his appointment as the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India. From all of us at NCBS we wish you every success, Vijay.
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Congratulations! @VatsalaT . Prof. Vatsala Thirumalai receives the AC TECH Distinguished Alumni Award 2023 in recognition of her outstanding contributions to neuroscience research and her commitment to science outreach. Click link for more details.
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Anamika (@anamika_sharma3) from @GaitiHasan's lab at #NCBS successfully defended her thesis on the role of pre-synaptic IP3 receptors in #neuronal function, using #Drosophila neurons as a model system. Congratulations to Dr Anamika for achieving this milestone! #NCBS #PhD
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[1/3] Congratulations to Dr Vinaya Sahasrabuddhe for successfully defending her thesis. She’s the first PhD candidate to graduate from @Hiyaalab (@Hiyaa_ghosh). @Vinaya____ studied microglia-a type of cell in the brain that has the ability to act like an immune cell when needed.
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🌟 NEW! 🌟.The second comic of our collaboration with @TinkleMagazine features the inspiring Dr @DeepaAgashe, an evolutionary ecologist at NCBS. Check out the comic and do let us know your thoughts in the comments below!.#sciencecomics #womeninscience #womeninSTEM
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Celebrating the 75th birthday of Prof. P. Balaram with a day-long seminar organized in NCBS! Honoring a legend in the field.
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This beautiful Warli Art by NCBS PhD student Aditya Kamat depicts Methylated Cada2 as the central conductor of the Tarpa dance (adaptive response) and the elements of the adaptive response repairing DNA with aberrant methylation. Click here to read:
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A great kickstart to the week long workshop on 'Genomics for Molecular Ecology', organised by @uramakri Lab and funded by @serbonline . Participants will have hands-on-experience of molecular techniques, generating & analysing genomic data to study wildlife.
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Dr. Vatsala Thirumalai presents her talk, “Electric impulses in the human body,” in Tamil! At today’s Jigyasa Project. Science Talks in Tamil and Kannada at the Bangalore Life Sciences Cluster.
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#Congratulations! to Dr Krishnan Iyer, and Dr Sriram Narayanan on being awarded the Zita Memorial Award for Best PhD Thesis in Biology by @TIFRScience !.And a special shoutout to Dr Vivek Hari Sundar for receiving an honourable mention!.@VatsalaT @shivaprasad_pv @VivekHariSunda1
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Congratulations to our first year PhD/Integrated PhD Program students (GS22) for completing their first lab rotation! Here is a glimpse of their first poster presentation for the @BLiSC_India community. It was an exciting day, full of stimulating scientific discussions!
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🎉Celebrating 20 Years of NCBS MSc Program in Wildlife Biology and Conservation !🐾⛰️🌱 .@MSc_Wildlife .Check out this map to see the diverse landscapes where our students have conducted their dissertation research in the past two decades. (1/3).
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The NCBS Annual Talks is an event where the campus comes together. It is four days of talks, poster sessions and many informal interactions. Watch this thread for what campus members think about this year’s theme: #circleoflife. #NCBS #AnnualTalks2020
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Are you a #Physics or #Engineering student and interested in #Biophysics #research? . Then join the labs at #NCBS and @ictstifr, for our new #PhysicsOfLife Interdisciplinary PhD programme!. Last date to apply: 27th May 2023. More details here:
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8/n Most importantly, Jitu has been an amazing role model, an inspiring scientist, mentor, and colleague. A brilliant, kind, insightful and gentle person whom everyone in the NCBS community relied on! .Thank you for your leadership and your service to the campus!
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Congratulations to Rishav Mitra (@rishavm_ from @GaitiHasan's lab) on successfully defending his thesis today!. His work focuses on how SOCE shapes #transcriptional maturation in #Drosphila flight circuits.
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The 11th Annual Science Journalism Workshop conducted by @anilananth is a great place to start your journey in science writing. Workshop dates: 17 March- 30 March 2024 . Last date to apply: 19 Feb 2024. For more details check
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#CONGRATULATIONS! Dr. Vatsala Thirumalai is one of 14 scientists to receive the prestigious @CSIR_IND Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020!. Read more about @VatsalaT & this wonderful recognition of her work:. #biology #neuroscience
Thank you @CSIRIND for the 2020 SSB award in Biological Sciences! I feel honored and overwhelmed by all the wishes pouring in! Thanks to everyone who has sent messages and tweeted about this! This is beyond belief! 1/n.
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We are excited to share that, 'Vigyan Vidushi', a book about #WomenInSTEM from India, will cover the journeys of @TIFRScience researchers - @VatsalaT, @uramakri, Late Prof. Veronica Rodrigues (NCBS) , @ViditaVaidya & @shubhatole!. For more information:.
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#HappeningNow !.📢The NCBS Annual Talks 2025 kick off today!.Three days of exciting science, inspiring ideas, and lively conversations await! .(1/n)
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We had the honor of hosting Prof Patrick Cramer, President of the Max Plack Society, Germany. @maxplanckpress @mpgpresident .Prof Cramer is a structural biologist, who was a part of the @NobelPrize winning team which determined the crystal structure of RNA Pol II.(1/3)
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📢 We're very happy to announce the 45th Meeting of the #IndianBiophysicalSociety:. 🔬 #IBS2023 - #Biophysics Across #Scales . 🗓️ Mar 27-29 2033 (meeting) | Mar 25-26 (tutorial sessions). 📍@NCBS_Bangalore. 🔗 Website: 💻 Register:
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A short thread on a recent publication from @HiyaaLab, in Translational Psychiatry. The study shows that the dendritic structure & electrical properties of adult neurons in healthy brains depend on proactive regulation by the gene Tcf4, a high risk allele for #Schizophrenia. 1/7
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Dr. Vatsala Thirumalai from @NCBS_Bangalore explains how presenting a #sciencetalk in Tamil at The Jigyasa Project today has meant a difference in the way she approaches scientific concepts. #tamil #Scientists
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NCBS completes 30 years since it opened its campus. To mark this eventful day, @Archives_NCBS is organizing a campus #walk, followed by a talk. If you are on campus and are interested in its #history, do join us.
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Introducing Physics of Life, an interdisciplinary PhD program by @TIFRScience for students with a background in engineering/physics/mathematics/chemistry and interested in biology research at premier research labs in NCBS and @ictstifr . Check link
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Presenting NCBS and @DBT_inStem 's Advanced Biology Lecture Series with the theme "Funneling into Biology," focusing on interdisciplinary approaches to biological questions. Undergraduate and Masters students are encouraged to apply. More details:
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Come 16th December, we have the singular Uma Ramakrishnan of #NCBS speaking at our monthly #BLiScScienceCafe. This month we’re in #Whitefield, #Bangalore at Tivity. Check our Facebook events page for more details. . BLOCK THE DATE & see you there!
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Sree has been honored with the prestigious 2024 Distinguished Student Program Award from the Forum on International Physics of the American Physical Society! This recognition supports Sree's travel to APS's annual Meeting in Minneapolis, USA, to showcase his research. Congrats!
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Something amazing coming your way!! We're so excited! . Can you guess what it is?? Let us know in the comments!
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