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Dr Deepa Agashe is the recipient of the 2024 Mid-Career Excellence Award by the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
Dr Deepa Agashe, Associate Professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, has been awarded the 2024 Mid-Career Excellence Award by the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution. This award is intended for outstanding members of the SMBE community who are in the midst of their research careers (8-15 years post-Ph.D.).
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Dr Savithri Preetha Nair appointed as the fourth Obaid Siddiqi Chair
The Obaid Siddiqi Chair in the History and Culture of Science at the Archives at NCBS is an effort to bridge the gap between Science, Social Science and Humanities, and foster a community of academics across disciplines.
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Prof. Uma Ramakrishnan from NCBS elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA&S)
Prof. Uma Ramakrishnan from the National Centre for Biological Scienes, Bengaluru has been elected as a Member of the American Academy of Arts of Sciences. (AAA&S)Prof. Uma's work in the areas of wildlife biology, population genetics, conservation etc is well known globally and she has contributed to both basic sciences and its applications in wildlife conservation. She is also active in framing policies for wildlife conservation, and has a passion for teaching and science popularisation. -
Dr Vijay Chandru, visiting professor at NCBS elected as fellow of AAAS
Dr Vijay Chandru, a visiting professor at NCBS has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Dr Vijay, a former Professor at IISc, is also the co-founder of Strand Life Sciences, Executive Advisor of AI and Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK-IISc) and a visiting scientist at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Vijay is the 15th Indian to be elected in 150 years of AAAS’s history.
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The Center for Brain and Mind (CBM) organizes inaugural Bangalore Neuroscience Meeting
Mental illnesses encompass a spectrum of well-known conditions, including schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, addictio
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Transcriptional switches help bacteria survive aberrant DNA methylation
Bacteria routinely face stress from radiation, toxins, metabolic by-products and even antibiotics secreted by other bacteria in the environment, which can damage their DNA.
