We are delighted to share that Dr. Anjana Badrinarayanan, faculty member at NCBS–TIFR, has been awarded the Infosys Prize 2025 in Life Sciences.
Dr. Badrinarayanan’s research explores the regulation of DNA replication, recombination, and repair - fundamental processes that ensure genome stability and drive genetic diversity. By combining advanced genetic, molecular, and microscopy-based approaches, her work has illuminated how microbes maintain their genomes and evolve antibiotic resistance.
Extending her investigations beyond bacterial genomes, Dr. Badrinarayanan engineered a mitochondrially targeted bacterial DNA damage–inducing toxin to uncover a key role for the exonuclease activity of mitochondrial DNA polymerase in clearing damaged DNA.
“I am deeply honoured to receive the Infosys Prize in Life Sciences. This recognition is both as an acknowledgement of our scientific work, and also an encouragement for fundamental research that seeks to understand the molecular logic of life. Our work has been shaped by the ideas, energy, and commitment of an amazing team of students, postdocs, and collaborators. This award is very much a shared recognition of all their efforts. I am grateful to the Infosys Science Foundation for recognising basic research, and for celebrating its ability to illuminate the world around us,” says Dr. Badrinarayanan
This marks the seventh Infosys Prize awarded to NCBS - TIFR faculty, following previous laureates Prof. VijayRaghavan, Prof. Satyajit Mayor, Prof. Upinder Bhalla, Prof. Yamuna Krishnan, Prof. Mahesh Sankaran, and Prof. Mukund Thattai.
“We are absolutely delighted with this recognition of our young faculty, Anjana. This recognition to her work strengthens our commitment to support basic science of high quality,” says Prof. L. S. Shashidhara, Director at NCBS.
For more details on Dr. Badrinarayanan’s research, visit microgenomes.com.
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