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  • Dr Samira Sheikh: Fifth Obaid Siddiqi Chair in the History and Culture of Science, 2025-26

    Dr Samira Sheikh: Fifth Obaid Siddiqi Chair in the History and Culture of Science, 2025-26

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    03 June 2025

    We are delighted to announce that Prof. Samira Sheikh would be the fifth Obaid Siddiqi Chair for the academic year 2025-26. The Obaid Siddiqi Chair in the History and Culture of Science is an initiative designed to bridge the gap between the sciences, social sciences, and humanities (https://archives.ncbs.res.in/OS). It is made possible by a generous grant from the TNQ Foundation.

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  • NCBS welcomes Dr Priti Agarwal

    NCBS welcomes Dr Priti Agarwal

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    14 May 2025

    The National Centre for Biological Sci

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  • Dr Amey Redkar appointed as Head of a Max Planck Partner Group with the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

    Dr Amey Redkar appointed as Head of a Max Planck Partner Group with the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

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    20 March 2025
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  • NCBS students win multiple awards at Cellular Transport and Biophysics conference, IIT Jodhpur

    NCBS students win multiple awards at Cellular Transport and Biophysics conference, IIT Jodhpur

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    19 February 2025

    Graduate students of the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru bagged multiple awards at the Molecular Motors, Transport and Tracks: Conference on Cellular Transport and Biophysics, held at IIT- Jodhpur from 16-19 February 2025 

    1. Ashmita Kumari, graduate student from Dr Swadhin Chandra Jana's lab won the Best Poster Award.

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  • Sreepadmanabh M and Avik Kumar Pal are co-winners of the "Professor Obaid Siddiqi Best Paper Award 2024"

    Sreepadmanabh M and Avik Kumar Pal are co-winners of the "Professor Obaid Siddiqi Best Paper Award 2024"

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    03 February 2025

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  • NCBS welcomes Dr Pratik Kumar

    NCBS welcomes Dr Pratik Kumar

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    11 March 2025

    The National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) welcomes Dr.

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  • Dr Deepa Agashe elected as a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS)

    Dr Deepa Agashe elected as a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS)

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    13 January 2025

    Dr Deepa Agashe, Associate Professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, has been elected as a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS)

    List of Fellows https://www.ias.ac.in/public/Resources/News/fellows_2024final.pdf

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  • Professor Vatsala Thirumalai is the recipient of the 2024 Devi Award by The New Indian Express Group.

    Professor Vatsala Thirumalai is the recipient of the 2024 Devi Award by The New Indian Express Group.

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    30 November 2024

    Dr Vatsala Thirumalai, Professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru is the recipient of the 2024 Devi Award by the New Indian Express Group,

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  • NCBS Students win Hindustan Unilever Limited Women in STEM Fellowship

    NCBS Students win Hindustan Unilever Limited Women in STEM Fellowship

    Spotlight
    08 November 2024

    Aparna Krishnan (Professor Mahesh Sankaran's Lab) and Disha Kshirsagar (Dr Sabarinathan Radhakrishnan Lab), graduate students at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru have been selected this y

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  • Professor Raj Ladher receives Best Teacher Award by TIFR, Mumbai

    Professor Raj Ladher receives Best Teacher Award by TIFR, Mumbai

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    30 October 2024

    Dr Raj Ladher, faculty at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru has been awarded the 2024 Best Teaching Excellence Commendation in Biology by the Tata Insitute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.

     

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