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  • NEW BUTTERFLY SPECIES DISCOVERED

    NEW BUTTERFLY SPECIES DISCOVERED

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    15 January 2024

    Bengaluru, 15 January 2024: Scientists from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS- TIFR), Bengaluru, in collaboration with researchers from Indian Foundation for Butterflies Trust, Bengaluru, have identified a new butterfly species, the Conjoined Silverline (Cigaritis conjucta), from the Western Ghats (a biodiversity hotspot) in Karnataka. Prof. Krushnamegh Kunte, along with PhD scholars Ujwala Pawar and Viraj Nawge from NCBS, contributed to this discovery, recently documented in the journal Zootaxa.

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  • AC TECH’S DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD 2023 FOR PROF. VATSALA THIRUMALAI

    AC TECH’S DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD 2023 FOR PROF. VATSALA THIRUMALAI

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    27 December 2023

    Prof. Vatsala Thirumalai was honoured with the Distinguished Alumni Award 2023 by Alagappa College of Technology (AC TECH), Anna University, Chennai. She is one among the only two women alumni to receive this award.

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  • In Conversation with Prof. Mukund Thattai

    In Conversation with Prof. Mukund Thattai

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    13 December 2023

     

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  • NCBS Scientist Mukund Thattai Awarded INFOSYS PRIZE  2023 in Physical Sciences

    NCBS Scientist Mukund Thattai Awarded INFOSYS PRIZE 2023 in Physical Sciences

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    16 November 2023

    We take immense pride in announcing that Prof. Mukund Thattai has been awarded the Infosys Prize 2023 in Physical Sciences, in recognition of his groundbreaking contributions to evolutionary cell biology. This recognition stems from his research, which has significantly advanced our understanding of one of biology's central mysteries: the emergence of complex cells.

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  • Women in the Wild: Untold stories of wildlife conservation

    Women in the Wild: Untold stories of wildlife conservation

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    05 October 2023

    We are thrilled to announce the launch of the book ‘WOMEN IN THE WILD: Stories of India’s Most Brilliant Women Wildlife Biologists’, which shines a light on so

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  • PROF SANDEEP KRISHNA AND PROF P.V. SHIVAPRASAD ELECTED AS INSA FELLOW AND DR ARJUN SRIVATHSA AS INSA ASSOCIATE FELLOW

    PROF SANDEEP KRISHNA AND PROF P.V. SHIVAPRASAD ELECTED AS INSA FELLOW AND DR ARJUN SRIVATHSA AS INSA ASSOCIATE FELLOW

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    20 September 2023

    The National Centre for Biological Sciences congratulates Prof. Sandeep Krishna and Prof. P.V. Shivaprasad on being elected as INSA fellow and  Dr.

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  • Dr Amey Redkar joins as a faculty at NCBS

    Dr Amey Redkar joins as a faculty at NCBS

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    06 September 2023



    The National Centre for Biological Sciences is delighted to have Amey Redkar, the newest faculty member join the Centre. Amey’s research focuses on genetic and cellular mechanisms of plant-microbial interactions, specifically dissecting molecular dialogues between plant roots and microbes that drive the disease outcomes.

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  • NCBS Signs MoU with Research & Training Organizations of MoEFCC to Collaborate on Conservation Research and Education Programs

    NCBS Signs MoU with Research & Training Organizations of MoEFCC to Collaborate on Conservation Research and Education Programs

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    29 August 2023

    The National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru, signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Research & Training Organizations of Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC), GoI- Indian Council of Forestry and Research and Education (ICFRE), Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGFNA), Central Academy for State Forestry Service (CASFOS) and Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB), as a step towards building partnership for research and education on biodiversity and conservation.

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  • Dr Sufyan Ashhad joins as a faculty at NCBS

    Dr Sufyan Ashhad joins as a faculty at NCBS

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    30 July 2023
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  • Prof Gita Chadha appointed as Obaid Siddiqi Chair

    Prof Gita Chadha appointed as Obaid Siddiqi Chair

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    03 July 2023

    The Obaid Siddiqi Chair has been set up at the intersection of the practice of science, its history and culture and is awarded to eminent scholars whose work spans these disciplines. Named after Obaid Siddiqi, the founder of the Molecular Biology Unit at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and whose vision led to the development of NCBS, the Chair is supported by TNQ Technologies.

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