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  • Shannon Olsson: Understanding the Language of Nature (via Medium)

    Shannon Olsson: Understanding the Language of Nature (via Medium)

    Spotlight
    03 October 2019

    The 'Sci-Illustrate Spotlight Series' inaugural guest was Prof. Shannon Olsson from the NICE lab at NCBS.

    Read about the scientists she is and her journey in Medium: https://medium.com/sci-illustrate-stories/shannon-olsson-d6be657009b2

     

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  • Congratulations! Dr Rittik Deb selected as a runner-up for the Ben Barres Spotlight Award

    Congratulations! Dr Rittik Deb selected as a runner-up for the Ben Barres Spotlight Award

    Spotlight
    29 August 2019

    We are delighted to announce that Rittik Deb, a post-doctoral student from Dr Deepa Agashe's group at NCBS has been selected as a runner-up for the coveted Ben Barres Spotlight Award.

    The Ben Barres Spotlight Awards were introduced to provide visibility and collaboration opportunities for scientists from underrepresented groups. We hope this translates into tangible benefits for his research.

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  • Congratulations! Prof. Gaiti Hasan elected Vice President of INSA

    Congratulations! Prof. Gaiti Hasan elected Vice President of INSA

    Spotlight
    05 August 2019

    Prof. Gaiti Hasan, a molecular geneticist at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), was recently elected as Vice President of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA). After thirteen years as a fellow of INSA, this year, the Academy has sought her counsel in strengthening their activities and initiating new programmes.

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  • Congratulations! Dr Uma Ramakrishnan elected fellow of INSA

    Congratulations! Dr Uma Ramakrishnan elected fellow of INSA

    Spotlight
    30 July 2019

    Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan, a population geneticist at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), was recently elected to the Indian National Science Academy (INSA). This is a proud moment for NCBS, and we were eager to know what it means for Dr. Ramakrishnan.

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  • Mahesh Sankaran for this year's Harper Review

    Mahesh Sankaran for this year's Harper Review

    Spotlight
    08 July 2019

    Harper Reviews celebrate the eminent ecologist John Harper, and the journal invites one accomplished mid-career ecologist from across the globe each year to submit a review on an issue of wide importance. This year's Harper Review chronicles the droughts and ecological future of the Savannah g

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  • Dr Arati Ramesh awarded the 2019 HFSP Young Investigator Grant

    Dr Arati Ramesh awarded the 2019 HFSP Young Investigator Grant

    Spotlight
    04 April 2019

    Dr Arati Ramesh, from the Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Bioinformatics at the National Centre for Biological Sciences has been awarded a 2018 Young Investigator Research Grant from the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP).

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  • Better Together: Fostering Collaborations at BLiSc

    Better Together: Fostering Collaborations at BLiSc

    Spotlight
    01 April 2019

    Why collaborate?

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  • The French Connection

    The French Connection

    Spotlight
    21 March 2019

    “Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.”
     – Louis Pasteur

    "La science ne connaît pas de pays, parce que la connaissance appartient à l'humanité, et elle est la torche qui illumine le monde”
    – Louis Pasteur

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  • Prof Mayor signs on as advisory member of DORA

    Prof Mayor signs on as advisory member of DORA

    Spotlight
    22 October 2018

    We are pleased to announce that Prof. Satyajit Mayor has signed on as an advisory member of the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA). DORA recognizes the need to improve the ways in which the outputs of scholarly research are evaluated. It is a global initiative encompassing all scholarly disciplines and the key stakeholders include funders, publishers, professional societies, institutions, and researchers.

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  • Dr John Kuriyan elected to the National Academy of Medicine

    Dr John Kuriyan elected to the National Academy of Medicine

    Spotlight
    15 October 2018

    We are proud to announce the election of Dr John Kuriyan (University of California, Berkeley, USA) to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine. The National Academy of Medicine is an independent organization of eminent professionals from diverse fields including health and medicine; the natural, social, and behavioural sciences; and beyond.

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