The R. Bruce Merrifield Award was established in 1997 by an endowment from Rao Makineni. It acknowledges and awards the the lifetime achievement of a peptide scientist, whose work has acheived the highest level of scientific creativity.

Prof. Shannon Olsson, faculty and chemical ecologist at NCBS, will be honoured in the 2nd edition of the ‘She Is’ book series, which talks about 75 inspiring Women In STEAM from India!

In conversation with Prof. R. Sowdhamini

Dr. Hiyaa Ghosh is among eight scientists to be named part of EMBOs Global Investigator Network for 2021.
Read More about Hiyaa's research here

Arunita Banerjee (https://www.arunitabanerjee.com/) caught up with her recently, and here is what Hiyaa had to say.

Prof. Mahesh Sankaran has been awarded the Infosys Prize for Life Sciences for his exemplary contributions to the field of ecosystem ecology. His work on savannas, specifically the drivers of savanna ecosystem structure and the potential responses of these ecosystems to climate change have been critical in shaping the research agenda in this field over the past decade.

First Chair ready to foster History and Culture of Science at NCBS

The British Ecological Society (BES) has announced the winners of its journal prizes for research published in 2020. 

The Communications Office at the Bangalore Life Science Cluster introduced a brand new outreach initiative where our audience gets a behind-the-scenes look at BLiSC labs!