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NCBS (affiliated to TIFR) is a premier biological research institute that focuses on fundamental, interdisciplinary research from the frontier areas of biology.
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#NationalAwardHighlight!🏆
🎉We are very excited and proud to share that Dr Deepa Agashe, Associate Professor at NCBS, has been awarded the Rashtriya Vigyan Yuva Puraskar 2025 by the Government of India!

🌟Congratulations Dr Deepa!

@deepaagashe.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
#ResearchExplained!
Using BEST-HSQC NMR, Dr Rashmi Agrata from Dr Ranabir Das's team at NCBS team tracked ubiquitin deamidation in real-time, revealing varied deamidase efficiencies despite similar structures.

Read here: bit.ly/3L56RIR

✏️Christeen Paulson
October 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
#LatestPublication
Varsha from Dr. Raj Ladher’s lab finds that early inner ear fusion needs a hybrid EMT, where Grhl2/Sp8 remodel junctions to balance new contacts & tissue integrity.

This stunning image of an otocyst, taken by Varsha, featured on the cover!
bit.ly/4omQgOL

@earlab.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
#AwardHighlight🏆
🎉Congratulations to @sreepadmanabh.bsky.social from @tapomoy89.bsky.social's lab on receiving the Sun Pharma Science Scholar Fellowship in Biomedical Sciences by the Sun Pharma Science Foundation!

sunpharmasciencefoundation.net//latest_winn...
October 15, 2025 at 6:37 AM
#AwardHighlight
Mousumi Baruah, post-doctoral researcher from Dr Pratik Kumar's lab, is the recipient of the National Post-doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF) by The Anusandhan National Research Foundation, India

Congratulations!🎉

@dyechemist.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
#BestPaperAward

🎉 Congratulations to Raman Kaushik on being awarded the Zeeshan Khan Memorial Award 2025 (Runner Up) for the best paper published using the BLiSC Central Imaging Facility (CIFF) at the Bangalore Microscopy Course 2025.

@earlab.bsky.social @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
#CampusVisit
PhD Ecology students from
MIT- World Peace University, Pune visited NCBS for a campus visit recently.

The visit included interactive sessions with Prof. Uma Ramakrishnan, a tour of TIGS Mosquito Facility, & lab visits to Dr. Deepa Agashe & Dr. Meghna Krishnadas’s labs.
October 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
#ResearchExplained!
A recent study investigated how large herbivores use old village sites in Satpura Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, after these places were turned into grasslands following relocation.🦌🌲🛖

🔗Read Here bit.ly/3IsCbjR
✏️ Christeen Paulson

@ncbsbangalore.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
#CampusVisit
Students from Parul University visited NCBS recently for a campus tour.
They interacted with Dr. Praveen K. Vemula, Dr. @dyechemist.bsky.social's lab, & the Physics of Life program.
They also visited genomics & NMR facility.
The visit was facilitated by Gyansthan Education Services.
September 30, 2025 at 7:10 AM
#ResearchExplained!
Why do some animals deter predators using striking visual displays, while others rely on camouflage?

Read here: bit.ly/4nYtVXS
✏️ Dr Krushnamegh Kunte
September 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
#AwardHighlight
Professor Mahesh Sankaran, faculty at NCBS, Bengaluru, was recently awarded the J.C. Bose Grant by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation.

🎉Congratulations, Prof Mahesh!

@ncbsbangalore.bsky.social @tifr.res.in
September 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#Newsletter
📢The 2nd edition of Transcript- our quarterly newsletter featuring stories of discoveries, ideas & the people at @NCBS_Bangalore is out now!

Read here: bit.ly/4pnEAg2

📩Subscribe to get the newsletter in your inbox
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September 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🏆Congratulations to Sreepadmanabh M from @tapomoy89.bsky.social's lab for being elected as co-chair for the 2027 Soft Condensed Matter Physics Gordon Research Seminar!

Sree also delivered an invited talk at this year's GRS on how physical environments actively regulate biological growth.
September 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
- Administrative matters such as procurement, liaising with funding agencies and issues related to reporting.
- Tools and techniques for effective communication at the policy level.
- Risk assessment in large-scale research environments.

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September 15, 2025 at 8:51 AM
This two-day workshop covered a series of lectures and hands-on-sessions on:
- Project governance across institutions about public health grants, Clinical & industrial collaborations.
- Budget planning and finance management.

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September 15, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The RDO at
@ncbsbangalore.bsky.social
recently conducted a Workshop on Managing Large Collaborative Research Projects-Level II

The event was attended by researchers & project managers to explore advanced strategies for effectively managing multi-institutional research collaborations
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September 15, 2025 at 8:51 AM
#ResearchExplained
With ecosystems shifting faster than ever due to climate change, habitat loss & human activity, scientists are asking a crucial question: how do species survive in new hostile environments, & what makes some succeed while others fail?
Read: bit.ly/3V2O4Qb
@deepaagashe.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
#ResearchExplained
During embryo development, if cells fail to arrange or align correctly, organs could fail to function properly. Yet, cells somehow manage to find their place & align with remarkable precision.
Read here: bit.ly/46gbk2j
✏️Christeen Paulson
September 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
#Podcast
🎙️Here is an excerpt from the 6th & the last episode of the podcast Gender in/of Science: Feminist Conversations Part 2, featuring Prof Upinder Singh Bhalla.
With this, the podcast series comes to an end!

Check out the full podcast series here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
September 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
📢 This Open Day, our exhibits will also be in Kannada!
🤩Bring your friends and family and join us at NCBS to explore all the amazing science happening on our campus!
📆Friday, 12 September 2025
📍NCBS, Bengaluru (maps.app.goo.gl/XEHjfducVgnS... )
⌚2 PM- 5 PM
🆓Free entry for all!
September 9, 2025 at 8:18 AM
#CourseAnnouncement
The NCBS Indica School of Field Ecology and Conservation is excited to announce its latest course: Field Techniques in Ecology.

📍NCBS Field Station, Pachmarhi
📆 Course date: Tentatively 1-14 Dec 2025
⏰ Deadline: 22 Sept 2025
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September 8, 2025 at 5:40 AM
#Podcast
🎙️We close our series with Episode 06 of our podcast Gender in/of Science: Feminist Conversations Part 2

In this last episode, Gita Chadha talks to Upinder Bhalla, computational neuroscientist and faculty @NCBS_Bangalore

Check it out now!
▶️https://youtu.be/Fs5BqyS85_A
September 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🎙️Here is an excerpt from the fifth episode of the Podcast, which features Dr Sufyan Ashhad.

Watch EP 05 here: youtu.be/wuljX9gPbOc?...

📷 The next episode will be out soon! — stay tuned!

@Archives_NCBS @NCBS_Bangalore @AshhadSufyan
September 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
#Podcast

🎙️Episode 05 of our podcast Gender in/of Science: Feminist Conversations Part 2 is out now!

Check it out now!
youtu.be/wuljX9gPbOc
August 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🎙️Here is an excerpt from the fourth episode of the Podcast, which features Prof Satyajit Mayor.

Watch EP 04 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNCN...

📷 The next episode will be out tomorrow — stay tuned!

@Archives_NCBS @NCBS_Bangalore
August 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM