We are very happy that Dr Basabi Bagchi has joined the lab as a Postdoctoral fellow. For her PhD at Ashoka University, Basabi asked several interesting questions about host-pathogen interactions using flour beetles. During a short postdoctoral stint at the University of Montana, she explored cytoplasmic incompatibility in insects. In our lab, Basabi plan to... Continue Reading →
Shivansh just defended his PhD thesis, summarizing nearly 6 years of hard work to understand the genomic basis of adaptation and divergence in flour beetles. Along the way, he assembled a new genome for Tribolium castaneum, picking up serious genomics chops and expertise on population genetics and flour beetle biology. Apart from his own thesis,... Continue Reading →
We are very happy to formally welcome Adrita as a PhD student in the lab. Adrita is trained in Microbiology from Calcutta University and has a Master’s degree in Life Science from NIT Rourkela. Adrita is currently looking at factors that facilitate the short-term emergence of antibiotic resistance. She enjoys listening to Hindustani classical music... Continue Reading →
NCBS had an Open day in September this year, where the campus opened to visitors, and several labs put up posters, demos, games and other activities for children and members of the public. The lab put up a stall showcasing activities based on our work, and it was a hit! Featured: a beautiful Mandala highlighting... Continue Reading →
We are pleased to welcome Swastika Issar as a Postdoctoral fellow. Swastika completed her PhD from the University of Cambridge, and in the coming months she will analyze population dynamics data from laboratory experimental evolution studies. Swastika worked as a project assistant with us several years ago, and we are happy that she is back... Continue Reading →
As the 2023–2024 Obaid Siddiqi Chair 2023-24 at NCBS, sociologist Prof. Gita Chadha interviewed several female faculty at our institute. Listen to her discussion with Deepa on youtube, and follow up with the other episodes in the series to hear about the experiences and perspectives of these women in biology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh0_fA3WIgc&list=PL42P6prB3Bu830RFSYYvRw8CtEnvIGaaX&index=3
The lab had a great showing at the 2024 NCBS Annual talks, with three exciting posters from Pratibha and Harshith (Ecological drift in the flour beetle gut microbiome), Ruchith and Shazia (Mutation bias and tradeoffs), and Shivansh (The genetic basis of adaptation in flour beetles). These are all fun new stories from the lab that... Continue Reading →
We are very happy that Aakanksha Madhwal has joined the lab as a new PhD student. She has a Bachelor's degree in Microbiology from Graphic Era Deemed To Be University, Dehradun, and a Master's Degree in Biotechnology from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Microorganisms have always piqued her interest, and she is curious about how these seemingly simple... Continue Reading →
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