Rittik was chosen as a runner-up for the first set of Ben Barres Spotlight awards, and will receive research funds. Rittik will use the funds to determine the molecular basis of assortative mating in laboratory-evolved populations of flour beetles. Congratulations, Rittik!
2019 Conference season is upon us!
We are off to various conferences this year. Come listen to our talks, visit our posters, and talk science! Aparna is already at Evolution 2019, to talk about the role of microbiomes during host adaptation in the Hamilton Award Symposium. We are rather proud that Aparna was selected to present as a finalist! She will... Continue Reading →
Congratulations Dr. Sane!
Dr. Sane defending her PhD cake
Congratulations, Dr. Diwan!
Gaurav pointing out his successful exit after defending his PhD thesis (mural at the Sastra University's Anusandhan Kendra).
Pratibha’s interview on Doordarshan
Listen to Pratibha discuss chemical ecology and her work on the Methylobacterium species associated with traditionally cultivated rice varieties here! The talk (in Manipuri) was aimed at the farmers in Manipur. Pratibha is currently testing whether Methylobacterium spp. isolated from rice are beneficial to the host plant, and hopes that this project is ultimately useful... Continue Reading →
2018 Science Day at NCBS
The lab set up a booth at the campus science day last week. About a 1000 young students visited the campus and it was amazing to see the energy. Here are some pictures from our team, who did a great job!
Science show on flour beetle immunity
Rajya Sabha TV's science special shows, 'Science Monitor' & 'Gyan Vigyan’ will feature our work on the evolution of immune memory in flour beetles. Tune in! Update: Watch the video here (our feature starts at 13:10 minutes into the program).
