SPEEC-Up 2017 was the first iteration of what we hope will be an annual 3-minute talk competition for students of ecology, evolution and conservation in Bangalore. The event was a lot of fun, and a great way to get introduced to a wide range of work from our neighbours. I am truly happy to have... Continue Reading →
I am recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to analyze bacterial communities associated with flour beetles. The postdoctoral fellow will work with a team of researchers towards the following goals: Quantify the repeatability of ecological and evolutionary changes in the gut microbiome of an insect adapting to a new diet Determine the metabolic and genetic basis of... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to Laasya for getting the (very competitive) fellowship! The award will support her work on the potential adaptive consequences of altered initiator tRNA levels in bacteria. We're excited about the project and can't wait to see what Laasya discovers!
Our campus annual talks just finished, and many of us from the lab presented our work. It was a hectic but fun few days. Here are some pictures of lab people with their posters.
A few months ago Arun turned in his Master's thesis to Bangalore University. At long last, he's received his Master's degree and has done really well. For his thesis project, Arun quantified the competitive ability of different Tribolium castaneum populations as well as their ability to resist bacterial pathogens. Arun continues to work on these... Continue Reading →
We just returned from a lab trip to Gudalur-Mudumalai-Edakkal, which was great fun. Here are some pictures!
Work on tRNA genes and synonymous codons in our lab will be supported by the Department of Science and Technology's INSPIRE Faculty award for the next five years.
Mihir recently finished his Integrated Master's degree from IISER Pune, where he worked with Deepak Barua to quantify variation in Impatiens plant species growing on rocky outcrops. He joins us as a Junior research fellow with a CSIR Fellowship, and is interested in insect-microbe interactions. Welcome, Mihir!
