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 →
ICGEB research grant
We got another grant! The International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology will fund part of Kruttika's thesis project to analyze butterfly gut microbial communities. The three-year grant will begin from Jan 2015.
CSIR Research grant
I'm pleased to say that part of our work on tRNA evolution will be funded by a two-year research grant from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
Lab trip 2014
We just returned from a lab trip to Gudalur-Mudumalai-Edakkal, which was great fun. Here are some pictures!
DST INSPIRE Faculty Award
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.
Evolution Symposium: Celebrating Wallace
I'm very happy to announce a day-long symposium on evolutionary biology on 7 Nov 2013, which I am organizing along with Krushnamegh Kunte at NCBS. The symposium is in honor of Alfred Russel Wallace, who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection along with Charles Darwin. Applications for research posters are due 15 Oct,... Continue Reading →
ICTS Program on Population Genetics
Applications due 13 October, 2013. The program includes a two-day preparatory crash course and a week-long school on population genetics with some of the best teachers on the subject from around the world. This will be followed by a two-day discussion meeting packed with exciting research talks. The school is open to students and postdocs:... Continue Reading →
DST Young Scientist grant for Imroze
Imroze was awarded a Young Scientist grant from DST, which will fund his work on the evolution of adaptive immune function in Tribolium beetles. Congratulations, Imroze!
