Our recently completed multi-year project suggests that there is no straight answer to this question! We sampled the leaves of different rice varieties across 3 years, finding that bacterial communities that live inside vs. on the surface of leaves differ in many ways, and over time. As expected from greater exposure to environmental influences (including... Continue Reading →
A new study led by Tapomoy Bhattacharjee's group shows that rods vs. cocci grow in distinct ways in porous 3D matrices, and these differences make rods more robust to increasing matrix viscosity. Bacteria in natural habitats likely live in such matrices; indeed, the bacteria used in this study were isolated from flour beetle guts in our... Continue Reading →
We are looking to recruit a Postdoctoral Fellow with a start date of February or March 2025. The position is for a minimum of 2 years (extendable for up to 4 years), supported by an ongoing grant from the DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance to study the evolutionary effects of mutation bias. Salary and benefits will... 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 →
At the Annual meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE), Deepa accepted the 2024 Mid-career faculty excellence award from past society President Kateryna Makova. It is an honor to receive this award, which recognizes our group's work in molecular evolution over the past few years. Read more here!
India Bioscience has put together a useful peer guide for early-career faculty in the life sciences, with contributions from several faculty including Deepa. Find the guide here!
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
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