Adding to our understanding of molecular interactions in cancer is a recent paper from Dr. Nagaraj Balasubramanian’s group at IISER Pune. Here, the team showed that Fibulin-1 protein from the extracellular matrix can interact with and regulate the activity of the epidermal growth factor receptor (...

Starting May 22, 2020, the Covid-19 Testing Centre at IISER Pune has tested over more than 18,000 samples with over 250 tests performed every day. Integrated Decisions and Systems India Pvt (IDeaS), Pune, supported the Centre with a sum of Rs. 2 Lakhs. IISER Pune is grateful for this timely support ...

Dr. Aurnab Ghose and team from IISER Pune, with Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), SP Pune University (SPPU) and other partners, undertook an epidemiological and serological survey for COVID-19 in selected high-incidence areas of Pune city. Findings of the survey were reported extensively by local a...

The COVID-19 Testing Centre at IISER Pune received financial support from ICICI Lombard's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Funds to augment its testing capacity. India Education Diary, India CSR, Times of India reported. August 18, 2020. ...

IISER Pune together with Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad and Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore and the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) undertook an epidemiological and serological survey of selected hig...

The low-cost ICU ventilator developed earlier at the Physics department of IISER Pune will now be jointly taken up by Accurate Gauging & Instruments Pvt. Ltd. and IISER Pune to be built for regulatory approvals followed by production.  Towards this, a Memorandum of Understanding for...

IISER Pune signed an MoU with Accurate Gauging & Instruments Pvt. Ltd. for technology transfer for regulatory approvals and production of the low-cost ICU ventilator developed earlier by Dr. Sunil Nair, Dr. Umakant Rapol and team. Indian Express reported. August 7, 2020. ...

Times of India, Hindustan Times, Sakal, and Industry Global News reported plans for a second serolgical survey of COVID-19 in Pune city's health workers and general population, which is to be initiated by B. J. Medical College, Pune Municipal Corporation, SP Pune University and IISER Pune, and othe...

Prof. Sutirth Dey and team's research on evolution of dispersal patterns of fruit fly populations and factors affecting it was recently published in the prestigious journal Evolution. The Hindu and Indian Express published a report on the findings. August 3, 2020. ...

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, IISER Pune decided to move its classes online till December 2020, with various measures taken for inclusive learning - including providing dongles with data plan to students who lack access. Pune Mirror reported. The institute also initiated the process to grad...

Water is essential to sustain life on earth. Access to safely managed drinking water in a way that it’s available when needed and is free of contamination is not a given to many communities around the world. About two-thirds of our planet’s surface is covered in ocean waters, but this water canno...

Dr. Apurva Barve, Coordinator of the Centre of Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education (CoESME) at IISER Pune, was invited to give a webinar on Alternative Careers in Life Sciences by JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysore. Mysore Star reported. July 26, 2020. ...

A recent paper from Dr Amrita Hazra’s group at IISER Pune offers new insights into the puzzle of how vitamin B-12, one of the largest ‘small molecules' made in nature, is pieced together. They do this by reconstituting the activity of two novel enzymes involved in B-12 synthesis and find that the ...

Prof. Harinath Chakrapani, Professor of Chemistry at IISER Pune, has won the Bronze Medal of Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI). [caption id="attachment_1827" align="alignright" width="213"] Prof. Harinath Chakrapani[/caption] CRSI is a is a premier professional chemical society of Indi...

MANAV Human Atlas Initiative, a project jointly undertaken by IISER Pune, NCCS and Persistent Systems, conducted a 3-day online workshop on Science in Action in collaboration with DAV College and Panjab University. Times of India reported. July 14, 2020. ...

The Solar Water Bottle Distillation set up developed by the Science Activity Centre was published by Times of India in their Newspapers in Education (NIE) edition. July 9, 2020. ...

Dr. Siddhesh Kamat and his group's work was highlighted by the India Alliance in their Research News Bulletin for June 2020. June 2020. ...

Dr. Neelesh Dahanukar and his collaborators discovered a new genus and species of a new Maharaja barb fish from the Western Ghats. The species has been named after an esteemed fish taxonomist from Manipur, Dr. Vishwanath Waikhom. India Education Diary, Indian Express, Times of India I, II reported ...

IISER Pune's Dr. Aurnab Ghose and team, with Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), SP Pune University and others, announced the initiation of Pune city's first epidemiological survey for COVID-19. Hindustan Times, Careers360 and Indian Express reported the news. June 21, 2020. ...

During the lockdown period, Science Activity Centre has initiated a series demonstrations of hands-on science activities, which is live-streamed on their YouTube channel every Sunday. Hindustan Times reported on this. Hindustan Times also reported on the special live session that was held on the oc...