Dr. Nirmalya Ballav and his group's work on developing viable alternatives to silicone diodes was reported in the The Hindu. September 14, 2019 ...

Watching Viswanathan Anand taking time to make his move when he plays against Magnus Carlsen reminds us about the famous theory of speed-accuracy trade-off. This idea has been challenged and debated in the field of olfaction research – forming two schools of thought, one supporting a causal link bet...

A recent paper from Dr. Saikrishnan Kayarat's group has determined the atomic structure of McrBC, a bacterial protein which helps prevent viral infections in a bacterial cell and functions as a molecular scissor. The Hindu reported. August 26, 2019 ...

Dr. Sandanraj Britto and his group's work on production of semi-synthetic proteins which can have potential applications in medicine and healthcare war covered by Pune Mirror. August 24, 2019. ...

The Pune Biotech Cluster, a joint initiative between the National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) and IISER Pune set up with funding from the Department of Biotechnology has been inaugurated at the NCCS today by Dr. Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Govt of India. [caption...

A joint initiative of IISER Pune and National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), the Pune Biotechnology Cluster was recently inaugurated by Department of Biotechnology's Secretary, Dr. Renu Swarup. The Cluster aims to seamlessly integrate high-quality work being done at various research organisations ...

Dr. Anand Krishnan's work shows how song patterns of resident and migratory birds of a region could be used as an indicator of ecological changes. Pune Mirror documented the findings. August 19, 2019. ...

Dr. R. Vaidhyanathan's work on generation of a covalent organic framework which can be used for splitting water molecules has been granted a USA patent. Boswell Times reported. August 18, 2019. ...

Dr. S. G. Srivatsan (Associate Professor, Chemistry) has been chosen to receive the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI)’s Bronze Medal for 2020. The CRSI, a premier professional chemical society of India, was established in 1999 with an objective to facilitate and promote research & educati...

Prof. Sanjeev Galande (Professor, Biology and Dean, Research & Development) is one of the awardees of the prestigious J. C. Bose National Fellowship for 2019. The fellowship is awarded by the Department of Science and Technology’s (DST) Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) to selected, act...

Prof. LS Shashidhara has been elected as President of the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS). The announcement was made at General Assembly of the Union which took place this week at Oslo, Norway where the new Executive Council of the Union was chosen. His term will be for the next th...

Dr. Pushkar Sohoni's book on history of the architecture of Ahemadnagar sutlanate of Deccan was reviewed by the magazine Frontline. July 2019 ...

Disha, a student-led social outreach organisation at IISER Pune mentors underprivileged children from nearby regions and helps them with studies. Akshay Tawale, a student of a PMC school and a beneficiary of Disha's programmes, has secured admission at IISER Tirupati. Times of India, Indian Express...

Dr. Siddhesh Kamat was awarded Indian National Science Academy's (INSA) Young Scientist Medal for 2019. Times of India reported. July 29, 2019. ...

Dr. Siddhesh Kamat, Assistant Professor in Biology at IISER Pune, has been awarded the ‘Young Scientist Medal’ of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi for 2019. INSA is a body of Indian scientists founded in 1935 for promotion of scientific knowledge in the country. One of their ...

IISER Pune faculty member Dr R Vaidhyanathan's work has been granted a US patent for the preparation of a covalent organic framework (COF) that can serve as an electrocatalyst to split water. Hydrogen and oxygen, the constitutent molecules of water, thus released, have vital industrial applicatio...

Self assembly of proteins into superstructures is of interest considering its implications in variety of applications such as gene delivery, vaccine design and diagnostics. Genetic engineering involving computational methods and rational design strategies have been employed to design protein superst...

Three winners of the prestigious Prime Minister's Research Fellowship (PMRF) have chosen to pursue their PhD at IISER Pune. Deccan Herald reported. July 22, 2019 ...

Prof. Satish Ogale and his collaborators' work on generation of electricity using mustard seeds was recently reported in Loksatta and Indian Express. July 13, 2019 ...

Loksatta reported that IISERs have been ranked twenty fourth in the world in a normalised ranking of top research institutions in the world published by Nature Index. July 11, 2019. ...