In a paper in the Biophysical Journal, Dr. Chaitanya Athale’s group described an automated programme to track intracellular granules while viewing the molecules under a differential interference contrast (DIC) microscope. This image-analysis programme will help researchers observe, follow, and stu...

IISER Pune through its Science Activity Centre, celebrated National Science Day 2021 in an online mode in view of the pandemic. Interactions with scientists, film screening, panel discussion, science demonstrations and a showcase of science toys developed by students were organised. Times of India,...

A new outreach initiative planned by IISER Pune which aims to train school teachers from various states of India on use of hands-on and activity based methods of teaching science was reported on, by Hindustan Times February 28, 2021. ...

Prof. Anjan Banerjee (Professor, Biology and Chair, Institutional Committee on Administration) has been awarded the Tata Innovation Fellowship 2020-21, and Prof. Harinath Chakrapani (Professor, Chemistry and Dean, International Relations and Outreach) has won the S. Ramachandran National Bioscienc...

Dr. Siddhesh Kamat (Associate Professor, Biology) has received CDRI 2021 award for Excellence in Drug Research in the Life Sciences category. Given each year by the CSIR's Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, these awards recognize exceptional work in drug research. The awards ...

In a paper published in Cell Chemical Biology, Dr. Siddhesh Kamat's research group studied the role played by the lipid tail of lyso-PS in regulating the function of cells involved in immune response.    Lysophospholipids are a class of signaling lipids that regulate many important physiolo...

IISER Pune is part of a multi-institutional grant proposal to track immune response after vaccination for COVID-19. Times of India reported. January 30, 2021. ...

IISER Pune-IDeaS Scholarship is awarded to outstanding undergraduates and PhD scholars at IISER Pune. In the 2020-21 academic year, 6 BSMS, 5 Integrated PhD, and 10 PhD students have been awarded this scholarship. The selection is based on grades during the first two semesters at IISER Pune. ...

IISER Pune and the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Regional Station, Pune (IARI-RS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for academic collaboration. Indian Express reported. January 28, 2021. ...

Dr. Sunish Radhakrishnan (Associate Professor, Biology) and Dr. Nishad Matange (Assistant Professor, Biology) have been awarded the prestigious DBT-Wellcome Trust India Alliance Senior and Intermediate Fellowships respectively, in the category of Basic Biomedical Research. Dr. Sunish Radhak...

In recognition of their contribution to the respective areas of research, three scientists at IISER Pune, Prof. Anjan Banerjee (Professor, Biology), Dr. Thomas Pucadyil (Associate Professor, Biology) and Dr. Seema Sharma (Associate Professor, Physics) are among those elected as Fellows of the Indi...

Prof. S G Srivatsan (Chemistry, IISER Pune) has been selected for the Sun Pharma Research Award for 2020 in the Pharmaceutical Sciences category. Each year, the Award recognises excellent original research by Indian scientists in medical and pharmaceutical sciences. The prize carries a trophy, cit...

During the COVID -19 pandemic, when most of the schools were either closed or functioning online, a collaboration between the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Maharashtra and IISER Pune’s Science Activity Center (SAC) harnessed the online medium to reach students, teache...

The Science Activity Centre at IISER Pune conducted a series of online demonstration sessions of hands-on activities in Marathi for school teachers and students of Maharashtra. The sessions received a great response. Times of India reported. December 18, 2020 ...

While schools were either closed or functioning online due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Science Activity Center (SAC) at IISER Pune harnessed the online medium to reach students, teachers, and science enthusiasts all over the country. SAC initiated various online workshops and webinars during this...

A team of 14 students from IISER Pune won a gold medal at the international Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) contest held virtually in November 2020, for their entry on developing a multi-faceted approach towards eradicating Malaria. Indian Express and Times of India covered the news. Novembe...

A team of 14 students from IISER Pune who competed at the 2020 international Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) contest, have won a gold medal at the International Giant Jamboree held virtually during November 13-22, 2020. Close to 250 teams participated in the competition internationally, whi...

IISER Pune held a valedictory function today (November 20, 2020) where the 2020 outgoing batch of students were congratulated and awardees were felicitated through an online event. This event was held to celebrate the graduation of students, as the convocation for the year 2020 could not be held i...

In a follow-up analysis of the first serological and epidemiological survey for COVID-19 in Pune city, Dr. Aurnab Ghose and his colleagues found that 85% of the set of COVID-19 positive samples analysed in the study showed the presence of neutralising antibodies. Times of India, Hindustan Times rep...

Dr. Angshuman Nag, Dr. Anup Biswas and Dr. Rejish Nath are among those selected for the Department of Science and Technology (DST)’s Swarnajayanti Fellowships for 2019-20. Indian Express, NDTV Education, Times of India, Times of India-2 reported. November 8, 2020. ...