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National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru
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NCBS (affiliated to TIFR) is a premier biological research institute that focuses on fundamental, interdisciplinary research from the frontier areas of biology.
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Ever wondered how tissues have diverse organisations? We did with some experiments on sensory epithelia of 🐣 🐟 and 🐁. We found that these epithelia are initially very similar. As they develop, cell types acquire a solid/fluid-like mechanical state driving the cellular organisation. Comments welcome!
November 5, 2025 at 10:22 PM
#NationalAwardHighlight!🏆
🎉We are very excited and proud to share that Dr Deepa Agashe, Associate Professor at NCBS, has been awarded the Rashtriya Vigyan Yuva Puraskar 2025 by the Government of India!

🌟Congratulations Dr Deepa!

@deepaagashe.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
#ResearchExplained!
Using BEST-HSQC NMR, Dr Rashmi Agrata from Dr Ranabir Das's team at NCBS team tracked ubiquitin deamidation in real-time, revealing varied deamidase efficiencies despite similar structures.

Read here: bit.ly/3L56RIR

✏️Christeen Paulson
October 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Results Announced!

List of candidates selected for the 'Field techniques in Ecology' lnkd.in/gCd3QiGh

For any queries, write to indicaschool@ncbs.res.in
October 22, 2025 at 5:24 AM
#LatestPublication
Varsha from Dr. Raj Ladher’s lab finds that early inner ear fusion needs a hybrid EMT, where Grhl2/Sp8 remodel junctions to balance new contacts & tissue integrity.

This stunning image of an otocyst, taken by Varsha, featured on the cover!
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October 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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#authorinterview Anubhav Prakash @prakash-patterns.bsky.social from Prof Raj Ladher lab earlab.bsky.social at NCBS, Bangalore talks about his work on "Kompartment Konnection: How the Cochlea Coordinates for a Perfect Design" PLOS Biology biopatrika.com/academia/res... @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social
Kompartment Konnection: How the Cochlea Coordinates for a Perfect Design - BioPatrika
Researcher Spotlight - Uncover how compartments integrate spatial and temporal cues across scales & how local cellular behaviours influence
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October 16, 2025 at 6:09 AM
#AwardHighlight🏆
🎉Congratulations to @sreepadmanabh.bsky.social from @tapomoy89.bsky.social's lab on receiving the Sun Pharma Science Scholar Fellowship in Biomedical Sciences by the Sun Pharma Science Foundation!

sunpharmasciencefoundation.net//latest_winn...
October 15, 2025 at 6:37 AM
#LatestPublication
@harshithcy.bsky.social from @shivaprasadpv.bsky.social's lab identified the role of transcription factor OsWRKY53 that dictates wound responses in rice. It fine-tunes wound responses by turning on defence-related genes while turning down growth-related ones.
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OsWRKY53 dictates wound responses in rice through fine‐tuning crosstalk between PEP and PSK‐mediated signalling
Wound response in plants is a dynamic event involving a significant transcriptional reprogramming. Monocots display distinct phenotypes upon wounding, and the molecular mechanism involved in early si...
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October 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
#LatestPublication
Dr @shaonchakrabarti.bsky.social & team combine single-cell & population level measurements to show that most of the information of cell fate is already pre-programmed in the cancer cells, well before the addition of the drug.
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🎉Congratulations, team!
Inheritable cell-states shape drug-persister correlations and population dynamics in cancer cells
Author summary It is now well understood that evasion of drug effects on short time-scales by cancer cells (drug tolerant persisters or DTPs) originates from cell fate outcomes driven by non-genetic h...
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October 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Glimpses from the energetic and interactive session with the support staff of @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social

Thank you, Parivarthan Counselling, Training and Research Centre, Bangalore, for facilitating the session.

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October 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
#AwardHighlight
Mousumi Baruah, post-doctoral researcher from Dr Pratik Kumar's lab, is the recipient of the National Post-doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF) by The Anusandhan National Research Foundation, India

Congratulations!🎉

@dyechemist.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
#BestPaperAward

🎉 Congratulations to Raman Kaushik on being awarded the Zeeshan Khan Memorial Award 2025 (Runner Up) for the best paper published using the BLiSC Central Imaging Facility (CIFF) at the Bangalore Microscopy Course 2025.

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October 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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It was a pleasure talking to Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula of IITM for his podcast.

Our conversation went far beyond career advice, covering how living systems work, the role of math in the life sciences, and where groundbreaking discoveries in biology come from.

youtu.be/wZeUX3G13pk?...
CRISPR, Vaccines & Biotech: Exploring Life Sciences with Prof. Mukund Thattai | Episode 22
YouTube video by Prof Mahesh Panchagnula
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October 1, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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Our first two-day hands-on workshop was a great success!
From pedagogical lectures in #neuroscience to hands-on tutorials, simulating biophysical & biochemical models with #MOOSE
Thankyou @kavlifoundation.org @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social
@bhalla-lab.bsky.social @subharay.bsky.social
#nationalworkshop
October 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
#CampusVisit
PhD Ecology students from
MIT- World Peace University, Pune visited NCBS for a campus visit recently.

The visit included interactive sessions with Prof. Uma Ramakrishnan, a tour of TIGS Mosquito Facility, & lab visits to Dr. Deepa Agashe & Dr. Meghna Krishnadas’s labs.
October 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
#ResearchExplained!
A recent study investigated how large herbivores use old village sites in Satpura Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, after these places were turned into grasslands following relocation.🦌🌲🛖

🔗Read Here bit.ly/3IsCbjR
✏️ Christeen Paulson

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October 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
#CampusVisit
Students from Parul University visited NCBS recently for a campus tour.
They interacted with Dr. Praveen K. Vemula, Dr. @dyechemist.bsky.social's lab, & the Physics of Life program.
They also visited genomics & NMR facility.
The visit was facilitated by Gyansthan Education Services.
September 30, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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#ResearchExplained!
Why do some animals deter predators using striking visual displays, while others rely on camouflage?

Read here: bit.ly/4nYtVXS
✏️ Dr Krushnamegh Kunte
September 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
#ResearchExplained!
Why do some animals deter predators using striking visual displays, while others rely on camouflage?

Read here: bit.ly/4nYtVXS
✏️ Dr Krushnamegh Kunte
September 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
#AwardHighlight
Professor Mahesh Sankaran, faculty at NCBS, Bengaluru, was recently awarded the J.C. Bose Grant by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation.

🎉Congratulations, Prof Mahesh!

@ncbsbangalore.bsky.social @tifr.res.in
September 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#LatestPublication
Sreepadmanabh & team from Dr @tapomoy89.bsky.social lab, in collab with Prof Ramray Bhat identify distinct chemical regulators of ovarian cancer spheroids.
🔗https://t.co/PTQPMkISNT

Congratulations to the team!🎉
How do environmental cues reprogram cells and influence multicellular organization? Out today in Small, our collaboration with Prof. Ramray Bhat, led by Sreepadmanabh, identifies distinct chemical regulators of ovarian cancer spheroids.
Read: doi.org/10.1002/smll...
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September 17, 2025 at 6:42 AM
#Newsletter
📢The 2nd edition of Transcript- our quarterly newsletter featuring stories of discoveries, ideas & the people at @NCBS_Bangalore is out now!

Read here: bit.ly/4pnEAg2

📩Subscribe to get the newsletter in your inbox
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September 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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🌟A National Geographic story by Prasenjeet Yadav on black tigers shows what it takes to rescue isolated populations.

The story, featuring research of @uramakri.bsky.social Vinay Sagar of NCBS on black tigers demonstrates how science can shape the future of wildlife in India.
🔗 bit.ly/4mkyE50
The curious case of the tigers who changed their stripes
A century ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from geneti...
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September 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
🌟A National Geographic story by Prasenjeet Yadav on black tigers shows what it takes to rescue isolated populations.

The story, featuring research of @uramakri.bsky.social Vinay Sagar of NCBS on black tigers demonstrates how science can shape the future of wildlife in India.
🔗 bit.ly/4mkyE50
The curious case of the tigers who changed their stripes
A century ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from geneti...
www.nationalgeographic.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
🏆Congratulations to Sreepadmanabh M from @tapomoy89.bsky.social's lab for being elected as co-chair for the 2027 Soft Condensed Matter Physics Gordon Research Seminar!

Sree also delivered an invited talk at this year's GRS on how physical environments actively regulate biological growth.
September 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM