Dr. Neelesh Dahanukar and his collaborators have discovered three new species of filament barbs, a type of fish found in the Western Ghats. The Hindu, Times of India, Deccan Herald reported. May 11, 2020. ...

Dr. Umakant Rapol, Dr. Sunil Nair, Mr. Nilesh Dumbre and team have developed a low-cost ventilator, inspired by the Bharucha ventilator, which can be put together with readily available and easily source-able parts. Careers360, Hindustan Times, Sakal,  HT Pune reported. May 04, 2020. ...

Prof. S G Srivatsan, Professor in Chemistry at IISER Pune, has won National Prize for Research on Chemistry of Peptides and Nucleic Acids. The award is given by Prof. C.N.R. Rao Education foundation to scientists below 55 years of age. This award recognises Prof. Srivatsan's work carried out ...

IISER Pune faculty members Dr. Umakant Rapol and Dr. Sunil Nair have developed a low-cost ventilator put together with readily available and easily source-able parts. The researchers are now looking to get in touch with manufacturers to produce this ventilator model. In this video produced by the...

As the COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to threaten the health and wellbeing of millions around the world, research and innovation offer a crucial line of defence against the virus.   Researchers at IISER Pune are applying their expertise to learn how the virus proliferat...

IISER Pune researchers are involved in a multi-institutional effort to produce open-source computer-aided-designs for a mechanical ventilator that is currently in use in hospitals. This work is being carried out in collaboration with Capt. (Retd.) Rustom Bharucha from Bharucha Instrumentation and Co...

Prof. Sutirth Dey and his team's work has showed that population size affects what type of evolutionary fitness trade-offs bacterial populations will adopt. The Hindu reported on the findings. March 29, 2020. ...

Majority of the drugs available in the market for cancer bind to proteins, nucleic acids, receptors, etc. present in cancer cells and help destroy the cells. On many occasions, cancer cells generate resistance against these drugs during the treatment period. So, there is a continuous need to develop...

Prof. Pinaki Talukdar's work on developing approaches for overcoming drug resistance in cancer cells was covered by Swarajya Mag, The Indian Express. March 12, 2020 ...

IISER Pune received a grant of Rs. 25 crore for working on the processor of a quantum computer being developed as a part of the National Mission on Quantum Technologies and Applications. Times of India, Yahoo News,  reported. February 29, 2020. ...

Prof. Shyam Rai is involved in a study that is trying to use analysis of seismic waves in earth's crust to locate diamond mines. The Print reported. February 21, 2020 ...

IISER Pune was among the top 10 institutes in India as per research output, in the Nature Index Rankings. Hindu Business Line, Indus Dictum, and Campus Varta reported. February 19, 2020 ...

Dr. Neelesh Dahanukar was involved in discovery of the world's largest cave fish species in Meghalaya. The Indian Express, Yahoo News reported the finding. February 18, 2020 ...

Dr. Harinath Chakrapani was among the scientists invited to speak about their research at Science at the Sabha popular science talk series organised by The Music Academy in Chennai. The Hindu reported. February 17, 2020 ...

IISER Pune and C-DAC are jointly involved in the National Mission on Quantum Technologies and Applications. Times of India reported on the proposed plans of the project. February 2, 2020. ...

Cipla Foundation funded a Centre for Chemistry Education and Research on the IISER Pune campus. The Centre was inaugurated on January 29 by Dr. Yusuf K. Hameid, Non-Executive Chairman, Cipla Ltd. BioSpectrum India, India Education Diary, and Medical Dialogues, reported. January 31, 2020 ...

[gallery ids="1753,1752,1751,1754,1750" type="slideshow"] Cipla Foundation-IISER Pune Centre for Chemistry Education and Research on the IISER Pune campus has been inaugurated today by Dr. Yusuf K. Hamied, Non-Executive Chairman, Cipla Ltd. He was accompanied by Mrs. Farida Hamied and Ms. Rumana Ha...

Dr. Argha Banerjee's work on effect of increasing rainfall and reducing snowfall on the mass of Himalayan glaciers was reported by Pune Mirror. January 21, 2020 ...

Dr. Pushkar Sohoni gave a talk at INTACH on his work related to the history of Jews in India, and in particular in the Deccan region. The Hindu reported on the talk. January 16, 2020. ...

A hostel for women research scholars at IISER Pune has been built through a generous endowment from Bajaj Auto Ltd. This Hall of Residence was inaugurated by Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar in the presence Shri. Rahul Bajaj. Shri. Bajaj announced supporting three Chair Professorships and one Distinguish...