THE DAY OF MATHEMATICS: WHEN IT FINALLY CAME! This year, Math Day wasn’t just a day but a whole week wherein mathematics touched hearts and put a smile on every face. With the tag line of “Math day is coming…” a week-long series of events managed to excite minds and build up the anticipation for th...

Prof KN Ganesh (Director, IISER Pune) has been awarded the 2015 National Research Award in Nano Science and Technology by Nano Mission of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India.  The award, consisting of a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh and a citation, is given every year in recogn...

Disha is a voluntary organization of IISER Pune students that for the social cause of helping underprivileged children with education. The good work they are doing was covered by a local weekly The Golden Sparrow. February 26, 2016. ...

IISER Pune has recently been inducted into the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). The Association is a forum for administrators and academicians of member universities to exchange views and discuss matters of common concern. It acts as a liaison to promote academic cooperation and informatio...

'Science and Beyond' is a lecture series organized by IISER Pune jointly with British Council to mark its tenth year of existence. Prof. Iain Stewart's talk in the series on communication of the geoscience was covered by Pune Mirror and The Indian Express. January 29-31, 2016. ...

Prof. LS Shashidhara, Dean (Research and Development) and Chair of Biology at IISER Pune, has been elected as the Vice-President of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi. The INSA is a body of Indian scientists established in 1935. Its objective is to promote science in the country ...

Prof. KN Ganesh, Director of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, has been elected to the Council of Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore as Vice-President for the three-year term from 2016 to 2018. The Indian Academy of Sciences was established in 1934 by Prof.  C. V. ...

Prof. A. Raghuram, Professor and Coordinator (Mathematics) at IISER Pune, has been elected as a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore. The Academy, an association of Indian scientists founded in 1934, is engaged in promotion and dissemination of science through meetings, symposia, pub...

The Hindu, Sakal Times and a German Science and Technology forum, Wissenschaft aktuell (translation) covered Dr. R. Vaidhyanathan's latest paper in Science Advances on a new Metal Organic Framework (MOF) for capture and removal carbon dioxide from gaseous mixtures. December 20, 2015. ...

IISER Pune researchers Dr. R. Vaidhyanathan and team have developed a new material that can selectively capture and remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from a gaseous mixture with hydrogen (H2). This can facilitate a more efficient purification of hydrogen, a known non-polluting fuel. The new material could...

Prof. Sanjeev Galande and group's recent paper on Genome Sequencing and Analysis of the Asian elephant was covered by The Economic Times, The Hindu and Yahoo! News among others. December 2015. ...

[caption id="attachment_589" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mudumalai Tusker (Photo by Dr. Karpagam Chelliah)[/caption] The Asian elephant joins the ever-growing list of animals with sequenced genomes. Recent analyses throws light on the genetic bases of evolution in these intelligent, social ani...

It is a constant challenge for instructors to develop novel approaches of pedagogy, especially for introductory biology (Bio101) for the first year undergraduate students. Every year about 200 students are admitted into the five-year Integrated B.S/M.S program of IISER, out of which at least 60% of ...

Thomas Pucadyil: Piecing together membrane fission, November 23, 2015. The prestigious Journal of Cell Biology interviewed Dr. Thomas Pucadyil for their feature 'People & Ideas'. ...

As a part of the tenth year celebrations of IISER Pune, four talks were organized and hosted by the institute from 30th October 2015 to 2nd November 2015. The speakers were (in the order of presentation) Professor Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Professor Nayanjot Lahiri, Dr Jonathan Turney, and Professor Mahes...

The plasma membrane encloses and defines a cell, the basic unit that living organisms are made of. To facilitate cellular processes like transport of metabolites or signal transmission, the plasma membrane needs to pinch off parts of itself into the cell (endocytosis). This process of membrane fissi...

India, Nasa to engage students for research, October 19, 2015. The Times of India reported on an educational initiative in which IISER Pune is involved, called 'Spaceward Bound India 2016'. ...

A team of undergraduates from IISER Pune has bagged a Bronze Medal at the international Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) contest held at Boston, USA from September 24-28, 2015. iGEM first started in 2003 as an Independent Activity Period (IAP) project of undergraduates at the Massachusetts ...

Pune Mirror and The Times of India reported Dr. Neelesh Dahanukar and group's work on frog species of Southern India and a fungus that's killing them. September / October, 2015. ...

Like many other life forms, bacteria too are prone to viral infections. Many bacteria harbor restriction endonuclease enzymes, which help check the infection by selectively cutting and destroying the viral genomic DNA. The perpetual tussle between bacteria and viruses to gain an upper hand has resul...