Prof. Sanjeev Galande and Dr. Shivaprasad Patil's research paper on the unique somersaulting ability of the tiny freshwater animal, hydra was reported by The Wire, News18. and Research Blaze. April 4, 2021. ...

IISER Pune and Finland's Aalto University are entering into a partnership to build a quantum computer. Analytics India covered the news. March 22, 2021 ...

Indian Express reported the news that Dr. Shabana Khan, faculty member in Chemistry at IISER Pune, received the DST SERB Power Fellowship for 2021. March 19, 2021 ...

Most things are what they are, no matter what their genesis. For calcium though, provenance matters. This is the take-home from a recently published study from Dr. Suhita Nadkarni’s group at IISER Pune in which the team has investigated if and how calcium ions from different sources impact memory ...

In a recent series of papers, Dr. Raghavendra Kikkeri’s group explores the therapeutic potential of heparan sulfate, a linear carbohydrate (polysaccharide) molecule, which is typically found at the cell surface and in the extracellular matrix that holds cells together. Shown to be important...

Prof. Sutirth Dey's research on evolution of dispersal in fruit flies using a locally developed table-top set up was elaborated in an article by Prof. Raghavendra Gadagkar. The Wire. March 17, 2021. ...

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 ...