2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Date & Time Title Speaker Jul 15,202511:30 HrsTuesdaySensory Ecology at the Human-Animal Interface: Unravelling Conflict and Zoonotic RisksNishant Kumar, AUD, Delhi Jul 11,202516:00 HrsFridayWhen waves meet vortices: A topological twist in waterMahesh Bandi, OIST, Japan Jul 8,202516:00 HrsTuesdayMachine learning for quantum technology and quantum computingBijita Sarma, FAU & MQV, Germany Jul 7,202511:30 HrsMondayThesis SeminarTuning Monolayers of MoS2 for Electronics and Opto-Spintronics via Doping and HeterostructuringDipak Maity, TIFR, Hyderabad Jul 3,202511:30 HrsThursdaySynopsis SeminarCharacteristics of glassy dynamics and how active self-propelled forces affect themPuneet Pareek, TIFR, Hyderabad Jul 2,202516:00 HrsWednesdayGravitational Wave AstronomyGiles Hammond, University of Glasgow, UK Jul 2,202514:30 HrsWednesdaySynopsis SeminarIdentifying a role for the E3 ligase SkpA in regulating developmental signalling and autophagy in DrosophilaTarana Anand, TIFR, Hyderabad Jul 1,202516:00 HrsTuesdaySynopsis SeminarReframing biomolecular recognition: multi-site binding, allostery and machine learned insightsMohammad Sahil, TIFR, Hyderabad Jun 27,202516:00 HrsFridayImpact of Ions on Biomolecular Condensation: Solvation PerspectiveRajib Kumar Mitra, SNBNCBS, Kolkata Jun 27,202514:00 HrsFridayActive yielding and the connection to nuclear spatial organisation and cell state transitionsYagyik Goswami, PSI, Switzerland Jun 26,202516:00 HrsThursdayTechnical SeminarWildlife Forensics – Connecting Genetics with Law Enforcement in fight against wildlife crimes in IndiaAjay Gaur, Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES) CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad Jun 26,202511:30 HrsThursdayStrong local bosonic fluctuations: key to understanding strongly correlated metalsGopal Prakash, IMSc, Chennai Jun 25,202516:30 HrsWednesdaySynopsis SeminarRole of defects in determining the mechanical and electronic response of graphene oxideSownyak Mondal, TIFR, Hyderabad Jun 25,202511:30 HrsWednesdayFrom Rigidity Transition in Three-Dimensional Epithelial Monolayers to Bulk Tissue ModellingTanmoy Sarkar, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia Jun 24,202516:00 HrsTuesdayThesis SeminarMolecular Dissection of Vomeronasal Neurons: Discovery of Novel Genes and Differential Endoplasmic Reticulum EnvironmentGubba Venkata Sai Devakinandan, TIFR, Hyderabad Jun 24,202511:30 HrsTuesdayMechanics-based computational models for single-cell and monolayer mechanobiologyPradeep Keshavanarayana, UCL, UK Jun 24,202509:30 HrsTuesdaySynopsis SeminarEffects of nuclear mechanics and YAP relocalisation on DNA Damage Responses (DDR)Shantam Yagnik, TIFR, Hyderabad Jun 20,202514:30 HrsFridayFunctional Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy and EnvironmentAditi Halder, IIT, Mandi Jun 20,202511:30 HrsFridayDesigning pulsed DNP experiments – Bridging DNP and MAS solid-state NMRNiels Christian Nielsen, Aarhus University, Denmark Jun 20,202510:30 HrsFridayThesis SeminarOn the Development of Novel Cathodes for Next Generation Batteries: Solar to Organic BatteriesAmar Kumar, TIFR, Hyderabad Jun 19,202516:00 HrsThursdayTechnical SeminarEarth’s magnetic field: Slow and Fast VariationsKusumita Arora, CSIR National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad Jun 16,202516:00 HrsMondayThesis webinarUltrashort Collimated High Energy Electron Beam: A Tabletop ApproachSonali, TIFR, Hyderabad Jun 13,202516:00 HrsFridayA tale of two rhoptries: Unique organelles enabling Plasmodium invasion into host cellsVasant Muralidharan, University of Georgia, GA Jun 10,202516:00 HrsTuesdayThesis SeminarExtending CEST NMR experiments to study protein conformational dynamics occurring over the ~10-4 to ~100 seconds timescaleNihar Pradeep Khandave, TIFR, Hyderabad Jun 6,202516:00 HrsFridaySustainable N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) OrganocatalysisAkkattu T Biju, IISc, Bangalore Jun 3,202516:00 HrsTuesdayDynamical Complexity in Living Active MatterPraneet Prakash, University of Cambridge, UK Jun 3,202511:30 HrsTuesdayThesis SeminarMechanobiological Investigation of Epithelial Homeostasis during Epithelial Defence against CancerPraver Gupta, TIFR, Hyderabad May 29,202511:30 HrsThursdayPlanar hybrid devices: exotic coupling effects in resonators and magnetic thin filmsRajeev Singh, IIT (BHU), Varanasi May 27,202511:30 HrsTuesdayFunctional organic materials for photonic circuit applications via Mechanophotonics techniqueAvulu Vinod Kumar, Weizmann Institute of Sciences, Israel May 23,202516:00 HrsFridayBayesian framework for model-data comparison incorporating theoretical uncertaintiesSunil Jaiswal, Ohio State University, OH May 20,202516:00 HrsTuesdayRheology of Soft Matter Systems from Glasses to Living TissuePradip Kumar Bera, University of Wisconsin, WI May 20,202510:00 HrsTuesdaySynopsis SeminarCurvature-dependent Reorganisation of Endoplasmic Reticulum during Epithelial Cell MigrationSimran Rawal, TIFR, Hyderabad May 15,202512:00 HrsThursdaySynopsis SeminarAnnealing and Memory Effects in Active and Passive Amorphous SolidsRishabh Sharma, TIFR, Hyderabad May 13,202516:00 HrsTuesdayInterface design beyond epitaxyVarun Harbola, MPI-FKF, Germany Apr 29,202516:00 HrsTuesdayUnravelling Collective Excitations in Quantum Materials with On-Chip THz SpectroscopyAbhay Kumar Nayak, University of California, CA Apr 29,202511:30 HrsTuesdayPhysiology, behaviour, and ethnobiology of tropical birdsJordan Boersma, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, NY Apr 22,202514:30 HrsTuesdayRegulation of transcription by biomolecular condensatesPrashant Pradhan, UT Southwestern Medical Centre, TX Apr 17,202516:00 HrsThursdayActive-passive mixture: insights from computer simulationsRajarshi Chakrabarti, IIT-B, Mumbai Apr 16,202516:00 HrsWednesdayAdvancing solid-state NMR methods for applications to nucleic acidsRajat Garg, University of Wisconsin Madison, WI Apr 15,202511:30 HrsTuesdaySynopsis SeminarChemical Peptide and protein engineering using novel hydrophilic organic linkersArighna Sarkar, TIFR, Hyderabad Apr 11,202511:30 HrsFridaySynopsis SeminarDevelopment of Novel Tools for Chemical Protein Synthesis and Modulating Protein Tertiary StructuresVishal Malik, TIFR, Hyderabad Apr 4,202516:00 HrsFridayTracing the Photo-Induced Attosecond to Femtosecond Charge Dynamics in Small SystemsKalyani Chordiya, University of Hamburg, Germany Mar 21,202516:00 HrsFridaySynopsis SeminarInvestigating the role of STX11 in Store-Operated Calcium EntrySritama Datta, TIFR, Hyderabad Mar 20,202511:30 HrsThursdayStructure and Dynamics of Biomolecules by NMR and Molecular Dynamics Simulations: The Beginning of a Wonderful FriendshipDaniel Huster, Universität Leipzig, Germany Mar 20,202516:00 HrsThursdayTechnical SeminarControl Electronics for Quantum TechnologiesNikhil Mitaliya, Tabor Electronics and S-Qube Systems, Ahmedabad Mar 19,202511:30 HrsWednesdaySynopsis SeminarInvestigation of conformational heterogeneity and domain interaction in the apolipoprotein E isoforms by HDX-MS proteinsSudip Pal, TIFR, Hyderabad Mar 18,202516:00 HrsTuesdayNanoscale Cellular Communication for Designing Next-Generation TherapeuticsTanmoy Saha, Harvard Medical School, MA Mar 13,202514:30 HrsThursdaySynopsis SeminarDeciphering the minimal functional domain of PfRALP1, an indispensable malaria parasite proteinAkash Narayan, TIFR, Hyderabad Mar 6,202516:00 HrsThursdayStatic structure factor and the dispersion of the Girvin-MacDonald-Platzman density mode for fractional quantum Hall fluids on the Haldane sphereP Rakesh Kumar Dora, IMSc, Chennai Mar 5,202511:30 HrsWednesdayProtein dynamics and kinetics with applications to neurodegeneration studied by NMR spectroscopyChristian Griesinger, MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen Mar 4,202516:00 HrsTuesdaySensing Quantum Functionalities at the Atomic ScaleSujoy Karan, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Feb 24,202514:30 HrsMondayTopological charge excitations and Green's function zeros in paramagnetic Mott insulatorAnurag Banerjee, IPhT, Paris-Saclay Feb 19,202514:30 HrsWednesdayMorning vs Evening exercise: Role of diurnal modulations of skeletal muscle mitochondrial functionsSubhash L Khatri, TIFR, Mumbai Feb 19,202511:30 HrsWednesdaySmall unsaturated 1,2-diboracyclesDavid Scheschkewitz, Saarland University, Germany Feb 18,202516:00 HrsTuesdayOrganic Nanoporous Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability proteinsAbhijit Patra, IISER, Bhopal Feb 11,202516:00 HrsTuesday Biogenesis of secretory vesicles determines the properties of regulated releaseShweta Jain, UCSF, CA Feb 10,202511:30 HrsMondaySynopsis Seminar Deep Learning approaches for elucidating role of small molecule and post translational modification in intrinsically disordered proteinsSubinoy Adhikari, TIFR, Hyderabad Feb 7,202516:00 HrsFridayMSc Project Seminar Investigating the Role of Synaptic Proteins in Store Operated Calcium Entry (SOCE)Kunal Mukesh Jagetiya, TIFR, Hyderabad Feb 5,202516:00 HrsWednesday Condensate Cascades: A Unifying Framework for Cellular AdaptationAsif Ali, University of Chicago, IL Feb 4,202516:00 HrsTuesday First-Passage Processes: Martingales and the Defect TechniqueDebraj Das, ICTP, TS Feb 4,202514:30 HrsTuesday Stereodivergent Syntheses to Natural Products Preparations Using EnzymesSyed Masood Husain, CBMR, Lucknow Jan 31,202516:00 HrsFriday Asking Ligands to Lend a Hand Jitendra Kumar Bera, IIT, Kanpur Jan 31,202511:30 HrsFridayThesis Seminar Diboron-Centred Diradicaloids, 1,1-Dehydration of Secondary Alcohols, and N-m-Terphenyl Substituted Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino) Carbenes Ayan Das, TIFR, Hyderabad Jan 30,202516:00 HrsThursday Advances in Electron Spin Resonance Technology and its Applications Madhur Srivastava, Cornell University, NY Jan 28,202516:00 HrsTuesday Detecting single gravitons and probing their acoherence with quantum sensing Sreenath K Manikandan, NORDITA, Sweden Jan 27,202510:30 HrsMondayThesis Seminar Exploring Photonic Spin Hall Effect for Materials’ Studies Janmey Jay Panda, TIFR, Hyderabad Jan 23,202516:00 HrsThursday Large deviations: a road to non-equilibrium statistical physics Tridib Sadhu, TIFR, Mumbai Jan 21,202516:00 HrsTuesday Overview of cryogenic laser activities at 1 and 2 µm wavelength region Venkatesan Jambunathan, CIMAP, Caen Jan 21,202514:30 HrsTuesday Emergence of mesoscale flows under non-equilibrium drive in crowded environments Juliane Klamser, University of Montpellier, France Jan 17,202516:00 HrsFriday Universality and Scaling in the Proximity of JammingBulbul Chakraborty, Brandeis University, MA Jan 17,202511:30 HrsFriday Space-time MetamaterialT V Raziman, Imperial College, London Jan 15,202516:00 HrsWednesday Connecting the dynamics of antimicrobial response across scalesSomenath Bakshi, University of Cambridge, UK Jan 10,202516:00 HrsFridayTechnical Seminar Lasers in Optical Communication Vikram Seshasai, Tejas Networks Ltd., Bengaluru Jan 9,202516:00 HrsThursday The critical role of the variable domain in driving proteotoxicity and aggregation in full-length light chains associated with AL amyloidosis Santanu Mukherjee, IISc, Bangalore Jan 8,202511:30 HrsWednesdaySynopsis Seminar Role of Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation in DNA Damage Repair and Gene Transcription Regulation Darshika Bohra, TIFR, Hyderabad Jan 7,202516:00 HrsTuesdayThesis Seminar A Broadband Atomic Magnetometer Based NMR SpectrometerGeorge Kurian KK, TIFR, Hyderabad