In December 2019, we had the opportunity to interview Prof. Swarup at his residence. In the freewheeling conversation that followed, Prof. Swarup recalled his college…
“You are the Yin to my Yang”, said every receptor to its ligand; and they lived triggering cellular responses happily ever after. Binding of ligands…
This workshop was conducted by instructors from Wellcome Trust- DBT India Alliance and included discussions on research ethics, manuscript and grant writing, and how to…
On December 06, 2019, six participants from different groups spoke about their research work in just under six minutes to a diverse audience. Here are…
Prof. Vidita Vaidya talked about stress response pathways, how they help us to cope and how, when they go awry, contribute to vulnerability for disease…
How does the Pokkali variety of rice survive in saline conditions? Prof. M K Mathew discussed the defense mechanisms adopted by the cells of rice…
The focus of this Sawaal-Jawaab was on how some water droplets in clouds grow in size to finally become raindrops. Prof. Rama Govindarajan also discussed…
Prof. Gautam Menon gave a Sawaal-Jawaab talk on the coronavirus outbreak. He explained how scientists piece together information about such new diseases, assess their potential…
On October 02, 2020, Prof. K. VijayRaghavan (Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India), inaugurated the ‘COVID-19 Diagnostic Training Programme’ of Tata Institute of…
N95 masks capture and filter out particles (size ~0.3 microns) with 95% efficiency. While the fibres of the mask pose as a mechanical barrier, an…