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<\/figure>Sunayana Sarkar presented her PhD work on how fruit flies can be used as a model system to study the roles of polyphosphate in higher eukaryotes. And Sunayana bagged the first prize in this Science Slam!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>Susmita Sarkar shared her PhD work on protein aggregation. With a help of a pearl necklace, she discussed the conformational changes in a protein. She focussed on inhibition of aggregate formation & possible dissolution of early stage aggregates. Susmita won the 2nd prize!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>Anusha Shankar spoke about how birds like sunbirds, hummingbirds, and nightjars might manage their energetic needs in response to varying environmental gradients.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>Anandh Muthiah is exploring ways to create a link between proteins and external molecules such as dyes and drugs which could be used to target unhealthy cells.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>Shreejit Saha spoke about effects of Benzoyleneurea on liver cancer cells, a project that he worked on as a Masters student prior to joining TIFR Hyderabad.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>Resmi Bera was quite fascinated with a diagnostic technique that can detect multiple biomarkers in a single assay. Drawing comparisons with the widely used ELISA assay, she gradually introduced how DNA barcoded antibody technology works.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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