Heartiest congratulations to Prof. Vishal Rai from our department on winning the prestigious SS Bhatnagar Award! Vishal Rai #ProudMoment

IISER Bhopal's stunning campus: A few glimpses

I'm happy to share that my work from Boxer Lab @stanford on archaeal bipolar tetraether lipids is out in Chemical Science: pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/Art… We characterized the structural properties of archaeal lipid assemblies and linked those to functional behavior like membrane fusion.

The application for PhD IITB-Monash Research Academy is open. Along with Prof. Ravi Jagadeeshan from Monash, I have floated a project on modeling of active polymers (IMURA1198). The student will be at Monash for 1 yr. If interested Pls apply @ shorturl.at/J2so4 by 25/8. RTs appreciated.

Many congratulations to Prof. Rai.

Have a look at our latest paper on the #archaeal tailed virus infecting the dominant human #gut #methanogen. Don't miss a great 🧵by Diana Baquero 👇

Highly recommended especially for those planning to transition to India (academia, industry, other science careers) from abroad. I immensely benefitted from attending #YIM2024 in Bhopal. Very well organized event, great networking opportunity, and lots of fun.

I am always drawn to science that is high-quality yet simple to understand. For example, I never thought a humble dye like tartrazine used as food colouring can be used to render animal tissue transparent which will facilitate many imaging applications. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

I truly believe in order to be an effective educator, it is important to get into the mind of a student. That’s why I started attending a popular organic chemistry course as a “student” and I am really enjoying it! #AcademicChatter #iiserb #facultylife

Excited our final version of Christine Isadora Ng's work on targeted protein relocalization is out today @nature! Molecular control over protein localization could offer new opportunities for therapeutics and biological discovery. Sarafan ChEM-H Stanford Chemistry nature.com/articles/s4158…

We had this phenomenal work come out a couple of days ago. This is one of those works in which an irrational polymer design was found to weaken the biofilm-surface interactions and clear biofilms from underwater surfaces without killing the bacteria! pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…

Virology—The next fifty years cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

My biggest takeaway (and indeed inspirational) from department review meeting today was something that Prof. Javed Iqbal Javed Iqbal said: Don't solve a puzzle, solve a problem. #newPI #MotivationalQuote #youngscientist #iiserb

Application deadline: 7 October (Highly recommended for those in the US!) I attended the NNCI Winter School of Emerging Technologies 2023 at Saguaro Lake Ranch. It was one of the most fun-filled, illuminating, eye-opening experience I ever had. sfis.asu.edu/events/winter-… ASU School for the Future of Innovation in Society

The chemistry club Chemistry Club IISERB had the privilege to host the interactive session with Prof. Manoharan and it was an enriching experience, warmly received by all attendees. He covered a range of topics, including the latest advancements in industrial chemistry.

What does a lion with a human head do? Maybe ancient Egyptians knew but we don't know now. What does a phospholipid with sterol tail do? We do know now. Pretty cool work from Sarah Keller's group. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…