We welcome Dr Jitendra Singh, Hon'ble Minister of Science and Technology and Vice President, CSIR as the Chief Guest to inaugurate the CSIR's 'One Week, One Theme' initiative today. Starting today, over the next six months, CSIR labs shall showcase their technologies, products,

Congratulations to Dr. Subhajit Biswas, Principal Scientist, CSIR-IICB and his team members for gathering evidence supporting that dengue virus can impart broad-spectrum immunity against betacoronaviruses in endemic regions, published in Journal of Medical Virology!! CSIR, India

#CSIRJigyasa program: Dr. Saikat Majumder, from CSIR-IICB, talked about ‘Immunology of B and T cells' and Dr. Ashim Paul talked about ‘Chemistry of molecules and Biomolecules in daily life’, at Lakshminarayanpur Sitanath High School, Mathurapur, Sth 24pgs on July 03. CSIR, India

Congratulations to Prof. Vibha Tandon Vibha Tandon, Director, CSIR-IICB for receiving the 1st AV Rama Rao Award for her immense contribution in Chemical Sciences, during the 33rd CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry!! CSIR, India N Kalaiselvi Dr Jitendra Singh DSTIndia

Congratulations to Dr. Subhajit Biswas CSIR-IICB and his team members for their new publication, “Dengue virus (DV) non-cross-reactive Omicron wave COVID-19 serums enhanced DV3 infectivity in vitro”, which is published in Journal of Medical Microbiology. doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.…

Prof. Jayanta Chatterjee, Molecular Biophysics Unit (MBU) of the Indian Institute of Science, delivered a Special Guest Lecture on "From super secondary structures to antibody engineering: Our journey with reverse turns" on 8th July, 2024 at CSIR-IICB CSIR, India Vibha Tandon

Congratulations to Dr. Saumen Dutta, CSIR-IICB and his team members for the publication, “Implication of Molecular Constraints Facilitating the Functional Evolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa KPR2 into a Versatile α-Keto-Acid Reductase”, in Biochemistry. (doi.org/10.1021/acs.bi…)

Congratulations to Dr. Sucheta Tripathy CSIR-IICB for the publication, “Novel oceanic cyanobacterium isolated from Bangaram island with profound acid neutralizing ability is proposed as Leptolyngbya iicbica sp. nov. strain LK”, in Mol Phylogen Evol. (doi.org/10.1016/j.ympe…)

Congratulations to Dr. Biswadip Banerji CSIR-IICB and his team for their publication, “Crystal to Hydrogel Transformation in S-Benzyl-L-Cysteine-Containing Cyclic Dipeptides - Nanostructure Elucidation and Applications”, in Chemistry-A European Journal. (doi.org/10.1002/chem.2…)

#MyProductMyPride #NationalHandloomDay2024 CSIR, India

#SkillIndia CSIR-IICB CSIR, India CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative Online application deadline: August 17, 2024.

Amitabh Bachchan’s famous TV Show “Kaun Banega Crorepati”, for the second time in over one year,features a success story from #CSIR,Union Ministry of Science and Technology.Earlier mention in the same show pertained to 108 petal Lotus “NAMO108" developed by CSIR-NBRI Lucknow.

Independence Day celebration at CSIR-IICB, Jadavpur and Saltlake campuses. CSIR-IICB CSIR, India

Under CSIRJIGYASA EPIC Hackathon Program, CSIR-IICT signed MoU with Cipla Foundation on 27 August 2024 in the august presence of Anurag Mishra, Head, Cipla Foundation,Dr Srinivasa Reddy, Director, CSIR-IICT, Dr Geetha Vani Rayasam, Head, HRDGCSIR & Dr.D.Shailaja,Chief Scientist,CSIR-IICT

Students of Satish Chandra Memorial School, Chakdaha, West Bengal visited CSIR-IICB on Aug 23, 2024 under CSIR Jigyasa Programme. They visited the labs of Dr. P. Jaisankar and Dr. Biswajit Banerji. A popular lecture was delivered by Dr. Subhajit Biswas. CSIR, India CSIRJIGYASA

Congratulations to Dr. Subhajit Biswas, Principal Scientist, CSIR-IICB and his team members for prividing evidence of “Silent” Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Psoriasis, Vitiligo, and Pityriasis Rosea Cases, published in Indian Journal of Dermatology. (DOI: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_4_24)

Skill Development Program of CSIR-IICB under CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative held from 2nd Sept to 13th Sept 2024. During these 2 weeks, 91 trainees completed their hands-on training across 13 parallel programs in various specialized scientific techniques. CSIR, India Vibha Tandon

A debate competition held on 18/09/2024 under Hindi Fortnight Program CSIR, India. Dr. Sunanda Rai Chaudhary, Assoc Prof, Hindi Department (Former), Yogesh Chandra Chaudhary College & Mr. Mantu Das, Assist Prof, Rani Birla Girls College, Kolkata, judged the competition. CSIR, India