In a 2021 special issue of Science, experts examined a wide range of topics related to plastics and the problems they present, from their distribution in the environment to ways we can rethink them to create a better future. Learn more on #WorldEnvironmentDay:

A dedicated building for the School of Mathematics was inaugurated by Padma Shri Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, former Secretary DST and President INSA in the presence of Prof. J N Moorthy, Director-IISER TVM and Padma Shri Prof. E.D Jemmis -Founder Director IISER TVM, Staff and Students

Here is our latest paper! In this work we have shown that polymers made from a pair of retroisomeric dipeptide monomers via TAAC polymerization show different properties. doi.org/10.1002/anie.2…

Wonderful news from J. Am. Chem. Soc.!!! The first example of a null-type supramolecular polymer, able to experience living supramolecular polymerization, is already out!! Kudos to all the authors!!!!👉 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Inspirational and educational all at once! Attending Prof. Umapathy's talk on the hybrid scientific workshop of IRTG 2991 at IISER Thiruvananthapuram was a great pleasure. Thank you, sir.

In the more than 20 years since the term “microplastics” was first coined, a rapidly growing body of research has consistently shown how pervasive and problematic the pollutants have become. A 2024 #ScienceReview provides an overview of this research and the progress made in

Nice article by Umesh Isalkar in TOI Health explaining why, even if somebody looks slim, they can still be very unfit and unhealthy. That’s why we need to still have regular check ups. Thank you Umesh for quoting my work. #Type2Diabetes #LeanDiabetes #DrVMohan #TOIHealth

Through the development of metal–organic frameworks, 2025 chemistry laureates Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi have provided chemists with new opportunities for solving some of the challenges we face. Following the laureates’ groundbreaking discoveries, researchers

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi have been awarded the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry for the development of a new type of molecular architecture. In 1989, chemistry laureate Richard Robson tested utilising the inherent properties of atoms in a new way. He

Thrilled to see our work featured on the front cover of The Journal of Physical Chemistry !Congratulations to Suvarna Sujilkumar C., Kavya Vinod , Sharat Devadas , and Mahesh Hariharan Special appreciation to Sharat Devadas for the stunning cover design! Check it out here:pubs.acs.org/toc/jpccck/129… School of Chemistry IISER TVM

Lighting up this Diwali, just out Nature Communications non-equilibrium demixing & dissolution of chiral coacervates via intrinsic catalysis rdcu.be/eL8mo #SystemsChemistry, #NonEquilibrium, #LifeLikeSystems, #LLPS Grateful @IISERKolkata, @ANRF_India Swarnajayanti Award (1/2)

How to develop good research questions nature.com/articles/s4156… #MedEd #MedX #Science #phdlife #PHD #AcademicTwitter #academicWriting

The virus causing polio was discovered in 1908 by Karl Landsteiner and Erwin Popper. Landsteiner was later awarded a Nobel Prize for another discovery, that of human blood groups. Today polio is almost eradicated thanks to a safe and effective vaccine. #endpolio

Neurons transmit signals through synaptic vesicle release, but the nanoscale dynamics of this process have been unclear. In a new Science study, researchers report using time-resolved cryo–electron tomography to visualize synaptic vesicle dynamics in situ and propose a unified

As we honor #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, we look back at the chemistry innovations that transformed cancer treatment. 💊In the 1960s, Anthracyclines like doxorubicin emerged & revolutionized therapy, blocking DNA replication & killing cancer cells.

Did you know that 5% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions are created by electricity for lighting? The work of three physics laureates is making a positive difference. Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura invented efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has

People being treated for certain deadly cancers lived longer if they had received an mRNA-based vaccine against COVID-19 than if they hadn’t go.nature.com/4ohO5wg

This protein could be used to sense magnetic fields and temperatures inside individual cells. sciencenews.org/article/biolog…

🔋 Mitochondria run their core power system using bacterial-style DNA. 🧬 But they need your nuclear DNA for support, repair, and growth. Think of it like a battery with its own mini-engine; it sparks on its own, but the car (your cell) builds and maintains it. Mitochondria

A recent study (shared below) reminded me that 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. Over the years, I have supervised 53 PhD students, and I can say with