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Applications open for 6-week undergraduate summer training program 2025 at Param Hansa Center for Computational Oncology, IISc Bangalore. Deadline: Jan 31, 2025. forms.gle/XcdsGXrpsAdMc6… Biopatrika IndiaBioscience.org Collective Dynamics of Living Systems SMB Mathematical Oncology Subgroup BE, IISc Centre for Predictive Human Model Systems Rakesh Kumar

We are delighted to welcome Prof. Nagappan Ramaswamy Nagappan Ramaswamy to our department. He has joined the faculty as Associate Professor. Prof. Nagappan graduated from Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi. (1/2)

Taming Anomalous Dewetting Dynamics in Enthalpically Inverted Polymer Bilayers | Macromolecules [1/n] pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

GOLD at iGEM-2024, Paris. Congrats to the IITB team, & especially our brilliant Chem Engg undergrads who were part of this (Abdul Q Ansar, Kadambari Bhide, Husayn Bootwala, Prashast Chitravanshi, Aditya Shrangarpure). Project details: lnkd.in/dbNTg_7K

How do worms navigate through complex environments? Our latest work from ESoftBio Lab ( Tapa Lab @NCBS ) National Centre for Biological Sciences, co-led by SAHELI DEY and Sree Sreepadmanabh M uncovers a fascinating paradigm exploring how confinement regulates motility in 3D granular matrices! 1/11 📜 tinyurl.com/esoftbio20251

Are you (or someone you know) a soft matter postdoc exploring career in India? Submit an abstract for SMYIM 2025 at Shimla from 18-20 June! 🎯📢 Apply here: forms.gle/TTShgq1mSP3BYz… for a 5-min flash talk, poster, & networking! More details @ smyim.org #SoftMatter

Congrats to Ms. Ranjita Save for winning the 1st prize in Poster Presentation at #ICBTD2025 for her PhD work on diabetic wound healing. She is jointly guided by Prof. Abhijit M and Prof. K Chitnis (Ruia college). Abhijit Majumder ranjita save NSS_Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College IIT Bombay

Congratulations Prof. Jayesh Bellare on receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from IIT Bombay Your pioneering work in biomed devices, nanotech, & regenerative medicine continues to inspire & shape the future of science and healthcare. A well-deserved honor! #Innovation

Our recent work: Separating a monodisperse mixture of active and passive particles through an elastic meshwork. This work is a part of Soft Matter 20th Anniversary Collection. Soft Matter ramanand yadav pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Cells can sense mech cues. Bt can they sense pre-strain if soft tissue is deformed? Hw long can the signal travel? In our latest paper in Cell Reports Phy-Sci, Akshada Khadpekar, PhD shows how rigid structures in soft gels may result into long-range (~40 cell length) patterning. (1/2)

Congratulations to Prof. Devang Khakhar! His paper in Polymer Engg. & Science on characterizing PVDF crystal polymorphs using FTIR is among the journal’s top 10 most-cited papers of 2023. A testament to impactful research. Read it here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… Wiley in research

Our group tentatively plans to recruit 3 PhD students in the Autumn semester. Please apply to PhD program of Chemical Engineering IITB and select TAP projects from our group. More details about our work: sites.google.com/view/sayantand… Admission portal link: acad.iitb.ac.in/admissions/res…. RTs appreciated

Why do circulating ovarian cancer clusters hve #ECM? How do clusters survive confining anatomies? Do clusters show heterogeneity in mechanics? Team led by Tavishi Dutt & Jimpi Langthasa frm IISc Bangalore answer in bit.ly/41OWZsb Ack: IFCPAR/CEFIPRA Ministry of Electronics & IT DBT/WT India Alliance

How do micro/nano-plastics (MNP) form? Two papers from Guru's group, ChE, IITB In landfill-like quiescent conditions, crystalline plastics degrade to form persistent MNP crystals nature.com/articles/s4146… Tyre wear MNPs form via two independent processes doi.org/10.1039/d5sm00…

6 more days to the PhD application deadline!! Here are some more details about the positions.

We are delighted to host Prof. Narendra Dixit (IISc Bangalore) for the Prof. C.V. Seshadri Distinguished Institute Lecture on “Design Principles on Immunology” Date: April 9, 2025 | Time: 5:15 PM Venue: LH 31, VMCC, IIT Bombay Join us for an inspiring session! [Poster attached]

We are looking to host a highly motivated NPDF postdoctoral scholar! Please apply if you have a strong background in either of 1. Structural biology of proteins 2. Fluorescence microscopy 3. Organic synthesis 4. Mammalian cell culture and cloning methods 5. Soft matter physics

Are you PhD? Passionate about sustainable soft material research? If yes, Prof. Guruswamy Kumaraswamy group is willing host you as #NPDF. They are working on a variety of exciting projects. Please see the attached image. If interested, please write to: [email protected]

A new study from researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, led by Prof. Abhijit Majumder, uncovers how strain fields produced by embedded inhomogeneities within biomaterials influence cell alignment, reshaping our understanding of cell behaviour in development,