MGMARI Day Celebration with Prof. L. S. Shashidhara, Director, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru (OPEN FOR ALL)

Date & Venue: 12 December 2023, Bapuji Central Library, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, : SBV Campus, Pillayarkuppam, Puducherry 607402 

Prof. L. S. Shashidhara, Director, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru

Prof. L. S. Shashidhara, Director, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru

Prof. Shashidhara (born 1963) is an Indian developmental biologist, geneticist and a professor of biology. Prof. LS Shashidhara, specialises in Genetics, Molecular Biology and Evolutionary biology. His group has identified key mechanisms that specify organ development and regulate growth control during embryonic development. They have also expanded their study to examine the status of these evolutionarily conserved mechanisms in epithelial cancers in human. Prof. Shashidhara did his undergraduate and post-graduate studies at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India and holds PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK.

He is a J. C. Bose National Fellow of the Department of Science and Technology. He is also the recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 2008, for his contributions to biological sciences. He is an elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences. and the National Academy of Sciences, India. He is an elected an Associate Member of European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), making him the third scientist from India to join a group of about 1800 researchers.

About NCBS, Bangalore

National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bangalore, Karnataka, is a research centre specialising in biological research. It is a part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) under the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India. The mandate of NCBS is basic and interdisciplinary research in the frontier areas of biology. The research interests of the faculty are in four broad areas ranging from the study of single molecules to systems biology. NCBS focuses on fundamental research from diverse fields of biology including biochemistry, biophysics, bioinformatics, neurobiology, cellular organization and signalling, genetics and development, theory and modelling of biological systems, ecology and evolution etc.[NCBS engages in a number of collaborative initiatives, such as Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem) and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP). Together these three institutions serve as part of the Bangalore bio-cluster, bringing together fundamental research, translational studies, and technology development.

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Contact Person

Dr. Abhijit Poddar
[email protected]

Collaboration

Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER) Konan University

Kobe, Japan

Mode of Workshop: HYBRID

Target Group

Faculties, PhD Scholars, Biomedical and Basic Researchers, Senior/Junior Residents, Master and Undergraduate Students in any branch of science

Registration details

No registration required.

Participation details

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A/C name: Mahatma Gandhi Medical Advance Research Institute
A/C number: 6871780596
Bank: Indian Bank
Branch: Pondicherry Main Branch, Pondicherry
IFSC Code: IDIB000P042
A/C Type: Current Account
Bank Address: No 288, M G Road, Pondicherry

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