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An advanced tool to diagnose tuberculosis beyond the lungs
Lekha Bandopadhyay
A team led by Avinash Bajaj develops a fluorescent probe to detect mycobacteria from human tissue samples. Lekha Bandopadhyay reports on this study.
Posted on May 30, 2022 in Microbiology & Research
Exploiting one infection to control another: phages versus mycobacteria
Edna George
A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru has explored a new approach to treat mycobacterial infections, which are becoming increasingly drug-resistant. They found that a cocktail of mycobacteriophages – viruses that infect mycobacteria but not humans– were effective against slow- and fast-growing mycobacteria, in cultures. This has clinical significance in treating tuberculosis (caused by M.tuberculosis, a slow-growing mycobacterium), which is of concern, especially in developing countries. In this article, Edna George reports on this recent study by Rachit Agarwal’s team.
Posted on Nov 08, 2021 in Health & Medicine & Microbiology

A project-to-publication experience for a remote, student-led team during the pandemic
Shreeya Mhade, Stutee Panse & Karishma Kaushik
In this article, Shreeya, Stutee and Karishma recount their experiences on working remotely on a new research area during the pandemic, the former two as students and the latter as mentor. Their project led to a publication. Biofilm-AMP is a now a published structural and functional repository of AMPs for biofilm studies. The work was also published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology.
Posted on Dec 27, 2021 in Microbiology, Bioinformatics, COVID-19, Personal Experience & Research
Tackling antibiotic resistance
Mousumi Saha
How do bacteria develop antibiotic resistance (ABR)? What are its consequences to human health and economy? What are the factors that contribute to the rise in ABR? Have any steps been taken to combat this global crisis? How do we promote awareness amongst people? In this article, Mousumi Saha addresses these questions.
Posted on Nov 22, 2021 in Health & Medicine & Microbiology

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DBT Webinar Series
IndiaBiostreams: DBT’s Initiatives on Waste to Value
IndiaBioscience
In the sixth webinar by the DBT, we were joined by DK Tuli, DBT-IOC Centre for Advanced Bio-Energy Research, Himachal Pradesh, Sangita Kasture Scientist 'F', DBT, AK Rawat Adviser, DBT, and Sayed Shams Yazdani, ICGEB, New Delhi in a webinar on DBT's initiatives on transforming waste to value.

India | EMBO Lecture Courses
EMBO
DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance
EMBO and the DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance (referred to as ‘India Alliance’) jointly fund up to six lecture courses per year in India. The aim of a lecture course is to teach participants, primarily PhD students and postdoctoral researchers. The …
Closed on 01 August 2021
FSSAI Internship Scheme 2019-20
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is an independent statutory body established under the Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006 under the aegis of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. It is the apex body …
Closed on 19 May 2019