Elly Tanaka is a developmental biologist renowned for her groundbreaking research in the field of tissue regeneration and stem cell biology. Tanaka is particularly recognized for her work on limb regeneration in axolotls, a process that has captivated scientists for its potential implications in regenerative medicine. Her lab's research focuses on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms that govern tissue regeneration, with the ultimate goal of applying this knowledge to enhance regenerative capacities in other organisms, including humans. During her talk, she took us through her scientific journey and highlight the importance of systemic studies in regenerative biology.

Alpha Yap, Professor and Group Leader at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, discussed in his talk about his journey of collaborating across disciplines with colleagues from physics, developmental biology and mathematics, in studying how mechanical forces are generated and sensed, to coordinate cell behaviour in tissues.

As part of ​‘Big Questions, Innovative Approaches’, international researchers will share their professional journeys and research findings with the broad science community in India.

Topic: Genetic diversity of clathrin subunits enables tissue-specific membrane traffic.

Guest: Frances M. Brodsky, Professor, Research Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London.

IndiaBioscience, along with Saurabh Pradhan, IMBA, Vienna, Austria, and Deepa Subramanyam, NCCS, Pune, have come together to co-host ​‘Big Questions, Innovative Approaches’ a series of science talks for PhD researchers, Postdoctoral Fellows and early-career researchers in India.

Guest: Madeline Lancaster

Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK

IndiaBioscience, along with Saurabh Pradhan, IMBA, Vienna, Austria and Deepa Subramanyam, NCCS, Pune, have come together to co-host ​‘Big Questions, Innovative Approaches’ a series of science talks for PhD researchers, Postdoctoral Fellows and early-career researchers in India.

Guest: Alfonso Martinez Arias

ICREA Research Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.