Tag: DBT
Top academic brains celebrate the journey of ‘Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship’
Students, academicians, govt officials attended the eighth conclave of Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship organized by the National Institute of Plant Genome Research on behalf of Department of Biotechnology at New Delhi...........
NIPGR & DBT organize ‘8th conclave on Ramalingaswami re-entry fellowship’
During the last ten years, 1492 applications were received and out of these 396 were offered fellowship and 280 have already taken up positions in Indian laboratories..........
IIT Kanpur scientists uncover mechanism of joint cartilage formation
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur have reported role of two novel molecules - NFIA and GATA3 - in development of joint cartilage during embryo growth.............
IRMI: an initiative to strengthen institutional ecosystems
The initiative will provide a mechanism for enabling research management at institutions in India thereby help them to navigate the high demands for funding, outreach and governance of research.............
Scientists identify potential early biomarker for Alzheimer’s
In the study at IISc-Bengaluru, researchers used mice that were genetically modified to mimic Alzheimer’s disease to look at proteins involved in maintaining dendritic spine shape and number....................
Govt launches fresh initiatives to boost technology incubators
The new initiatives spelt out in the budget are designed to help translate new technologies developed by biotech and other companies into products of use to society................
ICGEB scientists alter fungal genome to double enzyme production for biofuel...
This finding is particularly significant in India considering the government is planning to set-up twelve (12) 2G-ethanol biorefineries across India using cellulosic feedstock...........
Scientists use silk polymer to develop artificial vertebral disc
The use of a silk biopolymer to fabricate a biocompatible disc can reduce the cost of artificial discs in future, claim researchers from the Department of Biomaterial and Tissue Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati............
Bones can be heated up with radio waves to kill cancer...
While scientists worldwide have been struggling to discover a biodegradable RF agent, researchers of Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine at Kochi have now laid claim to the discovery funded by a grant of Department of Biotechnology.............
Comparatively, bioscience sector in a good shape now: Dr Bhan
The former secretary of Department of Biotechnology, Dr Maharaj K Bhan is of the opinion that the Indian bioscience sector, from being obscure in the past to the present day global recognition, has come a long way in last three decades............