(1/n) Lab tours at TIFR Hyderabad: Students pursuing MSc in Chemistry from Vivekananda College, Chennai, visited TIFRH last week. They learnt about the ongoing research on peptide chemistry (production and analysis of D-proteins and their therapeutic significance), radicals and diradicaloids,..

The TIFR Hyderabad campus is not only abuzz with students but with some stunning #flora and #fauna as well. Harsha Kumar (postdoctoral fellow, WildEcoPhys Lab) spotted this elegant inhabitant on campus: a caterpillar that later bloomed into a majestic oleander hawk moth.

Disorder, misfolding, and aggregation! Here is an article that explains Wasim Abdul's (former graduate student, Jagannath Mondal's research group at TIFR Hyderabad) investigations on how different microenviroments could affect alpha-synclein aggregation. www.tifrh.res.in/~sciencemedi...

As a part of school-centric outreach activities, Saptarnab Ganguly (grad student at TIFR Hyderabad) spent a morning talking to students at the nearby Manthan School explaining how food is metabolised by the body and what could be the consequences if this process is perturbed!

'How does something so seemingly inconsequential as a curvature of a gap, at the microscopic scale, end up dictating how cells move to heal a wound?' Here's an article about how Simran Rawal (Tamal Das's lab) & colleagues probed cell responses to wound curvatures: www.tifrh.res.in/~sciencemedi...

Fresh off the press: Simran Rawal (Graduate student, Tamal Das's lab, TIFR Hyd) & colleagues find out how organelles inside epithelial cells (lining a wound) reorganise themselves & opt for specific known migratory modes in response to different curvatures of wounds. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congratulations to GVS Devakinandan (Graduate student, Adish Dani's lab - TIFR Hyderabad) on successfully defending his thesis titled ‘Molecular Dissection of Vomeronasal Neurons: Discovery of Novel Genes and Differential Endoplasmic Reticulum Environment’. Read about his work here.

Applications are open for the @ICFOnians-@TIFRH_buzz Research Frontiers School: Hot Topics in #Quantum Materials & Ultrafast Optics! 🗓️24-26 Sept, 2025 📌TIFR Hyderabad, India Register here: 8cenz4ov6wn.typeform.com/to/x4yIW6U1?... Apply by July 25, 2025 Website: www.icfo.eu/event/4007/i...

Congratulations to Bhanu Chauhan, graduate student at TIFRH, on receiving a full travel grant to present his work on the development of state-of-the-art mid-infrared sources at CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2025 in Munich. Bhanu happens to be one of 18 students selected globally for this award.

We are #hiring! Applications are invited for the position of Junior Research Fellow in a cutting-edge research project under the National Quantum Mission (@nqmdst), led by Vishal Ranjan (faculty @TIFRH_buzz). Last date to apply: July 31, 2025

(1/2) We are thrilled to share that our faculty member, Anusha Shankar, has been awarded the Maxwell-Hanrahan Foundation Award in Field Biology! She is exploring how animals adapt to environmental variability, particularly those capable of lowering their body temperature and...

Congratulations to Nihar Khandave (graduate student, Pramodh Vallurupalli's lab) on successfully defending his thesis titled ‘Extending CEST NMR experiments to study protein conformational dynamics occurring over the ~10^(-4) to ~10^0 seconds timescale’. Read more about his work here.

TIFR Hyderabad students got a behind-the-scenes look at the editorial process from Subhabrata Mukhopadhyay, Deputy Editor-Wiley. He spoke about how editorial decisions are made, what typically leads to desk rejections, & how researchers can write with clarity and structure.

(1/n) Science, trials-and-errors, wars, and bird poop: this Sawaal-Jawaab session by Pranav Shirhatti packed in enough material fit for a smash hit Netflix web series.

Applications are open for the @ICFOnians-@TIFRH_buzz Research Frontiers School: Hot Topics in #Quantum Materials & Ultrafast Optics! 🗓️24-26 Sept, 2025 📌TIFR Hyderabad, India Register here: 8cenz4ov6wn.typeform.com/to/x4yIW6U1?... Apply by July 25, 2025 Website: www.icfo.eu/event/4007/i...

(1/2) The next Sawaal-Jawaab is here! At the turn of the 19th century, a massive effort began worldwide to develop industrial scale methods for nitrogen capture to synthesise fertilisers. And then came a chemical reaction that changed the course of history.

We are #hiring! Applications are invited for the position of a Junior Research Fellow in the field of high sensitivity electron spin resonance spectroscopy using superconducting circuits. This position is available in Vishal Ranjan's lab. Last date to apply: July 31, 2025

We are delighted to welcome our newest faculty member, Sahana Holla (‪@sahanaholla.bsky.social‬). She is investigating the biological significance of 3D genome organization during development & disease, with an interdisciplinary approach combining genomics, proteomics, and advanced imaging.

We are delighted to welcome Aniruddha Panda, who joins TIFR Hyderabad as one of the newest faculty members. With native mass spectrometry, lipidomics, proteomics & metabolomics, he is exploring how cellular biochemistry governs signalling & how its disruption leads to disease.

Inauguration of the 'National Analytical Facility for Nutrition and Metabolism Research': Established under the ambit of TIFR/ARUMDA, a first-of-its-kind multidisciplinary research unit dedicated to cutting-edge research in metabolism, nutrition, & aging: www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...

Notice: The due date for submission of online applications for the eight posts mentioned in Advt. No. 2025/02 is extended till June 20, 2025: recruitment.tifrh.res.in/applicants/

We are #Hiring! Position: #Postdoctoral fellow Research Area: Tumor immunity and mitochondrial function in progression of #cancer Details about the project, eligibility criteria, and application procedure is given below! Apply by June 30, 2025.

We are hiring! Position: Scientific Officer (D) Scan the QR code below or visit recruitment.tifrh.res.in/applicants/A... (S. No. 3) for eligibility criteria and other details. Interested and eligible candidates may apply by June 13, 2025.

Are you interested in research development and grants management? We invite applications for the post of a Project Scientific Officer (C) to support the institute’s research ecosystem through grant management, data coordination & strategic resource generation. Apply by Jun 13!

(1/2) Dire wolves may not have made a comeback but Sawaal-Jawaab has! We had a full house last Saturday at Aaromale where Manish Jaiswal explored the fundamental concepts of gene editing, related ethical challenges, the promises and risks.

Vishal Ranjan's lab is working towards developing quantum memories. These memory banks for quantum computers are analogous to the RAM in classical computers. This year, the lab is actively looking for PhD students. Apply via Mode II of TIFRH Admissions by Jun 8: gsadmissions.tifrh.res.in/applicants/

Popular Science Cafe: Hoping to see you at Aaromale today at 4 PM! Sawaal-Jawaab session by Manish Jaiswal (TIFRH). The myth of 'bringing back' the direwolf! May 31 (Today), 4 PM Aaromale, Film Nagar, Hyderabad #scicomm #popularscience

#SeminarHighlight: Rajeev Singh (@IITBHU_Varanasi) took us through the core foundations of quantum theory & the relevant mathematics of linear algebra. Following up with the concept of qubits & quantum gates, he ended with a discussion on quantum computer programming & software.

The last date to apply for #Admissions under 'Mode-2' for Physics and Chemistry I-PhD & #PhD programmes has been extended till June 8, 2025. Further details available here: gsadmissions.tifrh.res.in/applicants/

Congratulations to Amogh K Ravi (graduate student, Pabitra K Nayak's lab at TIFR Hyderabad) on receiving the Best Poster Award at the 'Advanced Materials for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (AMEES 2025)' international conference held at IIT Bhubaneswar (May 16-18, 2025).

Congratulations to Shubham Gupta (graduate student, Pabitra K Nayak's lab at TIFR Hyderabad) on receiving the Best Poster Award at the 'Advanced Materials for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (AMEES 2025)' international conference held at IIT Bhubaneswar (May 16-18, 2025).

Sawaal-Jawaab session on May 31 (4 PM) at Aaromale! With edits to the gray wolf genome, the scientists created a hybrid animal with cosmetic appearances they claim to be very close to the direwolf. But does that make the animal a direwolf or a gray wolf that is made to look like one?

(1/n) SV Rahul and Ratul Sabui, led by M Krishnamurthy (TIFR Hyderabad), show how Megavolt energy protons can be produced using few millijoule lasers, repeating a thousand times a second. Published in Physical Review Research Further details available here: www.tifrh.res.in/~sciencemedi...

#ResearchHighlight A collaborative effort by Alfredo Sánchez (ICFO) & Chaitanya Kumar Suddapalli (TIFR Hyderabad) led by ICREA Prof at ICFO Majid Ebrahim-Zadeh reports: 'A novel approach to frequency comb generation promises simplicity and precision' www.icfo.eu/news/2512/a-...

This study has been highlighted in Phys.org: phys.org/news/2025-05...

#ResearchHighlight: Materials with self-adaptive mechanical responses have long been sought after in material science. Using simulations, Smarajit Karmakar's group at TIFRH shows how such adaptive behaviour can emerge in active glasses. EurekAlert News release: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

(1/n) #Admissions under 'Mode-2' for #Physics and #Chemistry Int PhD & #PhD programmes are open! Further details available here: gsadmissions.tifrh.res.in/applicants/i... Apply by May 25, 2025

TIFR NeSt, in collaboration with SPIE & Optica student chapters, hosted a public outreach event for the International Day of Light 2025. Themed “Light in Science, Art & Health”, the event featured hands-on demos like diffraction patterns, plasma balls, lasers & more. ✨🔬🎨 #IDL2025 'Light in Art'

(1/n) On May 16, 2025, TIFR Hyderabad marked the International Day of Light with its annual outreach event, welcoming over 120 visitors aged 6 to 70. The day featured interactive demonstrations, hands-on experiments, and conversations with researchers on the science of light. #IDL2025

(1/n) To encourage an entrepreneurial mindset in researchers, TIFR Hyderabad and RICH (Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad) organised a two-day “Entrepreneurship for Scientists” workshop. Day 1 included discussions regarding translational research and commercialisation...

We are #hiring! Position: Junior Research Fellow, in a project under the National Quantum Mission, led by G. Rajalakshmi 🔬 Project Focus: Quantum Sensing & Metrology | Alkali-Atom-Based Atomic Magnetometer | Lab-to-Field Prototyping | Industry Collaboration Apply by May 26th!

TIFR-Network of Students are organizing an outreach event to mark the International Day of Light. 🗓️May 16, 2025 🕑 1:30 PM onwards 📌TIFR Hyderabad Register here to try out a series of interactive experiments and attend lab tours & talks: forms.gle/6Vh8Z3VT9ZM7...

#ResearchHighlight from TIFRH: Sourav Das Adhikari (Kanchan Garai's lab) & colleagues investigated the effects of different isoforms of ApoE on amyloid aggregation, at a single fibril resolution. This study has been published in Communications Chemistry. www.nature.com/articles/s42... .

(1/2) Students from La Martiniere for Girls School (Kolkata) visited TIFR Hyderabad on April 26, 2025. Through lab tours and discussions, we aimed to present a comprehensive view of research - its possibilities, uncertainties, and relevance.

Congratulations to Rishabh Sharma (graduate student, Smarajit Karmakar's group at TIFR Hyderabad) on receiving the Simons Center Independent Postdoctoral Fellowship (NYU). With this fellowship, Rishabh plans to explore memory effects and learning-like behaviours in soft matter systems.

As a part of the #WorldQuantumDay2025India celebrations, today's Colloquium/STAI Seminar series is on: 'Quantum Science and Technology, Ecosystem Progress-an Update' Speaker: Reena Dayal (QETCI, Hyderabad) 🗓️Apr 21 , 4 PM 📍TIFRH Auditorium #WQD2025

Corrigendum to this post: Minimum qualification criteria is 'Post graduate degree, including integrated PG degree'.

Interested in Quantum technologies? There is a postdoc opportunity in the Hybrid superconducting circuits group at TIFR Hyderabad! Check out the lab webpage for more details: www.tifrh.res.in/~vranjan/

#ResearchHighlight Ritesh Haldar's ( @riteshhaldar.bsky.social) research group at TIFR Hyderabad has developed a porous thin-film #catalyst incorporated into a cross-flow microfluidic system for enhanced catalytic activity. This study has been published in @naturecomms.bsky.social.

We are #hiring! Applications are invited for the post of 'Project Research Scientist I (Non-medical)' in Jagannath Mondal's (@Jmondal_tifrh) research group at TIFR Hyderabad.