Congratulations to:

• Nidhi Sapre, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Lavale, Pune
• Chandrakanth M., Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana
• Kanika Nadar, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi
• Anirudhan A. K., St. Stephen’s College, Pathanapuram, University of Kerala
• Abhinav Roy, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
• Akuleti Saikumar, Tezpur University (Central), Naapam, Sonitpur, Assam
• Aditya Kanade, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahilyanagar
• Ankita Chattopadhyay, SRM University- AP, Andhra Pradesh
• Manibhushan Kumar, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam

Congratulations to:

1. Manaswini Barik, Tezpur University, Assam
2. Yash, IISER Kolkata
3. Aparna Krishnan, NCBS – TIFR, Bengaluru
4. Vidhi Bhardwaj, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

An opportunity for PhD students working in Indian universities to travel to national meetings Last date for receiving applications is 5th October, 2025

31 October – 1 November 2025

Venue: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), Bengaluru

Last date to apply: 20 September, 2025

Submissions due 28th September, 2025

Congratulations to:

• Delfin L Francis, KIIT School of Public Health (KSPH)
• Vikrant Rahi, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan
• Pratik R. Chaudhari, Tata institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
• Vrushali Khedekar, BITS Pilani, K.K.Birla Goa Campus
• Dr. Sangeeta Naik, Goa University, India
• Karthikeyan Ananthapadmanaban, Madurai Kamaraj University
• Thamizh Mani R, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
• Sushma Yadav, King George’s Medical university, Lucknow

Applications for the next travel window (Oct to Dec 2025), are now open from 1st July, 2025. Last date for receiving applications is 20th July, 2025.

Anyone can apply but, if all else is equal, preference will be given to those who (1) are from smaller institutes/universities. (2) are giving platform presentations (3) who are willing to accept part funding or funding less than INR 1 L (4) who are receiving a waiver/subsidy from the organizers for the registration fee amount.

This is a travel grant provided to doctoral students and postdoctoral trainees in the life science in non-profit Indian academic and research institutions. This grant is available throughout the year until the funds available are exhausted. The grant money will be disbursed against actual expenses incurred. Notification of acceptance of presentation from the meeting organizers must be submitted. Preference will be given to attendance in small and selective meetings (e.g. Gordon Conference/Keystone/EMBO etc.). AWARDEES will be contacted individually and award announcements will also be made on twitter (@ignitelsf) and on our website: ignitelsf.inKindly access the Google form here…

Submission due: 10th June 2025

Congratulations to:

• Kanika Bisht – CSIR- Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology
• Ishanee Mazumder – TIFR
• Archita Roy – IISER, Kolkata
• Darshan S – NCBS, Bengaluru

Applications for the next travel window (July to Sept 2025), are now open from 1st April, 2025. Last date for receiving applications is 20th April, 2025.

Anyone can apply but, if all else is equal, preference will be given to those who (1) are from smaller institutes/universities. (2) are giving platform presentations (3) who are willing to accept part funding or funding less than INR 1 L (4) who are receiving a waiver/subsidy from the organizers for the registration fee amount.

This is a travel grant provided to doctoral students and postdoctoral trainees in the life science in non-profit Indian academic and research institutions. This grant is available throughout the year until the funds available are exhausted. The grant money will be disbursed against actual expenses incurred. Notification of acceptance of presentation from the meeting organizers must be submitted. Preference will be given to attendance in small and selective meetings (e.g. Gordon Conference/Keystone/EMBO etc.). AWARDEES will be contacted individually and award announcements will also be made on twitter (@ignitelsf) and on our website: ignitelsf.inKindly access the Google form here…

Congratulations to:

• Debanjan Dasgupta, Institution: IIT Kanpur, Co-PI: Ashutosh Modi
• Baby Chakrapani P S, Institution: Cochin University of Science and Technology Co-PI: Yoosaf Karuvath, Tara Sudhadevi, Keshava Prasad T S
• Bhavani Shankar Sahu, Institution: National Brain Research Centre

Principal Investigator Dr. Anuradha Talukdar of Cachar Cancer Research Hospital, Silchar, Assam & collaborators Ravi Kannan, Monoj Kumar Deka, Ananya Debnath, Ritesh Tapkire and Kapil Malik.

Congratulations to:

• Anjali Kashwal, PGIMER, Chandigarh
• Kuldeep Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology,Bombay
• Chakresh Kumar, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

The application window for funding for travel to international meetings in April to Jun 2025 is now open. Applications will be solicited between January 1 to January 20, 2025.

Anyone can apply but, if all else is equal, preference will be given to those who (1) are from smaller institutes/universities. (2) are giving platform presentations (3) who are willing to accept part funding or funding less than INR 1 L (4) who are receiving a waiver/subsidy from the organizers for the registration fee amount.

This is a travel grant provided to doctoral students and postdoctoral trainees in the life science in non-profit Indian academic and research institutions. This grant is available throughout the year until the funds available are exhausted. The grant money will be disbursed against actual expenses incurred. Notification of acceptance of presentation from the meeting organizers must be submitted. Preference will be given to attendance in small and selective meetings (e.g. Gordon Conference/Keystone/EMBO etc.). AWARDEES will be contacted individually and award announcements will also be made on twitter (@ignitelsf) and on our website: ignitelsf.inKindly access the Google form here…

For Equipment Grant Call: Submissions due 15th January 2025

For Neurodegenerative Diseases: Submissions due 23rd January 2025.

• Srinivasa Reddy Bonam, of CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Secunderabad
• Garima Khare of University of Delhi, South Campus

Submissions due by 15 November, 2024

The winners of the graduate student competition to attend the upcoming RNA Technology SpARC meeting titled ‘RNA TECHNOLOGY: Breakthroughs and Beyond’ in October 2024 are:

• Porkizhi Arjunan, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Stem Cell Research (CSCR) – CMC, Vellore
• Praveen. P, PhD  Student, Tata Institute for Genetics and Society, Bengaluru

They are awarded paid travel support to attend the meeting.

The application window for funding for travel to international meetings  in Jan to March 2025 is now open. Applications will be solicited between October 1 to October 20, 2024.

Anyone can apply but, if all else is equal, preference will be given to those who (1) are from smaller institutes/universities. (2) are giving platform presentations (3) who are willing to accept part funding or funding less than INR 1 L (4) who are receiving a waiver/subsidy from the organizers for the registration fee amount.

This is a travel grant provided to doctoral students and postdoctoral trainees in the life science in non-profit Indian academic and research institutions. This grant is available throughout the year until the funds available are exhausted. The grant money will be disbursed against actual expenses incurred. Notification of acceptance of presentation from the meeting organizers must be submitted. Preference will be given to attendance in small and selective meetings (e.g. Gordon Conference/Keystone/EMBO etc.). AWARDEES will be contacted individually and award announcements will also be made on twitter (@ignitelsf) and on our website: ignitelsf.inKindly access the Google form here…

Dawning era of genomic medicines:

Strategies for non-viral vectors targeting organs beyond the liver

28 Sep 2024|8:30 PM-9:30 PM IST

WELCOME TO THE 3rd IN THE SERIES OF RNA SpARC WEBINARS

In advance of the RNA Technology SpARC (Special Academic Research Cooperative) Meeting, Ignite Life Science Foundation in collaboration with the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS, Bengaluru) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) (Bengaluru) is hosting a series of webinars/Q&A sessions with experts in specific domains of RNA Biology.

Our Speaker:

Gaurav Sahay

Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University

Director, Center for Innovative Drug Delivery and Imaging

We are excited to invite you to join this webinar. This event will dive deep into the benefits, current challenges, and future directions in both mRNA technology and lipid nanotechnology, with their roles in advancing therapeutic applications.

HOW TO REGISTER:

Please click on the link to secure your spot.

Registration is free but is required to attend the meeting. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gain valuable insights and engage with experts in RNA Technology!

We look forward to your participation and the engaging discussions that will follow!

• Supreet Saini of Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay with his co-investigator Venkatesh K V, PhD
• Riddhiman Dhar of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur with his co-investigators Mohit Kumar Jolly  and Mahitosh Mandal of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

mRNA IN LIPID NANOPARTICLES:

Translational Science ne banaadi jodi

24 Aug 2024|4:00 PM-5:00 PM IST

Welcome to the 1st series of RNA SpARC Webinar

In advance of the RNA Technology SpARC (Special Academic Research Cooperative) Meeting, Ignite Life Science Foundation in collaboration with the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS, Bengaluru) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) (Bengaluru) is hosting a series of webinars/Q&A sessions with experts in specific domains of RNA Biology.

We are excited to invite you to join this webinar. This event will dive deep into the benefits, current challenges, and future directions in both mRNA technology and lipid nanotechnology, with their roles in advancing therapeutic applications.

HOW TO REGISTER:

Please click on the link to secure your spot.

• Dr. Bodhisatta Nandy & Dr. Vinay Bulusu – IISER, Berhampur
• Dr. Pulluru Sanjana Reddy & Dr. Avinash Singode – Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad
• Dr. Eswarayya Ramireddy at IISER, Tirupati

Congratulations to:

• Sourabh Biswas – IISER Kolkata
• Arkaprava Mandal – IISER Kolkata
• Nishi Kumari – IISc Bengaluru

Congratulations to:

• Neilah Firzan C A – BRIC-RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY, Kerala
• Shivam Sahu – Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Lucknow
• Prerna Narwal – Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru

The application window for funding for travel to international meetings in OCT to DEC 2024 is now OPEN. Applications for this travel window will be solicited between JULY 1 and JULY 20, 2024.

Anyone can apply but, if all else is equal, preference will be given to those who (1) are from smaller institutes/universities. (2) are giving platform presentations (3) who are willing to accept part funding or funding less than INR 1 L (4) who are receiving a waiver/subsidy from the organizers for the registration fee amount.

This is a travel grant provided to doctoral students and postdoctoral trainees in the life science in non-profit Indian academic and research institutions. This grant is available throughout the year until the funds available are exhausted. The grant money will be disbursed against actual expenses incurred. Notification of acceptance of presentation from the meeting organizers must be submitted. Preference will be given to attendance in small and selective meetings (e.g. Gordon Conference/Keystone/EMBO etc.). AWARDEES will be contacted individually and award announcements will also be made on twitter (@ignitelsf) and on our website: ignitelsf.inKindly access the Google form here…

Congratulations to:

• Rabi Sankar Pal: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Berhampur, Odisha
• Mayuresh Gangal: Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysore
• Arjun Pal: The University of Burdwan
• Jayashree Mazumdar: IISC Bengaluru

Second Open Call (2024) for proposals

Submissions due by 31st May 2024

The application window for funding for travel to international meetings in JULY to SEP 2024 is now OPEN. Applications for this travel window will be solicited between APRIL 1 and APRIL 20, 2024.

Anyone can apply but, if all else is equal, preference will be given to those who (1) are from smaller institutes/universities. (2) are giving platform presentations (3) who are willing to accept part funding or funding less than INR 1 L (4) who are receiving a waiver/subsidy from the organizers for the registration fee amount.

This is a travel grant provided to doctoral students and postdoctoral trainees in the life science in non-profit Indian academic and research institutions. This grant is available throughout the year until the funds available are exhausted. The grant money will be disbursed against actual expenses incurred. Notification of acceptance of presentation from the meeting organizers must be submitted. Preference will be given to attendance in small and selective meetings (e.g. Gordon Conference/Keystone/EMBO etc.). AWARDEES will be contacted individually and award announcements will also be made on twitter (@ignitelsf) and on our website: ignitelsf.inKindly access the Google form here…

• Dr. Raju Mukherjee: IISER Tirupati
• Dr. Mahavir Singh: IISc Bengaluru
• Dr. Mukesh Pasupuleti: CSIR CDRI Lucknow

Congratulations to:

• Bhavna Pydah, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune
• Soumyajit Dutta, IISER Pune
• Sandhya Singh, CSIR – Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow
• Divya Pidishetty, L. V Prasad Eye Institute

Kotak Mahindra Capital Joins Ignite Life Science Foundation In AMR Research

Under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company today announced its association with Ignite Life Science Foundation (ILSF) for supporting research in the area of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The Bengaluru-based not-for-profit foundation, ILSF aims to leverage scientific discoveries for social good, as conveyed in the statement.

A globally recognized physician-scientist in the area of tuberculosis and HIV

Dr Soumya Swaminathan joins Ignite Life Science Foundation as Scientific Advisor

A globally recognized physician-scientist in the area of tuberculosis and HIV, Dr Swaminathan brings with her 30 years of experience in research, clinical care, policy and translation of research into impactful programmes. She was most recently Chief Scientist and before that, Deputy Director-General for Programmes at the World Health Organization. Prior to that, Dr Swaminathan was Secretary to the Government of India for Health Research and Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (2015 to 2017). In these positions, she brought science and evidence into health policy-making, building research capacity, and forging international partnerships in health sciences.

Welcoming her to Ignite, Dr Shahid Jameel, Scientific Advisor and Founding Member, said: “Soumya is a globally recognised research leader, who will add value to Ignite’s scientific advisory board. We will count on her technical expertise and understanding of the health policy and funding networks to promote Ignite’s mission of improving the impact of Indian life sciences research. I am pleased to have the opportunity to work with her again.

Dr Soumya Swaminathan said – “I am delighted to join the eminent group of advisors at Ignite and look forward to working with them to drive what I believe is a critical agenda for India – to support the Indian life sciences community to achieve excellence.”

Eklavya education foundation and Ignite life science foundation announce international travel grants for young Indian scientists

We are pleased to announce that Dr T S Balganesh is joining Ignite as Scientific Advisor. Dr Balganesh is an experienced drug discovery scientist and has led pharmaceutical R&D and public sector initiatives in Open Source Drug Discovery. We are very happy that he agreed to join us to help us in our mission to promote life science research in India. He is a valuable addition to an already stellar team of advisors. We welcome him on board.