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# Ignite Life Science Foundation

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- [Webinar on Reframing Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition in Cancer](https://ignitelsf.in/reframing-epithelial-mesenchymal-transition-in-cancer/) - Addressing the Known Unknowns through Interdisciplinary Insightand Cooperative Research
- [CANCER EMT SpARC Meeting: Making Headway on Head and Neck Cancers](https://ignitelsf.in/cancer-emt-sparc-meeting-making-headway-on-head-and-neck-cancers/) - This is an upcoming curated, in-person scientific meeting being organized under the Special Academic Research Cooperative (SpARC) initiative of the Ignite Life Science Foundation, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. Scheduled for 6–7 March 2026 at IISc, Bengaluru, the meeting will bring together a small, carefully selected group of researchers working
- [Eklavya-Ignite Travel Grant](https://ignitelsf.in/eklavya-ignite-travel-grant/) - 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
- [Ignite Acorn-AMR Fast Grants 2025 (round 4)](https://ignitelsf.in/ignite-acorn-amr-fast-grants-2025-round-4/) - Submission due: 10th June 2025
- [Ignite ACORN-AMR Fast Grants](https://ignitelsf.in/ignite-acorn-amr-fast-grants/) - The last date for submitting the proposal to andrea@ignitelsf.in is 10th June 2025. The awards will be announced around 25th of July 2025.
- [Dr. K Anji Reddy CANDO*- ETR** Grants](https://ignitelsf.in/dr-k-anji-reddy-cando-etr-grants/) - *Catalysing Academic New Discovery Opportunities; **Early Translational Research
- [Neurodegenerative Diseases Grants](https://ignitelsf.in/neurodegenerative-diseases-grants/) - For Neurodegenerative Diseases:Submissions due by 23rd January 2025
- [Results declared for the Sohan P Modak travel grant](https://ignitelsf.in/the-results-are-out-for-the-sohan-modak-travel-grant/) - 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,
- [Climate Resilient Agriculture Open Call](https://ignitelsf.in/climate-resilient-agriculture-open-call/) - Submissions due 28th September, 2025
- [“Push-Translation” Workshop](https://ignitelsf.in/push-translation-workshop/) - 31 October – 1 November 2025 Venue: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), Bengaluru Last date to apply: 20 September, 2025
- [Healthy Ageing: New Frontiers](https://ignitelsf.in/healthy-ageing-new-frontiers/) - As lifespans increase globally, the real challenge lies not just in adding years to life, but adding life to those years. At Ignite Life Science Foundation, we envision a future where ageing is not associated with decline, but with vitality, dignity, and continued contribution to society.On July 8 2025 Ignite Life Science Foundation, in partnership
- [Dr. Ajay Kohli, Research Director at IRRI, Manila, Philippines joins the Scientific Advisory Board of Ignite Life Science Foundation ](https://ignitelsf.in/dr-ajay-kohli-research-director-at-international-rice-research/)
- [Climate Resilient Agriculture Grant Call](https://ignitelsf.in/ignite-agricultural-science-fast-grants/)
- [Results declared for our grant for travel between april 2024 & june 2024.](https://ignitelsf.in/the-results-are-out-for-our-grant-for-travel-between-april-2024-june-2024/) - 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
- [Results declared for our call in Neurodegenerative Diseases.](https://ignitelsf.in/the-results-are-out-for-our-call-in-neurodegenerative-diseases/) - 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
- [Eklavya Education Foundation and Ignite Announce International Travel Grants](https://ignitelsf.in/eklavya-education-foundation-and-ignite-life-science-foundation-announce-international-travel-grants-for-young-indian-scientists/) - Eklavya education foundation and Ignite life science foundation announce international travel grants for young Indian scientists
- [Dr Soumya Swaminathan joins Ignite Life Science Foundation as SAB](https://ignitelsf.in/dr-soumya-swaminathan-joins-ignite-life-science-foundation-asscientific-advisor/) - 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
- [Ignite Life Science Foundation is supported by Godrej and Mahyco to fund sustainable agriculture research.](https://ignitelsf.in/ignite-life-science-foundation-receives-support-from-nadir-godrejand-mahyco-to-fund-sustainable-agriculture-research/)
- [Congratulations to the grantees of ACORN AMR grant call (Round 2).](https://ignitelsf.in/congratulations-to-our-research-grantees-in-the-area-of-antimicrobial-resistance-acorn-amr-round-2/) - Dr. Raju Mukherjee: IISER Tirupati Dr. Mahavir Singh: IISc Bengaluru Dr. Mukesh Pasupuleti: CSIR CDRI Lucknow
- [Results declared for 'Eklavya - Ignite Fellowship' for travel between July 2024 to September 2024](https://ignitelsf.in/the-results-are-out-for-our-grant-for-eklavya-ignite-travel-grant-between-july-2024-september-2024/) - 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
- [Explore Our Annual Report Showcasing Key Achievements and Initiatives](https://ignitelsf.in/explore-our-latest-annual-report-highlighting-our-significant-achievements-and-key-initiatives-over-the-past-year-2/)
- [IISc and Ignite Foundation Partner with Indegene to Advance Science](https://ignitelsf.in/the-indian-institute-of-science-and-ignite-life-science-foundation-announce-strategic-collaboration-with-indegene-to-advance-scientific-discoveries-in-india/)
- [Ignite Foundation, IndianOil, Teekays Fund Advanced Research Instrumentation at IISER Pune](https://ignitelsf.in/ignite-life-science-foundation-with-support-from-indianoil-corporation-and-teekays-foundation-funds-the-acquisition-of-sophisticated-scientific-instrumentation-to-enable-high-throughput-research-at-i/)
- [Results declared for 'Eklavya Ignite Fellowship' for travel between Jan to March 2025.](https://ignitelsf.in/the-results-are-out-for-our-eklavya-ignite-travel-awards-for-travel-between-january-to-march-2025/) - 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
- [Results declared for 'Eklavya - Ignite Fellowship' for travel between October to December 2024.](https://ignitelsf.in/the-results-are-out-for-the-eklavya-ignite-travel-grant-for-travel-between-october-to-december-2024/) - Congratulations to: Sourabh Biswas - IISER Kolkata Arkaprava Mandal - IISER Kolkata Nishi Kumari - IISc Bengaluru
- [Congratulations to Our Most Recent Awardees in Computational Systems Biology](https://ignitelsf.in/congratulations-to-our-most-recent-awardees-in-computational-systems-biology/) - 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
- [RNA SPARC webinar series](https://ignitelsf.in/rna-sparc-webinar-series/) - 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
- [Dr. Shravanti Rampalli joins Ignite Iife Science Foundation as Chief Executive Officer](https://ignitelsf.in/dr-shravanti-rampalli-joins-ignite-life-science-foundation-as-chief-executive-officer/)
- [Results declared for ‘Eklavya - Ignite Fellowship' for travel between April and June 2025.](https://ignitelsf.in/the-results-are-out-for-our-eklavya-ignite-travel-awards-for-travel-between-april-to-june-2025/) - Congratulations to: Anjali Kashwal, PGIMER, Chandigarh Kuldeep Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology,Bombay Chakresh Kumar, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata
- [Results declared for 'Eklavya - Ignite Fellowship' for travel between July to September 2025.](https://ignitelsf.in/the-results-are-out-for-our-eklavya-ignite-travel-awards-for-travel-between-july-to-september-2025/) - Congratulations to: Kanika Bisht - CSIR- Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology Ishanee Mazumder - TIFR Archita Roy - IISER, Kolkata Darshan S - NCBS, Bengaluru
- [Explore our latest Annual Report, highlighting our achievements over the past year.](https://ignitelsf.in/explore-our-latest-annual-report-highlighting-our-significant-achievements-and-key-initiatives-over-the-past-year/)
- [Results declared for 'Eklavya - Ignite Fellowship' for travel between October to December 2025.](https://ignitelsf.in/the-results-are-out-for-our-eklavya-ignite-travel-awards-for-travel-between-october-to-december-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
- [Results declared for Dr. K Anji Reddy's CANDO-ETR (Round 2)](https://ignitelsf.in/the-results-for-our-call-for-proposals-f0r-dr-k-anji-reddys-can-do-etr-round-2-are-out/) - Congratulations to Rajesh Kumar of Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee Dilip Kumar of Ashoka University
- [Results declared for the 'Eklavya - Ignite Fellowship' for travel from Jan to March 2026](https://ignitelsf.in/the-results-are-out-for-the-eklavya-travel-awards-for-travel-from-jan-to-march-2026/) - Congratulations to: Manaswini Barik, Tezpur University, Assam Yash, IISER Kolkata Aparna Krishnan, NCBS – TIFR, Bengaluru Vidhi Bhardwaj, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
- [Congratulations to our 2nd grantee of Dr. K. Anji Reddy's can-do ETR grant](https://ignitelsf.in/congratulations-to-our-2nd-grantee-of-dr-k-anji-reddys-can-do-etr-grant/) - S. Pushpavanam, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Richa Karmakar, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
- [Dr. K Anji Reddy cando- ETR* Grants 2025 (round 2)](https://ignitelsf.in/dr-k-anji-reddy-cando-etr-grants-2025-round-2/) - Dr. K Anji Reddy CANDO*- ETR** Grants 2025 (Round 2) *Catalysing Academic New Discovery Opportunities; **Early Translational Research Call for Proposals Submissions due by 22nd August, 2025
- [Kotak Mahindra capital joins Ignite Iife Science Foundation in amrresearch](https://ignitelsf.in/kotak-mahindra-capital-joins-ignite-life-science-foundation-in-amrresearch/) - 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,
- [Dr. T. S. Balganesh Joins Ignite as scientific advisor](https://ignitelsf.in/dr-t-s-balganesh-joins-ignite-as-scientific-advisor/) - 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
- [The Ekalavya-Ignite Travel Grant Application](https://ignitelsf.in/the-ekalavya-ignite-travel-granat-application/) - 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)
- [RNA SPARC webinar series](https://ignitelsf.in/rna-sparc-webinar-series-2/) - 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
- [Ignite fast grant award in RNA Technologies](https://ignitelsf.in/ignite-fast-grant-award-in-rna-technologies/) - Submissions due by 15 November, 2024
- [Congratulations to our recent awardees in RNA Technology](https://ignitelsf.in/congratulations-to-our-recent-awardees-in-rna-technology/) - Srinivasa Reddy Bonam, of CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Secunderabad Garima Khare of University of Delhi, South Campus
- [Announcing the winners of the graduate student competition!!!](https://ignitelsf.in/announcing-the-winners-of-the-graduate-student-competition/) - 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
- [The Ekalavya-Ignite Travel Grant Application](https://ignitelsf.in/the-ekalavya-ignite-travel-grant-application-3/) - 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)
- [Ignite fast grant awards in agriculture science](https://ignitelsf.in/ignite-fast-grant-awards-in-agriculture-science/) - Second Open Call (2024) for proposals Submissions due by 31st May 2024
- [Congratulations to our research grantee in the area of agriscience – (round 2)](https://ignitelsf.in/congratulations-to-our-research-grantee-in-the-area-of-agriscience-round-2/) - 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
- [Ekalavya-Ignite Travel Grant](https://ignitelsf.in/ekalavya-ignite-travel-grant-2/) - 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
- [Equipment Grant Call](https://ignitelsf.in/equipment-grant-call/) - For Equipment Grant Call: Submissions due 15th January 2025
- [Neurodegenerative diseases open call](https://ignitelsf.in/neurodegenerative-diseases-open-call/) - For Neurodegenerative Diseases: Submissions due 23rd January 2025.
- [Congratulations to our most recent awardee](https://ignitelsf.in/congratulations-to-our-most-recent-awardee/) - 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.
- [The Ekalavya-Ignite Travel Grant Application](https://ignitelsf.in/the-ekalavya-ignite-travel-grant-application-2/) - 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
- [The Ekalavya-Ignite Travel Grant Application](https://ignitelsf.in/the-ekalavya-ignite-travel-grant-application/) - 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
- [Announcing! The Sohan P Modak- Ignite Travel Grant](https://ignitelsf.in/announcing-the-sohan-p-modak-ignite-travel-grant/) - An opportunity for PhD students working in Indian universities to travel to national meetings Last date for receiving applications is 5th October, 2025
- [Push Translation: Pushing Discoveries Across the Translation Gap](https://ignitelsf.in/push-translation-pushing-discoveries-across-the-translation-gap/) - Conducted a 2-day workshop on 30th-31st October 2025 at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), Bengaluru, where experienced drug developers imparted the basic knowledge needed for investigators to do the necessary experiments to complete the package that they can then present to potential licensors. On the second day, we had a half-day session where
- [Cognitive Gastronomy: Where Food Meets Data and Culture](https://ignitelsf.in/cognitive-gastronomy-where-food-meets-data-and-culture/) - Organized on 19th April 2024 at Lyfe Restaurant, Bengaluru, the themed dinner “Cognitive Gastronomy – From the Harappan Civilisation till Tomorrow” explored how climate, culture, and creativity shape what we eat. Ignite brought together food, science, and data to highlight how cooking, an art form, is also a data-rich process with deep implications for nutrition,

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## Awardees

- [Vidhi Bhardwaj](https://ignitelsf.in/awardee/vidhi-bhardwaj/)
- [Yash](https://ignitelsf.in/awardee/yash-2/)
- [Aparna Krishnan](https://ignitelsf.in/awardee/yash/)
- [Manaswini Barik](https://ignitelsf.in/awardee/manaswini-barik/)
- [Manibhushan Kumar](https://ignitelsf.in/awardee/manibhushan-kumar/)
- [Aditya Kanade](https://ignitelsf.in/awardee/aditya-kanade/)
- [Abhinav Roy](https://ignitelsf.in/awardee/abhinav-roy/)
- [Ankita Chattopadhyay ](https://ignitelsf.in/awardee/ankita-chattopadhyay/)
- [Akuleti Saikumar](https://ignitelsf.in/awardee/akuleti-saikumar/)
- [Anirudhan A K](https://ignitelsf.in/awardee/anirudhan-a-k/)
- [Kanika Nadar](https://ignitelsf.in/awardee/kanika-nadar/)
- [Chandrakanth M](https://ignitelsf.in/awardee/chandrakanth-m/)
- [Nidhi Sapre](https://ignitelsf.in/awardee/nidhi-sapre/)

## Donar Lists

- [G. V. Prasad and Satish Reddy: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories](https://ignitelsf.in/donar-list/g-v-prasad-and-satish-reddy-dr-reddys-laboratories/)
- [Acuite Ratings & Research](https://ignitelsf.in/donar-list/acuite-ratings-research/)
- [The Barwale Family: Mahyco](https://ignitelsf.in/donar-list/the-barwale-family-mahyco/)
- [Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw](https://ignitelsf.in/donar-list/kiranmazumdar-shaw/)
- [Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited](https://ignitelsf.in/donar-list/kotak-mahindra-kmcc/)
- [ITC](https://ignitelsf.in/donar-list/itc/)
- [Sunil Handa: Eklavya Education Trust](https://ignitelsf.in/donar-list/sunil-handa-eklavya-education-trust/)
- [Smita Crishna-Godrej: The Pirojsha Godrej Foundation](https://ignitelsf.in/donar-list/smita-crishna-godrej-the-pirojsha-godrej-foundation/)
- [Nadir Godrej](https://ignitelsf.in/donar-list/nadir-godrej/)

## Featured Projects

- [Vrushali Khedekar](https://ignitelsf.in/featured-projects/vrushali-khedekar/) - Vrushali Khedekar of Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Goa Campus has just returned from the EMBO | EMBL Symposium: Seeing is believing: imaging the molecular processes of life, Heidelberg Germany
- [Kutubuddin Molla](https://ignitelsf.in/featured-projects/kutubuddin-molla/) - Dr. Kutubuddin Molla of ICAR-National Rice Research Institute has been selected for the prestigious Indian National Science Academy - INSA Associate Fellows 2025. The award is given to scientists who show exceptional potential in leadership for research.
- [Anirban Banerjee](https://ignitelsf.in/featured-projects/anirban-banerjee/) - Congratulations Prof. Anirban Banerjee for being awarded the DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance for a Senior Fellowship (June 2023 round) in Basic Biomedical Research.
- [Kanika Nadar](https://ignitelsf.in/featured-projects/kanika-nadar/) - Kanika Nadar of University of Delhi is our first recipient of the Sohan Modak Travel Grant.
- [Kanika Bisht](https://ignitelsf.in/featured-projects/kanika-bisht/) - We welcome back Kanika Bisht of Institute of genomics and integrative biology (CSIR)
- [G. Mugesh](https://ignitelsf.in/featured-projects/g-mugesh/) - Prof. G. Mugesh of Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru filed the patent titled "Organoselenium compounds, preparation, and implementations thereof", along with co-inventors B. N. Sharath Babu and S. Das, under the application number PCT/IN2025/050164.
- [Amit Singh](https://ignitelsf.in/featured-projects/amit-singh/) - Dr. Amit Singh of Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru filed the patent titled "Fluoroquinolone derivatives for treatment of active and latent tuberculosis" under the application number 202221069131

## Program Areas

- [Antimicrobial Resistance](https://ignitelsf.in/program-area/antimicrobial-resistance/) - Antimicrobial Resistance Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an escalating global health challenge that threatens the effectiveness of life-saving treatments and routine medical procedures. As bacteria and other pathogens evolve to resist existing drugs, infections that were once easily treatable are becoming increasingly difficult—and sometimes impossible—to cure. With estimates suggesting that AMR could cause up to 10
- [Agriculture and Climate Resilience](https://ignitelsf.in/program-area/agricultural-and-climate-resilience/) - Agriculture and Climate Resilience Agricultural science plays a central role in ensuring a sustainable and secure food future. By improving crop productivity, enhancing nutritional value, and reducing the environmental footprint of farming it helps address some of the most pressing global challenges. As climate change accelerates the spread of pests and diseases with reduced nutritional
- [Neurodegeneration](https://ignitelsf.in/program-area/neurodegeneration/) - Neurodegeneration Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are a growing health challenge in India as the population ages. These conditions gradually impair cognitive and motor functions, profoundly affecting patients and placing significant emotional and economic strain on families and the healthcare system. With limited treatment options and no current cures, advancing research is essential to understand
- [Translational Research](https://ignitelsf.in/program-area/translational-research/) - Translational Research A major challenge in Indian science is the limited ecosystem for translating research discoveries into real-world solutions. While applied research is encouraged, many promising findings do not progress further due to gaps in development and support. Our Early Translational Research (ETR) grants help bridge this divide by providing both funding and guidance from
- [Computational Systems Biology](https://ignitelsf.in/program-area/computational-systems-biology/) - Computational Systems Biology Computational systems biology uses advanced computational tools to understand how complex biological systems function and interact. By analyzing large-scale biological data, this field provides holistic insights that drive progress in health, agriculture, and environmental science.In a resource-conscious country like India, computational approaches enable researchers to make data-driven predictions, reduce experimental trial-and-error, and
- [Basic Biology](https://ignitelsf.in/program-area/basic-biology/) - Basic Biology A deep understanding of basic biological processes is the foundation on which all scientific innovation is built. Even the most advanced medical, agricultural, and environmental solutions originate from fundamental discoveries about how living systems work. As a new and growing focus area for us, we aim to support research that uncovers the core
- [Biodiversity](https://ignitelsf.in/program-area/biodiversity/) - Biodiversity Biodiversity is vital for healthy, resilient ecosystems, especially as environmental change accelerates. Modern restoration efforts are shifting from dense tree planting and carbon-focused approaches toward recreating diverse native habitats that support long-term ecological balance.The initiative we support takes an ecologically holistic approach, building on insights from earlier restoration models while moving beyond carbon-centric tree
- [RNA Vaccine Technology](https://ignitelsf.in/program-area/rna-vaccine-technology/) - RNA Vaccine Technology RNA biology is central to understanding how cells function and how diseases develop. Insights from this field are driving the creation of next-generation treatments, including RNA-based therapeutics and vaccines. Our work in this area focuses on supporting research that advances RNA-based platforms, strengthens vaccine development, and improves preparedness for emerging infectious threats.We

## Team Members

- [A.K. Singh](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/a-k-singh/) - Dr. A. K. Singh is an Emeritus Scientist in the Division of Genetics at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, and a globally recognised rice breeder. Over three decades at IARI, he has played a pivotal role in the development of 25 Basmati rice varieties, now cultivated across nearly two million hectares and
- [Suhaib Siddiqi](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/suhaib-siddiqi/) - Suhaib Siddiqi is a scientist in the field of infectious diseases, nucleic acids and genomics. As a head of the departments, he led the research and development efforts at various biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. He was the first Director of Chemistry at Moderna. He has a Doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Technology, Vienna,
- [M.S. Sheshshayee](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/m-s-sheshshayee/) - Dr. Sheshshayee strategically identified physiological traits for drought adaptation and devised robust phenotyping methods to capture genetic variability. He established a National Facility for stable isotopes and a drought-simulator phenomics platform and screened large germplasms of rice, groundnut, ragi, etc. Precise stress imposition protocol, despite differences in transpiration developed by him, paved the way to
- [Ramasubbu Sankararamakrishnan](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/ramasubbu-sankararamakrishnan/) - Dr. R. Sankararamakrishnan is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. His research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of transport and selectivity in membrane protein channels and transporters, protein–protein interactions, and novel non-covalent interactions in biomolecules. He employs an interdisciplinary approach combining bioinformatics, molecular simulations,
- [Satyajit Rath](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/satyajit-rath/) - Satyajit Rath was trained as a physician and a pathologist in Pune and Mumbai in the seventies and eighties. But since then, he has worked on mechanisms involved in the development and functioning of the immune system, initially in India and overseas, then as a faculty member at the National Institute of Immunology (NII) in
- [E. V. S. Prakasa Rao](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/e-v-s-prakasa-rao/) - E. V. S. Prakasa Rao, presently an Honorary Scientist, CSIR-Fourth Paradigm Institute, Bangalore, was Former Head, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Centre, Bangalore. His expertise is Agronomy, Natural Resources Management, Climate change mitigation and adaptation in agriculture, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and application of digital technologies in agriculture. He obtained M. Sc and PhD in Agronomy
- [Radha Rangarajan](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/radha-rangarajan/) - Dr. Radha Rangarajan is the Director of the Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and a leader in translational research and product development with a strong focus on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Over the past two decades, she has contributed extensively to antibacterial drug discovery
- [Vasanthi Ramachandran](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/vasanthi-ramachandran/) - Dr. Vasanthi is currently leading efforts in Clinical Microbiology and in establishing Collaborations / Partnerships for pre-clinical studies and development of novel broad-spectrum small molecules targeted to address anti-microbial resistance (AMR) in serious bacterial infections. She was previously at AstraZeneca for over 25 years, mainly in the area of bacterial infections, including different diarrheal diseases and tuberculosis. Vasanthi provided strategic inputs
- [Ravi Muddashetty](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/ravi-muddashetty/) - Ravi Muddashetty is a Neurobiologist interested in cellular and molecular aspects of memory and cognition. Ravi also works on synaptic dysfunctions leading to memory and cognitive defects during development and ageing using animal, stem cell models and human ageing cohort studies. Ravi got his PhD from the University of Muenster in Germany in Cell Biology and Genetics
- [Tina Mukherjee](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/tina-mukherjee/) - Dr. Tina Mukherjee is an Associate Investigator at the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bengaluru. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Delhi and a Master’s degree in Biochemistry from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. She obtained her PhD in Developmental Biology from the
- [Gautam Menon](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/gautam-menon/) - Gautam Menon is Dean (Research) and Professor of Physics and Biology at Ashoka University, Sonepat in India. His current research work, spread over approximately 100 papers, is in the two broad areas of biophysics and epidemiology. Currently, he works on a number of biophysical problems, including nuclear architecture, axonal transport, collective cell migration and cell adhesion, as well as
- [Ravi Manjithaya](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/ravi-manjithaya/) - Prof. Ravi Manjithaya is a Professor and Chair of the Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit and the Neuroscience Unit at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru. He obtained his PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, where he studied post-transcriptional gene regulation, followed by postdoctoral training at the University of California, San Diego,
- [T. S. Lokeswari](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/t-s-lokeswari/) - Dr. T. S. Lokeswari is a Professor (Retd.) from the Department of Biotechnology at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed University), Chennai. She brings over 14 years of experience as a research scientist, 12 years as an academic researcher, and 7 years in academic administration, with a strong commitment to developing creative, progressive, and digitally enabled
- [Subhash Chandra Lakhotia](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/subhash-chandra-lakhotia/) - Prof. S. C. Lakhotia is a Lifetime Distinguished Professor in the Department of Zoology at Banaras Hindu University. He obtained his PhD from the University of Calcutta in 1970 for his pioneering work on dosage compensation in Drosophila and has been actively engaged in teaching and research since 1971. His research extensively uses Drosophila as a model
- [Imroze Khan](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/imroze-khan/) - Dr. Imroze Khan is an Associate Professor of Biology at Ashoka University, with research expertise in evolutionary biology and immunology. His work focuses on the evolution of immune systems and host–pathogen interactions, combining experimental evolution using insect model systems with theoretical modelling, genomics, and molecular biology approaches. He also examines the broader design principles of immune responses
- [Colin Jamora](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/colin-jamora/) - Colin Jamora, PhD is Senior Professor and Head of the Department of Life Sciences at the Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence. Prior to this, he served as a Professor and Coordinator of the Centre for Inflammation and Tissue Homeostasis, as well as the Head of Research Infrastructure at the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bangalore. Dr. Jamora leads a research
- [Javed Iqbal](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/javed-iqbal/) - Prof. Javed Iqbal graduated from the University of Delhi and pursued postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge with Prof. Ian Fleming, FRS, followed by a research fellowship at the University of Oxford with Prof. J. E. Baldwin, FRS. He served as Professor at IIT Kanpur from 1984 to 1999 before moving to Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., Hyderabad, where
- [Saman Habib](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/saman-habib/) - Prof. Habib graduated from Delhi University and pursued her PhD at NII, New Delhi. She has explored processes and proteins unique to the malaria parasite, contributing to understanding mechanisms of translation, replication and repair of organelle genomes, [Fe-S] biogenesis and transport, and identifying targets for drug design. She has also investigated human genetic polymorphisms and
- [Surendra Ghaskadbi](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/surendra-ghaskadbi/) - Dr. Surendra Ghaskadbi has been associated with the Developmental Biology group at the MACS–Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune-an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India-since 1985. His research interests span cell signalling during regeneration and pattern formation, evolution of developmental mechanisms, and stem cell biology. He has worked with a wide range of model
- [Sheetal Gandotra](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/sheetal-gandotra/) - Sheetal Gandotra is Senior Principal Scientist at the CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi. Her group works to understand the role of lipid metabolism during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection with a focus on inflammation in tuberculosis. Using a multipronged approach of cell and molecular biology, genomics and biochemistry, her group studies the role of lipid droplets and proteins in the
- [Santosh Chauhan](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/santosh-chauhan/) - Santosh Chauhan is a Senior Principal Scientist at CSIR–Centre For Cellular And Molecular Biology (CCMB). Before this, he was a Senior Scientist at the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar. He led a lab focused on the cell biology of diseases and innate immune responses in infection and cancer. He earned his PhD from AIIMS, New Delhi, and has
- [Bharat Char](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/bharat-char/) - Dr Bharat Char is Chief Science Officer at Mahyco Private Limited, Jalna, India. He obtained his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Southern California Medical School, Los Angeles, USA, and undertook postdoctoral work at the University of California, Berkeley, USA, in plant molecular genetics. His responsibilities include oversight of the Technology Group and Regulatory programs at
- [Giriraj Ratan Chandak](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/giriraj-ratan-chandak/) - Dr. Giriraj Ratan Chandak is a Sir J. C. Bose Fellow at the CSIR–Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, and Founder and CEO of Lightening Lives LLP, a social enterprise translating genomic research into community health impact. His work lies at the interface of medical genetics, epigenetics, and public health, with a strong emphasis on translational outcomes. Dr. Chandak studies
- [V. Balasubramanian](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/v-balasubramanian/) - Bala was previously a Director at an infection business unit at Cellworks Research India Pvt. Ltd, where he led the discovery of new combinations for the treatment of tuberculosis. Prior to this, he spent two decades in infection research and anti-bacterial drug discovery at AstraZeneca India Pvt. Ltd and led the discovery of a clinical drug candidate for the treatment of tuberculosis. Bala served on the Board of AstraZeneca
- [Karthick Balasubramanian](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/karthick-balasubramanian/) - Dr. Karthick is a freshwater ecologist and diatom specialist at the MACS–Agharkar Research Institute, Pune. His research focuses on the diversity, ecology, and evolution of diatoms and their application in assessing water quality, reconstructing climate history, and understanding ecosystem change. He integrates classical taxonomy, molecular tools, and palaeoecological records to address both fundamental and applied questions in
- [Anurag Agrawal](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/anurag-agrawal-2/) - Professor Anurag Agrawal is Dean, BioSciences and Health Research, Trivedi School of Biosciences, Ashoka University, India, and former director of the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, a national laboratory of CSIR, India. After completing graduate medical education at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, he further trained in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care at Baylor
- [Praveen Kumar Vemula](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/praveen-kumar-vemula/) - Prof. Praveen Kumar Vemula is Professor and Dean of Research at the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (BRIC-inStem), Bengaluru. He obtained his PhD from the Indian Institute of Science and pursued postdoctoral research at the City College of New York, followed by an Entrepreneurial Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
- [Ramesh Sistla](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/ramesh-sistla/) - Ramesh Sistla is the founder and MD of thinkMolecular, a startup focused on molecular simulations to advance drug discovery. The startup designs small molecule therapeutics in collaboration with global biotechs. He builds on his previous experience as the CADD groups at BMS(BBRC) in Syngene and prior to that at Aurigene. His group was responsible for supporting the inventions led by 100+ strong medicinal chemistry group across India and US. This has
- [Andrea Antony](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/andrea-antony/) - Andrea is a wonderful mix of scientific prowess and artistic passion. She holds a Master’s in Nanobiotechnology and secured the 2nd rank at University for her Bachelor’s Degree. Beyond academics her interests, like rich tapestry, include films, music, gastronomy, and the expressive arts of both fine art and portrait sketching. With contagious cheerfulness, she approaches life with
- [Ramona Parsani](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/ramona-parsani/) - Ramona has a plethora of experience in the corporate world and the social sector. Her roles at NGOs such as Ekansh Trust, that advocates for equal access for People with Disabilities, and at Katalyst, an organization that provides mentorship for women in professional programs, had earned her a place as the external member of the POSH committee for RiseSmart in
- [Swami Subramaniam](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/swami-subramaniam/) - Swami is a physician-scientist who has trained both as a clinical pharmacologist (MD, PGI-Chandigarh) and as a molecular neuropharmacologist (PhD – University of Pennsylvania). As a visiting scientist at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda (Maryland, USA) he studied the modulation of excitatory receptors in the brain using electrophysiological techniques. After
- [Venky Venkatesan, T](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/venky-venkatesan-t/) - Dr. Venkatesan is a Physicist. He got his PhD working in Bell Labs and is an academic and entrepreneur. Besides Bell Labs and Bellcore as scientist/manager, he was a Professor/ Director at Rutgers, Maryland and NUS. He is the inventor of the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) process, a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), winner of the Bellcore Award of excellence,
- [Soumya Swaminathan](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/soumya-swaminathan/) - 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
- [T.S. Balganesh](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/t-s-balganesh/) - Dr. T.S. Balganesh is trained as a Medical Microbiologist from Jawaharlal Institute Post-Graducate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry and received a PhD from University of Calcutta. He has also awarded an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Uppsala, Sweden, in 2009. Possessing more than three decades of experience in antimicrobial drug discovery, Dr Balganesh served as Head of Research at AstraZeneca’s antibacterial
- [Richard Henderson](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/richard-henderson/) - Dr. Richard Henderson, is a scientist at the MRC laboratory of Molecular Biology at Cambridge, England. He joined MRC in 1973 and was the Director of the center from 1996-2006. He is a pioneer who was involved in developing high resolution electron cryo-microscopy for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2018. He has many awards and honors to his
- [Satyajit Mayor](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/satyajit-mayor/) - Dr. Satyajit Mayor is one of the most celebrated biological scientists in India today. He is former Director of the National Center for Biological Sciences. He is a Fellow of many academies and societies including a Fellow of the American National Academy of Sciences. He is one of the Co-Founder of Center for Cellular and Molecular Platforms the first innovation acceleration platform in India.
- [Ajay Kohli](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/ajay-kohli/) - Dr. Ajay Kohli brings 33 years of experience in biological research and leadership. Most of his experience is in rice molecular biology and biochemistry but he has also handled Azospirillum, mung bean, Jatropha, and human DNA. Over the last few years, he held sequential leadership positions at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) as Senior
- [ K. K. Narayanan](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/k-k-narayanan/) - Dr. K. K. Narayanan is a plant breeder, molecular biologist, and entrepreneur with a distinguished career spanning academia, industry, and social enterprise. He earned his PhD in Plant Breeding and Genetics from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, and completed postdoctoral research at Stanford University under a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship. Dr. Narayanan began his career at
- [Anand Anandkumar](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/anand-anandkumar-2/) - A PhD in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering with more than 28 years’ experience spanning semiconductor, electronic design automation and bio-pharmaceutical industries, Anand is the Co-founder of Bugworks, Cellworks and Escape Velocity Accelerator. Bugworks, a US and India based company solving Global Antibiotic crisis using novel techniques to design next-generation Antibiotics. Escape Velocity Accelerator is a first
- [Jyotsna Dhawan](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/jyotsna-dhawan/) - Dr. Jyotsna Dhawan obtained a PhD in cell biology and biochemistry from Boston University in 1991 and pursued postdoctoral work on stem cells and gene therapy at Stanford University. She joined the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad, India in 1996. After her retirement, she continues to run an active research program
- [K. Jayshankar](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/k-jayshankar/) - Jay is the Managing Director of Empowered Learning. A Certified Management Consultant (CMC) with over four decades experience in industry, he specializes in supporting family businesses achieve greater success, and empowering learning throughout organisations. Further, he has been an Executive Coach for senior business leaders for many years.
- [Bhairavi Madhusudhan Shibulal](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/bhairavi-madhusudhan-shibulal/) - Bhairavi Madhusudhan Shibulal is the Founder and Director of Solis Health – India’s first suite of empathetic and person centric healthcare solutions. Solis Health empowers patients, caregivers and families with the tools and information to make informed treatment decisions. Solis Health democratizes access to healthcare and allied health services. She is also an active healthcare investor and has backed
- [Ramaswamy Subramanian](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/ramaswamy-subramanian/) - Professor of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering; Director, Bindley Bioscience Center at Purdue University. Rams is known as an outstanding Scientist, Science Administrator, Institution Builder, Consultant, Entrepreneur, Advisor, Teacher, and Enabler. He is a structural biologist with expertise in protein crystallography and electron cryo-microscopy, who earned his PhD in molecular biophysics from the Indian Institute of Science at Bangalore. After graduation, he moved to
- [Pankaj Chandra](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/pankaj-chandra/) - Pankaj is currently a Professor, Vice Chancellor, and Chairman of the Board of Governors of Ahmedabad University. Before this, he was the Director of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. He has a PhD from the Wharton Business School and is a committed educationist and innovation expert. He is on the Board of several organisations, including the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), which he helped
- [Shravanti Rampalli](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/shravanti-rampalli/) - Dr. Shravanti Rampalli is a distinguished scientist specializing in Epigenetics and Stem Cell Biology. She earned her PhD from the National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, in 2006, followed by postdoctoral training at the Ottawa Health Research Institute and McMaster University, Canada. In 2011, she began her independent career as an Assistant Professor at
- [Prabhat Arya](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/prabhat-arya/) - Dr. Prabhat Arya has over four decades of experience spanning academia, translational research, and biotechnology innovation across Canada and India. After more than 20 years at the National Research Council of Canada and a brief tenure at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, he returned to India in 2009 to serve as Distinguished Research Professor
- [Ambika Kurbet](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/ambika-kurbet/) - Ambika is a scientific communication expert with over two years of experience in scientific writing and clinical publications. She earned her PhD from the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bangalore, where she explored the mechanisms of epithelial-immune cell cross-talk in embryonic skin using integrin knockout mouse models. Following her PhD, she
- [Kalyanasundaram Subramanian](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/kalyanasundaram-subramanian/) - Kalyanasundaram Subramanian is the CEO and Co-Founder of Differentia Bio, a company that provides modeling services to the pharma industry. He has more than 25 years of experience in applying modeling to drug discovery and development across a broad range of therapeutic areas and treatment modalities along with more than 20 years of executive-level experience
- [Vineeta Bal](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/vineeta-bal/) - Vineeta Bal is trained as a physician and worked as a researcher in immunology through her working life. She was a faculty at the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi earlier and now is affiliated with IISER Pune in an honorary capacity. Cellular immunology and infectious disease immunology are areas of her research interest.
- [Anurag Agrawal](https://ignitelsf.in/team-member/anurag-agrawal/) - Professor Anurag Agrawal is Dean, BioSciences and Health Research, Trivedi School of Biosciences, Ashoka University, India, and former director of the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, a national laboratory of CSIR, India. After completing graduate medical education at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, he further trained in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
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