News & Announcements
Ekalavya-Ignite Travel Grant
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…
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 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!
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
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.