CCMB Daak - Building leaders in science

This month's Daak is a reminder of the complex selves that we all are, beings that feel, emote and act. And, in this human experience of living, we hope to make more sense of life through science. PC: Perception by Greeshma Murthati.

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How are pollens formed?

Plants have two kinds of cells- the gamete producing cells called the gametophyte with one copy of chromosomes, and the sporophyte with two or more copies of chromosomes. It was understood that the gametophyte autonomously produces gametes such as the pollen grains.

The latest study by Imran Siddiqi's group shows that the sporophyte of dicot plants controls male gametophyte's development through a gene called SHUKR. This improves our understanding of pollen development in these plants.

Why do different populations in India have different diseases?

Different communities in India are known to have specific diseases. Some of them also respond to medicines differently. Recent study led by K Thangaraj says endogamy - marrying within small communities has led to each population accumulating specific gene mutations responsible for such conditions. Ankylosing spondylitis is one of them.

Bouncing back in times of crisis - Lessons from neurons

The nervous system is a complex and long network of neuronal cells that pass information across each other to sense the surroundings and act on them. And there is substantial backup in the system for times of crisis, such as when these connections are broken. Anisha Menon writes on how the system bounces back.

And, we now have new insights on when certain spinal cord injuries recover better than others. Recent study from Ishwariya Venkatesh's lab and her collaborators in Marquette University show that closer the site of injury in the neuron from the cell's neuron, better is the regeneration.

Sickle Cell Anemia testing in Jharkhand

CCMB, National Health Mission (through Jharkhand state's mission) and Tata Steel Foundation have signed an MoU to collaboratively implement the Sickle Cell Anemia Screening Project in the East and West Singhbhum and Saraikela- Kharsawan districts of Jharkhand.

CCMB aims to identify carriers and affected individuals and families, provide appropriate awareness to individuals tested as carrier and diseased, and attempt to develop a community-based sickle cell registry in near future.

Many congratulations

Yogita Kapoor for being one of the 7 participants to get the EMBL EMBO travel fellowship and one of the 5 to get the best poster award at the EMBO symposium.

Alagu Sankareswaran for the Special Recognition Award for his oral presentation at the 9th International Diabetes Summit at Pune.

Chaynita Dashora for the best oral talk and the daily MRI quiz prizes at the 11th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine-Indian Chapter 2025 at IIT Hyderabad.

Ajay Sarawagi for the best poster prize at the 11th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine-Indian Chapter 2025 at IIT Hyderabad.

Akila Ramesh for the best poster prize at the 11th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine-Indian Chapter 2025 at IIT Hyderabad.

Sohini Ghosh for the best poster prize at the 11th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine-Indian Chapter 2025 at IIT Hyderabad.

Shalini Vidyadharan for the daily MRI quiz prize at the 11th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine-Indian Chapter 2025 at IIT Hyderabad.

PhD call open at CCMB

The PhD call at CCMB is open now for the Aug 2025 batch. These are the steps to follow:

1. Register on the AcSIR portal and select CSIR-CCMB as one of the options.

2. Apply on the CCMB portal.

Understanding the biology of TB

Amid the public health discussions on tuberculosis, understanding the biology of this long malady of humankind still takes a backseat. The EMBO workshop at CCMB on Host and Pathogen Heterogeneity in TB aimed to bring our focus to the underlying biology of the disease. They helped us understand the multi-faceted nature of the disease. Somdatta Karak explained those in The Express Explained for this World TB Day.

Finding avenues of collaboration with German universities

The top management of 20 German universities visited CCMB (along with IICT and NGRI) to explore overlapping research interests between them and us. It is an exciting time in the Indian research ecosystem with diverse kinds of opportunities opening up.

Unpacking evolution with art and discussion

We welcome you to Earth 1002025, an exhibition on what life on earth might look like a million years from now, at Goethe Zentrum, Hyderabad. It will be inaugurated on 10th Apr, 6.30pm with a discussion with Jahnavi Joshi, evolutionary biologist at CCMB on how life evolves. The exhibition will be open and free for all from 10-25 Apr.

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