🎉 Congratulations to Ms. Jayashree Suresh Ladke on successfully defending her PhD thesis, “Role of Inorganic Polyphosphate in Mammalian Cell Physiology.”
Guided by Dr. Rashna Bhandari at the Laboratory of Cell Signalling
Wishing her continued success in research! 👏🔬
#CDFD #PhDDefense #Research
On the occasion of National Science Day (28th February 2026), Dr. Ramesh Yelagandula visited ZPH School, Guduru and interacted with students and faculty, encouraging young minds to embrace scientific thinking and curiosity.
#NationalScienceDay #ScienceOutreach #STEMEducation
Dr. Varsha Srivastava was invited to deliver a Guest Lecture at Andhra Mahila Sabha Arts & Science College for Women on the occasion of National Science Day, celebrated on 28th February 2026.
#NationalScienceDay #DNAFingerprinting #ForensicScience #WomenInScience #ScientificAwareness #CDFD
BRIC–CDFD successfully conducted a fire drill today to reinforce emergency preparedness and ensure the safety of everyone on campus. The drill focused on evacuation procedures, response coordination, and awareness of fire safety protocols.
#BRICCDFD #FireDrill #SafetyFirst #EmergencyPreparedness
Delighted to share that Ms. Bindi Goradia, PhD student under Dr. Sunil Kumar Manna (Laboratory of Immunology), has won the Best Poster Award at the Global Immunology Summit (GIS)–2026, held at BRIC–Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar.
#CDFD #BRIC #GlobalImmunologySummit2026
BRIC - Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) participated in the Hyderabad Literary Fest (HLF 2026).
#HLF2026 #CDFD #Scienceinthecity #Hyderabad
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'PknG Protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Targets RGDI-1 to Regulate Rab7l1 GTPase Activity' from ACS Infectious Diseases is currently free to read as an #ACSEditorsChoice.
📖 Read the article: buff.ly/BO1T2WH
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BRIC-CDFD was privileged to host Dr. Harmit Singh Malik, a renowned evolutionary biologist and the INSA Overseas Chair 2025 for Molecular and Cellular Biology.
In a captivating lecture, Dr. Malik described "Molecular Arms Races," underlying host-virus interactions.
@harmitmalik.bsky.social
BRIC-CDFD in association with P. V. Narasimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University (PVNRTVU) hosted Faculty Development Program for scientists from The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Institutes on 2nd January, 2026
#SkillIndia #Genomics #ICAR #PVNRTVU
Both days saw enthusiastic participation of more than 200 students.
CDFD Staff Scientist, Dr. Varsha, delivered lectures under the Science Outreach Programme - Vigyanshala, at MJPTBCWR Degree College Hyderabad/Keesara on 8th Dec. and TGSWR Degree College Ghatkesar Campus on 9th Dec. 2025.
#scienceoutreach #sciencecommunication
CDFD is extremely proud that our Graduate student, Dr. Sandip Patra from Dr. Rupinder Kaur's Lab has been selected to join the Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) 2026 in Singapore! Heartiest Congratulations!
#GYSS2026 #academicaccolades
New paper published in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social from the lab of Dr. Subbareddy Maddika on essential regulators of Dynein function.
Read the paper here: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@devanshigupta.bsky.social
#dyneinfunction #lish #lissencephaly
Our graduate student, Keshav Gupta from Dr. SubbaReddy Maddika's lab received the Best Poster Award at International Conference on Biological Communications in Disease and Development. Congratulations!
#academicaccolades #researchawards
Raghu Kalluri, MD, PhD, from University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, will be visiting CDFD, and will deliver an exciting talk on Friday on exosomes in Cancer.
#cancer #seminar
CDFD is elated to announce a Distinguished Lecture by Dr.
@harmitmalik.bsky.social , a noted Evolutionary Biologist, who has been selected as the INSA Overseas Chair 2025 for Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Do join us!
Dr. Narottam Acharya from BRIC-ILS Bhubaneswar, will be visiting CDFD, and will deliver an exciting talk on Friday on the possibility of having antifungal vaccines in the near future.
#antifungalvaccine #seminar
New research article from Dr. Ajay Kumar Mahoto's Lab on Genome-wide study in grain amaranth, identifying 70 NAC transcription factors, revealing their structural diversity and regulatory potential.
Read more: nature.com/articles/s41...
@springernature.com
#amaranth #transcriptionfactors
New Review published from Dr. Sangita Mukhopadhyay's Lab on microbial proteins as new-generation therapeutic agents.
Read the review here: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#repurposing #biomedicalapplications #therapeutic #microbialproteins
New Review published from Dr. Rashna Bhandari's Lab in collaboration with Fiedler Lab on Protein pyrophosphorylation by inositol pyrophosphatases.
Read the review here: febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@febsletters.bsky.social
#ptm #pyrophosphorylation
New Review published from Diagnostics division headed by Dr. Ashwin Dalal, on the utility of Long-Read Genome Sequencing technology in Health and Disease.
Read the review here: karger.com/cgr/article-...
@kargerpublishers.bsky.social
#structuralvariants #raregeneticdisorders
CDFD Scientist and Head of Diagnostics Division, Dr. Ashwin Dalal, was awarded the Dr. I. C. VERMA Outstanding Researcher Award for 2025 at the IAMG-2025 conference, held at Symbiosis, Pune, from Dec. 4 to 7.
#award #outstandingresearcher
The Scientific Editor of 'Cell', Dr. Janhavi Kolhe, would be visiting CDFD on December 2nd and interact with our Scientists and Students. She will also deliver a talk titled 'Publishing with Cell: As Authors and Editors'.
@cellpress.bsky.social
#publishing #cell
Devanshi successfully defended her PhD Thesis recently. She has worked on identifying the new functional roles of LisH-domain proteins.
We have yet another Fresh Graduate! 🎉
Next up in our Series of celebrating the work of our PhD Graduates, is @devanshigupta.bsky.social from the Laboratory of Cell Death & Cell Survival - Dr. Maddika Subba Reddy's Lab.
#phdthesis #LisHdomain #lissencephaly
We are pleased to announce the next talk in our monthly seminar series, 'Discoveries… Innovations… Journeys'. This series highlights ground-breaking research and the inspiring stories behind scientific exploration.
#seminarseries #amr
Dr. Varsha, Scientist, BRIC-CDFD informed the students about BioE3 Youth Challenge initiative of Govt of India. The students from various schools also visited the Science Exhibition, Sophisticated Equipment Facility and Startup Incubator of CDFD.
CDFD had an Open Day as prelude of IISF Curtain Raiser today where Dr. Abhey Ram Bansal, Chief Scientist, CSIR-NGRI & VIBHA representative enlightened the students about the various aspects of the IISF 2025.
#IISF #OpenDay
Affinity purification in Arabidopsis identified all key subunits of the outer kinetochore KMN complex. Functional analyses revealed a striking conservation of its composition and organisation across kingdoms, underscoring its deep evolutionary origin.