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• Beginnings in Bhopal: Reflections from YIM 2024 (Part II)

  

  This article is the second in a two-part series reporting on the proceedings of the 16th Young Investigators’ Meeting (YIM 2024) held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, from 11 to 15 March 2024. In the second part of this report, we discuss the takeaways from interactive ‘Ask Us Anything’ panel discussion, insights from the ice-breaker session, and the proceedings from the PDF satellite meeting that followed the YIM 2024.

  Posted on Apr 05, 2024 in YIM, Young Investigators & Networking and Collaboration

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• Beginnings in Bhopal: Reflections from YIM 2024 (Part I)

  

  The 16th edition of the annual Young Investigators’ Meeting (YIM 2024) was held in the central Indian city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, from 11 to 15 March 2024. Around 120 young investigators and postdoctoral fellows, along with representatives from funding agencies, mentors, and institutional representatives, attended the meeting for special talks, networking sessions, workshops, panel discussion, and poster presentations.

  Posted on Mar 28, 2024 in YIM, Young Investigators & Networking and Collaboration

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• Navigating industry-academia collaborations at RYIM Hyderabad

  

  RYIM Hyderabad was the sixth Regional Young Investigators’ Meeting for the year 2023-2024, held from 02 to 03 February 2024, at Mahindra University. The meeting's focal point was the theme ‘industry-academia collaborations to translate research to products.’ In this report, Ankita Rathore, Program Manager-Science Communication, IndiaBioscience, highlights the key takeaways from the various talks and discussions held during RYIM Hyderabad.

  Posted on Mar 08, 2024 in Science, YIM, Young Investigators & Events

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• How does malaria-causing parasite infect human red blood cells?

  

  Researchers based at the National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi, and Yenepoya University, Mangalore, have uncovered the crucial role of Protein kinase 2 (PfPK2) in malarial parasite development and invasion of host red blood cells, offering insights for potential therapeutic strategies. Depleting PfPK2 resulted in reduced invasion of host erythrocytes by the parasite and impaired its maturation in the host maturation, highlighting it as a promising target for new malaria drugs.
  

  Posted on Mar 01, 2024 in Health & Medicine, Cell Biology, Immunology & Research

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• Calcium ions and immune protein ring disaster bells in plants

  

  Researchers from National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) have uncovered how plant cells attacked by insects communicate distress to other cells of the plant. In the first 5-10 minutes after the attack, a spike in calcium levels and the plant immune protein Plant Elicitor Peptide Receptor (PEPR) amplifies the damage signal, as plants brace for insect attack. The findings of this study can pave the way for protecting crops from pests.

  Posted on Feb 28, 2024 in Plant Biology, Cell Biology & Research

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• Insects in a warming world

  

  Climate change, propelled by human activities, presents a substantial threat to insect populations worldwide, impacting their behavior, fitness, and distribution. Subhash Rajpurohit and his research group at Ahmedabad University, Gujarat, emphasises the vulnerability of ectothermic insects to fluctuating temperatures and humidity levels. His lab's work offers insights into the intricate relationship between environmental stress, dehydration, and insect reproductive success within the context of climate change.

  Posted on Feb 16, 2024 in Agriculture, Plant Biology, Ecology, Research & Young Investigators

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• RYIM Pilani: Fostering interdisciplinary research amid the winter in Rajasthan

  

  The fifth Regional Young Investigators’ Meeting (RYIM) 2023-2024 took place at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Rajasthan from 18 to 20 January 2024. In spite of the freezing cold and foggy weather, the meeting saw a large number of attendees including mentors, young investigators, and students from all parts of the country. In this article, Rohini Karandikar shares her experience at the RYIM.
  

  Posted on Feb 09, 2024 in Young Investigators, Networking and Collaboration & Events

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