Department of Biological Sciences, IISER KOLKATA » News http://bio.iiserkol.ac.in Thu, 10 Sep 2026 03:22:30 +0000 en hourly 1 Professor Jayasri Das Sarma has been elected a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) in recognition of her contributions to Indian science. http://bio.iiserkol.ac.in/?p=7438 http://bio.iiserkol.ac.in/?p=7438#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 03:22:30 +0000 admin http://bio.iiserkol.ac.in/?p=7438 Professor Jayasri Das Sarma has been elected a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) in recognition of her contributions to Indian science. This is a great honor and a proud moment for department.

]]> http://bio.iiserkol.ac.in/?feed=rss2&p=7438 0 Dr. Gaurav Baruah, former BS-MS Biology major student (2010-2015), has been appointed as Assistant Professor in the Center for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. http://bio.iiserkol.ac.in/?p=7431 http://bio.iiserkol.ac.in/?p=7431#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:35:10 +0000 admin http://bio.iiserkol.ac.in/?p=7431 Dr. Gaurav Baruah, former BS-MS Biology major student (2010-2015), has been appointed as Assistant Professor in the Center for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

]]> http://bio.iiserkol.ac.in/?feed=rss2&p=7431 0 Dr. Titas Sengupta has been named a recipient of the 2026 Simons Foundation “Fellows to Faculty” award http://bio.iiserkol.ac.in/?p=7426 http://bio.iiserkol.ac.in/?p=7426#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:43:52 +0000 admin http://bio.iiserkol.ac.in/?p=7426 Dr. Titas Sengupta, an IISER Kolkata BS-MS alumna from the Department of Biological Sciences (Class of 2014).

Dr. Sengupta has been named a recipient of the 2026 Simons Foundation “Fellows to Faculty” award. You can read more about this honor here: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/07/31/announcing-the-recipients-of-the-2026-fellows-to-faculty-awards/

Her career trajectory and previous accomplishments are detailed here: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/people/titas-sengupta/

She has achieved remarkable success and is currently on the path to establishing an independent research position.

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