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PhD student of DBS working with Prof. Sumana Annagiri have received Student Research Grants for 2023

PhD student of DBS working with Prof. Sumana Annagiri have received Student Research Grants for 2023, from the Animal Behaviour Society.

* Mr. Manish Kumar Pathak – $1500, Topic – Examination of how ants rescue nestmates when they face an “Earthquake” and if they show any preferential rescue towards some of their nestmates as compared to others.

* Ms. Anwesha Acharjee – $1995, David Tuber Applied Animal Behaviour award, Topic – Impact of pesticides on the memory of a non-target tropical ant.

* Mr. Subhasis Halder – $2000, Physiochemical mechanisms of queen control via a novel fertility signal in an ant.

PhD students of DBS have been selected for the Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) in this cycle

PhD students of DBS have been selected for the Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) in this cycle. Their names along with the names of their supervisors are given below.

Eshika Halder (Supervisor – Prof. Annagiri Sumana)
Sauratej Sengupta (Supervisor – Prof. Supratim Datta)

Mr. Rupam Paul (Doctoral candidate, 18RS) received the prestigious Carl Storm International Diversity Fellowship

Mr. Rupam Paul (Doctoral candidate, 18RS) working under Dr. Arnab Gupta supervision received the prestigious Carl Storm International Diversity Fellowship to attend and present his research work at “Cell Biology of Metals Gordon Research Conference 2023” West Dover, VT, United States