Jibin Sadasivan, our fourth year Integrated BS MS student pursuing Neuroscience project under the guidance of Dr. Jayasri Das Sarma is the recipient of the 2014 Du Pré award. This prestigious research grant is awarded by the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF) to young researchers from emerging countries to enable them to undertake short visits to established multiple sclerosis research centers, either to learn more from each other or to carry out parts of joint research projects. JIbin will use his £5000 grant to travel to the University of Colorado, Denver, USA to work with DrRandell J Cohrs, on the dynamic regulation of host immune mediators in the central nervous system during mouse hepatitis virus induced acute and chronic inflammation.

For details of the award announcement follow this link