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PhD student of DBS Mr. Manish Pathak (17RS049) has received the prestigious Rosemary Grant

PhD student Mr. Manish Pathak (17RS049) working under the supervision of Prof. Annagiri Sumana has received the prestigious Rosemary Grant for working on the last chapter of his thesis that deals with rescue of ants trapped inside their nest! He will examine not only rescue strategies but also explore if more closely related female ants and immature individuals are preferentially rescued as they are more valuable for the colony.

This international grant from the Society for the Study of Evolution consists of $3500 and has been given to an Indian student working in India for the first time in more than one decade of its existence.

Mr. Chandan Goarin (17RS059) has been selected for the DBT-Newton Bhaba short-term Ph.D. Placement Program 2022

Mr. Chandan Goarin (17RS059) a PhD student working under the supervision of Dr. Amirul Islam Mallick has been selected for the DBT-Newton Bhaba short-term Ph.D. Placement Program 2022. He will be working at Kingston University, London with  Prof. Andrey Karlyshev for 3-4 months.

Dr. Radhika Venkatesan has been elected as Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, London

Dr. Radhika Venkatesan has been elected as Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, London