April 2024 | IISER Tirupati

Development of miRNA-SSR and target-SSR markers from yield-associate genes and their applicability in the assessment of genetic diversity and association mapping in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

Hemasai, B., Kumbha, D. K., Modem, V. N., Gannavarapu, S. K., Bommaka, R. R., Mallapuram, S., Chintala, S., Sreevalli, M. D., Ramireddy, E., & Vemireddy, L. R. (2024). Development of miRNA-SSR and target-SSR markers from yield-associate genes and their applicability in the assessment of genetic diversity and association mapping in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Molecular… Continue reading Development of miRNA-SSR and target-SSR markers from yield-associate genes and their applicability in the assessment of genetic diversity and association mapping in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

Upconverted Chiral Emission in Hybrid Photonic Nanomaterials: Toward Amplified Circularly Polarized Luminescence with Tunable Chirality.

Kunnummal, A., Parambil, R. A., Maniappan, S., & Kumar, J. (2024). Upconverted Chiral Emission in Hybrid Photonic Nanomaterials: Toward Amplified Circularly Polarized Luminescence with Tunable Chirality. ACS Applied Optical Materials. DOI: 10.1021/acsaom.4c00057

Engineering copper plasmonic chirality via ligand-induced dissolution for enantioselective recognition of amino acids.

Maniappan, S., Dutta, C., Cheran, A., Solis, D. M., & Kumar, J. (2024). Engineering copper plasmonic chirality via ligand-induced dissolution for enantioselective recognition of amino acids. Chemical Science. DOI: 10.1039/D4SC00477A

Reaction plane correlated triangular flow in Au+Au collisions at sNN=3 GeV.

Abdulhamid, M. I., … Jena, C. et al. (STAR Collaboration). (2024). Reaction plane correlated triangular flow in Au+Au collisions at sNN=3 GeV. Physical Review C, 109(4). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.109.044914

Copper-catalyzed ortho -thiocyanation of aromatic amines.

Patel, M., Kumar, N., Bhukya, H., Dholakiya, B. Z., & Naveen, T. (2024). Copper-catalyzed ortho-thiocyanation of aromatic amines. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00137K

Cool behaviours that can be studied using the little worm

Date & Time: 30th April 2024 (Tuesday), 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Venue: UG lab Lecture Hall at Permanent Campus Speaker: Dr. Kavita Babu Associate Professor, Centre of Neuroscience, IISc, Bangalore Title: “ Cool behaviours that can be studied using the little worm”. Abstract: Foraging is important for sustenance of animals. In Caenorhabditis elegans, it is an amalgam of… Continue reading Cool behaviours that can be studied using the little worm

Geometry of random fields: an integral geometric view

Date: 26.04.2024 (Today). Time and Venue: 16:30–17:30 in LH3. Speaker: Dr. Sreekar Vadlamani, TIFR CAM, Bangalore. Title: Geometry of random fields: an integral geometric view Abstract: Given a (smooth) random function $f:\mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}$, studying its excursion sets $f^{-1}[u,\infty)$ has a long history with motivations coming from statistical hypothesis testing, cosmology, stereology, and integral geometry, to name a few.… Continue reading Geometry of random fields: an integral geometric view

Enigma of two-dimensional melting in a disordered environment

Date: 25/04/2024 Time & Venue: 5:30 PM, LH at UG Lab Block, PC Speaker: Prof. Amit Ghosal, Department of Physics, IISER Kolkata Title: Enigma of two-dimensional melting in a disordered environment Abstract: We will present the results from our study of melting in a two-dimensional system of classical particles with Gaussian-core interactions in disordered environments. The clean system validates the… Continue reading Enigma of two-dimensional melting in a disordered environment

Can you see the puncture in a piece of plane paper with eyes closed?

Date: 19.04.2024 (today). Time and Venue: 17:30 in LH3 at PC. Speaker: Prof. Gadadhar Misra, Honorary Visiting Professor, ISI Bangalore and IIT Gandhinagar. Title: Can you see the puncture in a piece of plane paper with eyes closed? Abstract: The fundamental theorem of calculus says that any real valued continuous function defined on the interval [a,b] admits a primitive. How about multivariable functions?… Continue reading Can you see the puncture in a piece of plane paper with eyes closed?

Distance and Dynamics of Molecular Clouds

Date: Thursday, 18th April 2024 Time & Venue: 5:30 PM, LH, UG Lab Complex, Permanent Campus Speaker: Prof. Maheswar Gopinathan, Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bangalore Title: Distance and Dynamics of Molecular Clouds Abstract: The Galaxy is a dynamic environment. Dense molecular clouds residing in it are regions of interstellar medium of gas and dust where a new… Continue reading Distance and Dynamics of Molecular Clouds