IISER KOLKATA
भारतीय विज्ञान शिक्षा एवं अनुसंधान संस्थान कोलकाता
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH KOLKATA
... towards excellence in science
An Autonomous Institution, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India
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Research Highlights
Ancient neem plant extract may have therapeutic potential in Fighting with m-Coronavirus
Azadirachta indica A. Juss ameliorates m-CoV, Mouse Hepatitis virus-induced neuroinflammatory demyelination by modulating cell-to-cell fusion in an experimental model of Multiple Sclerosis’, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, April 2020 doi: 10.3389/fncel.2020.00116.
Recent study of earthquake wave propagation and its decay across eastern India
Recent study of earthquake wave propagation and its decay across eastern India, Himalaya and southern Tibet, reveal (a) strong frequency dependence and (b) lateral variations dependent on the heterogeneity in the underlying crustal structure.
Mechanophotonics: Flexible Single-Crystal Organic Waveguides and Circuits.
Annadhasan, Mari; Agrawal, Abhijeet R.;Bhunia, Surojit; Pradeep, VuppuVinay; Zade, Sanjio S.; Reddy, C. Malla and Chandrasekar, Rajadurai. 2020. “Mechanophotonics: Flexible Single-Crystal Organic Waveguides and Circuits.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
The First-order Mott Transition in V2O3 has Traits of Second Order Transitions
This work shows that the strongly hysteretic first-order phase transition in V2O3, and possibly other similar materials with long-ranged interactions, can have features usually associated with second-order transitions
Director's Message
IISER-K today has a vibrant campus with strong faculty members of repute and supportive non-teaching staff members. The students pursuing various degrees are among the best in the country and have established a commendable culture.
The Institute has a flexible academic programme and hosts state-of-the-art research facilities. Currently, it has five academic departments (Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Physical Sciences) and several centres of excellence.
News & Achievements
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Institute Colloquium by Prof. Bruce Alberts on the topic 'Science, Biology, and the World's Future.' | 23 September at 7:30 PM | Poster (Created by Shreyash Borkar) | Live Webcast
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Vaishvik Bhartiya Vaigyanik (Vaibhav) Summit, 2 - 25 October 2020
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Online Applications for National Fellowship and National Overseas Scholarship have been Opened by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for the Academic Year 2020-21: National Fellowship || National Overseas Scholarship
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Bilateral Indo-US Webinar on COVID Biology, August 16-19th, 2020
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CRSI - National Symposium in Chemistry - 2020: Postponed for one year.
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