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Dr. Swadhin Mandal and Dr. Rahul Banerjee, from the Department of Chemical Sciences, have been awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award of CSIR for 2018 || IISER Kolkata is Ranked overall No 25 and No 1 among all IISERs in the NIRF 2018

Research Highlights

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New Mechanism of Arsenic-Induced Toxicity

Researchers from the laboratory of Prof. Jayasri Das Sarma has recently shown that arsenic interacts with the gap junction protein Connexin 43 (Cx43) in cells and disrupts cell-cell communication, leading to cell death.

 

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Earthquake Hazard in Eastern India

Seismological study reveals that the N20°E motion of the Indian Plate is accommodated across NE India, rather than being confined only to the plate boundaries.

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Removal of Arsenic from Water

Dr. Raja Shunmugam of DCS, IISER Kolkata along with ADO Additives MFG PVT. LTD. has developed a complete solution regarding detection and removal of Arsenic from water and subsequent disposal of Arsenic Contaminated remover.

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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

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Director's Message

Prof. Sourav Pal  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.

  • A live discussion with Director, IISER Kolkata and winners of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar 2018 Award, Dr. Swadhin Mandal and Dr. Rahul Banerjee, from the Department of Chemical Sciences held on 23rd November 2018 at 11:00 AM
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  • About RISE Foundation IISER: A live discussion with Director, IISER Kolkata and the founding Board of Directors of RISE Foundation IISER held on 9th November 2018 at 3:00 PM.
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Events

Thursday, Jan 24, 2019

2 p.m. | Asima Chatterjee Lecture Theatre

3:30 p.m. | Asima Chatterjee Lecture Theatre

Monday, Jan 28, 2019

11 a.m. | G02, A P C Ray

2 p.m. | G08, A P C Ray

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