Experts call for a national policy to safeguard against alien species When molecular biologist Govindhaswamy Umapathy and his team started looking for traces of a variety of invasive catfish in 12 lakes in and around Hyderabad city in India, little did they expect the genetic material of these fish to show up in almost all… Continue reading India’s biosecurity measures are outdated, letting invasive species thrive

Organised on the occasion of 82nd Foundation Day of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Open Day gave an opportunity for students to interact with researchers and visit the high-end genetic laboratories. Over 7,000 students and educators visited the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) on the occasion of its Open Day on… Continue reading Students, educators visit CCMB in large numbers on Open Day

Senior Principal Scientist from Hyderabad-based Centre for Cell and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Dr.G. Umapathy has been awarded Fellowship in Reproduction and Endocrinology by the Society for Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology. Dr Umapathy is involved in research on understanding habitat fragmentation and its impact on the survival of endangered species in human-dominated landscapes. The group… Continue reading Hyderabad Scientist Dr. G. Umapathy receives prestigious Fellowship for conservation research

The programme aims to promote entrepreneurship in social innovation space through biotechnology-based interventions The Centre’s Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) under the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) aims to cultivate about 60-70 social entrepreneurs during each of its cohort workshops under ‘Sparsh’ programme to develop affordable biotechnological interventions to address critical societal challenges, said BIRAC… Continue reading Sparsh programme to develop entrepreneurs in biotech