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IBAB kick-started its Silver Jubilee Celebrations with an Inaugural Lecture by Prof. K. Thangarajan of CSIR-CCMB, Hyderabad, and the Joint National Coordinator of the GenomeIndia project. The title of his talk was ““GenomeIndia Project: A Population Genomic Endeavor for Public Health.” The event attracted over 200 participants from IBAB, CHG and BBC, and other institutes in Bengaluru, with Prof. Sharath Chandra, the Chairperson, Governing Body-IBAB, reflecting on the foundations of IBAB that were laid in 2000 and how the institute has since evolved. Commending the contributions of ex-IBAB Directors Prof. Manju Bansal, Prof. N. Yathindra, and Prof. H. S. Subramanya, the current Director, Prof. D. Sundar, outlined his vision for IBAB and how the institute can continue to grow in today’s big data-driven world.

Shilpa Harshan, a PhD student working with Prof. R. Srivatsan, was recently awarded her doctoral degree for successfully completing her thesis titled “Regulation of metabolism in the synovium and blood in rheumatoid arthritis”. Congratulations to the newly minted Dr. Shilpa Harshan and her supervisor. Harsha Rani, a PhD student working with Prof. Vijayalakshmi Mahadevan, was also awarded her doctoral degree for the successful defence of her thesis titled “Investigating epigenetic landscape in p53-deficient/mutant colorectal cancer”. Congratulations to the newly minted PhD students!

Varsha HJ, a PhD student working with Prof. Shruthi S. Vembar, received the ACMCIP Award for Advanced Training from the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene to attend an EMBL workshop in November 2025. She was selected for this award from more than 50 applicants.

Harsha Rani, a recent IBAB PhD graduate, was selected for the ‘Prof. Saroj Chandrasekhar Memorial Award 2025’ awarded by the Chandrasekhar Foundation. Congratulations and best wishes to Harsha and her supervisor Prof. Vijayalakshmi, for this well-deserved recognition.