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Life as scientist more exciting than movie star: Chandrasekhar
“Life as a scientist is more exciting than a short-lived movie star,” senior scientist S Chandrasekhar on Sunday said as he impressed upon youngsters to become scientists.
“While youngsters are after celebrities, I strongly believe scientists can attain much more celebrity status than the cricketers or movie stars, whose status is short-lived,” he said.
“With the advancement of their age, the status of the scientists get bigger, so I believe the life as a scientist is more exciting than a short-lived movie star”, Chandrasekhar, who is Director of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad said here.
He was addressing the 18th Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) meet on “National Symposium in Chemistry”, which concluded at Panjab University (PU) on Sunday.
Read more at http://www.thestatesman.com/news/india/life-as-scientist-exciting-than-movie-star-s-chandrasekhar/122007.html#6KGEsuxT74qheD4c.99
IICT to seek approval for clinical trials of two new drugs
The Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) will be filing an investigative new drug application for two new molecules for treatment of cancer and Alzheimer’s.
This was disclosed by IICT its director S Chandrasekhar on the sidelines of a felicitation function, held here on Wednesday, of former IICT director and founder-chairman of Avra Laboratories Pvt Ltd AV Ramarao, who has been honoured with Padma Bhushan (Science & Engineering)….
Parkinson’s disease: IICT develops predictive marker
Scientists from CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology here have developed a predictive marker that helps in identifying Parkinson’s disease at an early stage and could prevent its progression through therapeutics.
In a bid to find a prognostic marker, the scientists were trying to understand the disease progression. In the process, they observed that the appearance of new isoforms (a different form of the same protein) of alpha synuclein protein in the brain and their expression have been correlated with the onset of the disease and its progression, Principal Scientist at IICT’s Centre for Chemical Biology Shasi Vardhan Kalivendi said on Wednesday…
For a cause
11 December 2015, Hyderabad
CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology has despatched relief material for Chennai flood victims.
According to a press release here, one lakh water sachets, 75 cartons of biscuits, 15 cartons of mosquito coils, 100-kg. of bleaching powder and 350 bed sheets were transported to Chennai and handed over to in-charge Director, CSIR-CLRI, Dr. Rose, and flood relief coordinator at CLRI, Dr. Madan…
Read more: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/for-a-cause/article7973667.ece
NRDC Inks MOA With CSIR-IICT Hyderabad on Technology Transfer”
Delhi December 7, 2015
National Research Development Corporation, an Enterprise of Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi (NRDC) has entered into Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with CSIR – Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Hyderabad (CSIR-IICT) for marketing the inventions/innovations, patents, formulations, know-how/processes developed by CSIR-IICT and also collection of Premia and Royalties arising from these activities…
NRDC enters into pact with CSIR-IICT
JC Bose fellowship for IICT scientists
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT) Director S Chandrasekhar and his colleague G Narahari Sastry have been selected for the J C Bose National Fellowship by the Department of Science and Technology.
They have been selected for the fellowship for their contribution to scientific research and “desire to pursue research in India”…
Drinking pie melon juice may counter diabetes
22 November 2015
Drink juice of Mother Mary’s Pie Melon (Dosakaya in Telugu; Dosaka in Tamil) and counter the lifestyle diseases like diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disorders.
With sugar-laden diet and beverages posing a major risk factor for lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, obesity and cardio-vascular disorders, a group of scientists from Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad has studied the effect of Dosakaya (DK) (Cucumis melo var. chito) juice on sucrose-induced glucose intolerance and oxidative stress. While glucose intolerance leads to more than normal levels of glucose in the blood stream (also called pre-diabetes state), oxidative stress is caused by free radicals and associated with many diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disorders and cancer….
Joint Indo-French science co-operation in for a boost
13 November 2015
HYDERABAD: Dr Mukesh Kumar, Director, Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR), inaugurated a four-day Indo-French seminar on “Catalysis for Green and Sustainable Chemistry here on Tuesday. The seminar was organised by CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology.
Dr Mukesh Kumar enumerated the IFCPAR’s role in promoting the bilateral cooperation between India and France in Science and Technology. Since its inception in 1987, the Centre sponsored more than 140 bilateral conferences on various subjects and supported several collaboration projects in both fundamental and applied sciences…
Novel molecule for cancer therapy
09 November 2015
A new small molecule synthesised by scientists at the Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of Chemical Technology has shown to effectively control growth of cancerous cells by preventing the mis-expression of a specific micro RNA involved in tumour formation.
Micro RNAs or miRNAs play an important role in cancer biology. They are non-coding RNAs and are involved in gene regulation and many developmental processes. Several thousand miRNAs that control 30-40 per cent of all genes have been identified in human and other organisms. Researchers worldwide are targeting miRNAs to find better therapeutics for cancer.
In studies carried out in collaboration with the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad the scientists identified dual functions of the newly synthesised molecule, triazole…
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/novel-molecule-for-cancer-therapy/article7855585.ece
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