For the first time this year, Gyaviira Nkurunungi from Africa has joined the network.

Five Indian biologists are among the 11 globally selected to join the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO)’s global investigator network.

Bhavana Muralidharan, Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, Bengaluru, will work on her project – dissecting molecular mechanisms of neuro-developmental chromatinopathies. Rajender Motiani and Prem Kaushal from the Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, will explore areas of skin pigmentation and tuberculosis. Works to understand lifespan regulations and host genetics will be performed by Jogender Singh from IISER, Mohali. Krishnapal Karmodiya from IISER, Pune, plans to study drug resistance and antigen variation in plasmodium falciparum.

They join over 700 biologists of this network. EMBO, which was constituted in 1964, supports young research groups based in India, Taiwan, Chile and Singapore through a four-year grant in addition to the opportunities to collaborate with European researchers. The international network aims at facilitating local exchange between researchers outside Europe and provide access to use core EMBO’s laboratories and facilities.

For the first time this year, Gyaviira Nkurunungi from Africa has joined the network.

source/content: indianexpress.com (headline edited)