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54. Distinction

10.08.2023​

Dr. Kartik Sunagar is promoted as an Associate Professor.

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53. Distinction

27.07.2023​

Paulomi wins the Best Poster Award at the International Society of Chemical Ecology, 2023!

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52. Publication

07.05.2023​

Check out our new paper, 'Fangs in the Ghats: preclinical insights into the medical importance of endemic pit vipers from the Western Ghats' in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

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51. Interview

07.03.2023

Kartik was interviewed on the national television, Doordarshan. He answered questions on venoms, snakebites and myths associated with snakes.

 

Watch it on YouTube

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50. Distinction

31.08.2022​

Senji won a Bronze medal for her talk at the Pathogens and Natural Toxins e-Conference!

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49. Publication

24.10.2022​

Check out our new paper, 'The deadly toxin arsenal of the tree-dwelling Australian funnel-web spiders.' in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

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48. Publication

23.10.2022​

Check out our new paper, 'The Middle Eastern Cousin: Comparative Venomics of Daboia palaestinae and Daboia russelii' in Toxins.

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47. Distinction

20.10.2022​

Senji won the best oral presentation award for Early Career Researchers at the International Society for Toxinology, Abu Dhabi!

Senji co-chairs the ECR session, while Kartik chairs the session on basic toxinology. Senji gave a talk on the evolutionary venomics of medically important Indian snake venoms, and Kartik talks about the common origin and early evolution of spider venom disulphide-rich peptide toxins.

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46. Groundbreaking ceremony for Anti-Venom Research and Development Centre

04.07.2022​

Science and Technology Minister Dr CN Ashwath Narayan laid the foundation for the Anti-Venom Research and Development Centre (AVRDC) a collaborative initiative between Karnataka Innovative & Technological Society (KITS) under the Department of IT/BT, IBAB (Institute of Bioinformatics & Applied Biotechnology) and the Evolutionary Venomics Lab, Centre for Ecological Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science.

Article link

Indian Express

The Hindu

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45. Publication

18.06.2022​

 

Check out our new paper on the dynamic evolution of snake venom phospholipase A2 in Toxins.

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44. Talk

26.05.2022​

 

Kartik delivers a talk at the Annual Snakebite Conference of the Indian Society for Toxinology and Snakebite Mitigation (ISTSM), Department of Emergency Medicine and Public Health, AIMS, Kochi. India.

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43. Publication

24.02.2022​

 

Check out the new paper on the preclinical evaluation of a second-generation antivenom for treating snake envenoming in India, published in Toxins.

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42. Distinction

11.04.2022​

 

Our PhD student, Paulomi Dam, has been awarded the prestigious Prime Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF) Fellowship. Congratulations to her!

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41. Distinction

17.11.2021​

 

Kartik has been awarded the Merck Young Scientist Award!

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40. Talk

04.11.2021​

 

Kartik delivers a talk at the International Society for Toxinology Asia-Pacific Conference. Cairns, Australia.

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39. Distinction

19.10.2021​

 

Our PhD student, Senji Laxme, has been awarded the prestigious Prime Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF) Fellowship. Congratulations to her!

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38. Publication

26.03.2021​

 

Check out our new paper on the venom of the enigmatic Andaman Cobra (Naja sagittifera) in Frontiers in Pharmacological Sciences.

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37. Publication

26.03.2021​

 

Our new paper on the biogeographic venom variation in Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) and the preclinical inefficacy of antivenom therapy in snakebite hotspots has been accepted for publication in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

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36. Publication

18.02.2021​

 

Our new paper on the biogeographical venom variation in the Indian spectacled cobra (N. naja) has been accepted for publication in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

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35. Distinction
15.01.2021

Kartik has joined the Editorial Board of
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

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34. Publication

01.01.2021​

 

Our new paper titled "Post-Genomic Regulation Dictates Venom Profiles of Medically-Important Cryptic Kraits in India" has been accepted for publication in Toxins.

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33. Welcome!
01.01.2021


Neeraja joins the lab as a co-advised PhD student (with Dr Rachit Agarwal, BSSE). Congratulations to Neeraja!

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32. Welcome!
01.01.2021


Paulomi Dam joins the lab as a PhD student. Congratulations to Paulomi!

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31. Award
20.10.2020


Kartik has been awarded the INSA (Indian National Science Academy) Medal for Young Scientists!

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30. Welcome

01.10.2020


Naeem Shaikh joins the lab as a Project Assistant. Welcome, Naeem!

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29. Welcome!
01.10.2020


Vivek Suranse joins the lab as a PhD student. Congratulations to Vivek!

28. Welcome

02.09.2020

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Stefan joins the lab. Welcome, Stefan!

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27. Talk
01.09.2020

Senji speaks at the International Toxin Talks about her PhD work on the biogeographic venom variation in the medically most important Indian snakes.

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26. Interview
04.08.2020

Kartik speaks to the
Interview Portal on his 'offbeat and unconventional' career choice. Read the full story here.

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25. Publication
03.08.2020

Our perspective on snakebite treatment therapies in India is now published in
Indian Pediatrics.

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24. Publication
01.08.2020

Our paper in
PLOS Genetics becomes the most cited paper in 2015; amongst the top 10% of highly cited papers since 2015 in this journal!

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23. Publication
19.06.2020

A comprehensive review of variations in snake venoms in
Trends in Pharmacological Sciences.
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22. Award
21.04.2020

​A
Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance Intermediate Fellowship has been awarded to Kartik!
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21. Publication
31.03.2020

A new collaborative publication in
Cell Reports that also made the cover of the journal!

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20. Welcome

01.01.2020


Navneet Kaur joins the lab as a Project Assistant. Welcome, Navneet!

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19. Publication
06.12.2019

​Our first paper from the lab on snakebites in India made the cover of
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases! The paper highlights the necessity to innovate a broadly effective snakebite treatment in India, not only for the 'big four snakes' but also the 'neglected many'.
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18. Welcome

01.12.2019


Ashwin Iyer joins the lab as a Project Assistant. Welcome, Ashwin!

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17. Publication
26.11.2019

​Our new paper on the origin of venom in some very unusual mammals in
PNAS.
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16. Event

16.10.2019

EVL hosts an
International symposium on snakebites at IISc.​

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15. Welcome

15.09.2019


Rashmi joins the lab as an integrated-PhD student. Congratulations to Rashmi!

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14. Welcome

01.08.2019


​Senji joins the lab as a PhD student. Congratulations to Senji!

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13. Welcome

01.06.2019


Jayalakshmi K joins the lab as the Lab Manager. Welcome, Jaya!

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12. Welcome

01.03.2019


Dr Saurabh Attarde joins the lab as a Research Associate. Welcome, Saurabh!

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11. Welcome

11.02.2019


Anisha Anand joins the lab as a Project Assistant. Welcome, Anisha!

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10. Publication
06.12.2018

Senji and Vivek's new paper on Arthropod venoms: Biochemistry, ecology and evolution in
Toxicon.
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9. Publication
27.10.2018

Our latest paper on the Nematostella CRISPR knockin into stinging cells and the cell type-specific transcriptomes is published in
BMC Biology.

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8. Welcome

05.10.2018


Suyog Khochare joins the lab as a Project Assistant. Welcome, Suyog!

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7. Publication
20.03.2018

Our collaborative paper on Aculeata venom allergens is accepted for publication in
the Journal of Molecular Evolution.

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6. Welcome
16.08.2018

Dr Priti Hebbar joins the lab as a
DST-INSPIRE Faculty Fellow. Welcome, Priti!

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5. Workshop
18.05.2018


Gowri Shanker and EVL conduct a one-day workshop for the Karnataka Forest Department at the Bhadra Tiger Reserve.

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4. Publication
20.03.2018

Vivek Suranse's review on Animal Venoms is accepted for publication in
eLS. Congratulations!

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3. Publication
02.03.2018

Our paper on Nematostella venom dynamics is published in
eLife.
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2. Workshop

18.12.2017

Gowri Shanker and EVL conduct a
one-day workshop for the Karnataka Forest Department at the Nagarhole Tiger Reserve.
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1. The beginning!

10.07.2017​

Dr Kartik Sunagar joins IISc as an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Ecological Sciences.

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