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What's new?

 

49. Distinction

31.08.2022​

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

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48. Publication

24.10.2022​

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

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47. Publication

23.10.2022​

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

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46. Distinction

20.10.2022​

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

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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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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
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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!

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28. Welcome

02.09.2020

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Stefan joins the lab. Welcome, Stefan!

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27. Talk
01.09.2020
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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
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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
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Our perspective on snakebite treatment therapies in India is now published in Indian Pediatrics.

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24. Publication
01.08.2020
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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
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A comprehensive review of variations in snake venoms in Trends in Pharmacological Sciences.
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22. Award
21.04.2020
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​A Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance Intermediate Fellowship has been awarded to Kartik!
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21. Publication
31.03.2020
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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
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​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
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​Our new paper on the origin of venom in some very unusual mammals in PNAS.
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16. Event

16.10.2019
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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
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Senji and Vivek's new paper on Arthropod venoms: Biochemistry, ecology and evolution in Toxicon.
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9. Publication
27.10.2018
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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
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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
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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
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Vivek Suranse's review on Animal Venoms is accepted for publication in eLS. Congratulations!

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3. Publication
02.03.2018
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Our paper on Nematostella venom dynamics is published in eLife.
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2. Workshop

18.12.2017
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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​

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

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