The inaugural talk of Rhetor 5.0: Dr. V. V. Robin is an assistant professor at IISER Tirupati. He did his Ph.D. at NIAS, IISc, Bangalore. He focuses on processes in ecology, biogeography, and evolutionary ecology using island systems. Join us for this bird talk on August 24th.

For the second talk of the inaugural day, we have Dr.Nibedita Lenka. Dr.Nibedita Lenka is a scientist at NCCS, Pune. Her group focuses on investigating the maintenance of embryonic stem cells and their differentiation. Join us and enter the fascinating world of stem cells!

We have our next talk by Dr. Mridula Nambiar, an Assistant Professor at IISER Pune. Her lab focuses on genetic recombination and chromosomal segregation during cell division. Come join us as she takes us into the amazing world of cohesin interactions!

One of the most elusive creatures to walk on Earth, the snow leopard, is an object of fascination for many. And who better to tell us about their rich lives than Dr.Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi from NCF, who has spent years studying them. Come join us for this interesting talk!

For the love of plant-focused immunology, we bring to you our next talk. Dr. Jyothilakshmi Vadassery is a researcher at NIPGR, New Delhi, who works on plant-insect interactions and chemical ecology. Join us for this wonderful talk to find out more!

Cancer is one of the deadliest diseases that plagues humanity, and the race is on to find a cure for it. Dr. Vinay Bulusu from IISER Berhampur is here with us to talk about the role of lipid metabolism in cancer progression. Do join us for this amazing talk!

On the 3rd day of Rhetor 5.0, we have with us Dr.Ravi Devani, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Plant Sciences,Paris-Saclay. He works on plant molecular biology, focusing on the role of ethylene in sex determination in cucurbits. Make sure to join this exciting talk!

As Rhetor 5.0 continues, we have with us Dr. Debasree Dutta from RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram. Join us for this wonderful talk on August 29 to know more about her work on the histone epigenetics that determine mammalian development.

On the 4th day of Rhetor 5.0, we have Dr. Sunetra Gupta, an infectious disease epidemiologist from the University of Oxford, who has made significant contributions during the pandemic through her ‘focused protection’ approach. Do join us for this talk at 7:30 pm IST, August 30.

On the final day of Rhetor 5.0, Dr.M S Madhusudan from IISER Pune will give us a talk on "Reading Genomes". If you have ever wondered how proteins read a particular DNA sequence in the genome and bind to it to facilitate transcription of genes, then do join us for this talk!

For the last talk of Rhetor 5.0, we have with us Dr.Suhita Nadkarni from IISER Pune. Join us for her talk at 6.45 pm on 31st August to get insights about how synapses can be contructed, and how Feynman's dictum and other computational models can be applied to synapses.

Only 23 days left for registration and few seats left. A reminder for everyone to register for this amazing opportunity before the seats get filled up ! For registration, proceed to link: conference.iisertvm.ac.in/chromosome-sta…