Sankar's Lab

News from Sankar's lab @ccmb_csir. Tweets by lab members. Tweets represent personal views only.

[Sankar's Lab @Sankar_Lab]

Hello #sciencetwitter, Sankar's lab @csir_ccmb @hyderbad has joined twitter!! We are interested in the structure, function & evolution of protein machineries involved in translational quality control and lipid metabolism. Read more👇
https://t.co/0ZtdkqqoFd

[Science Gallery Bengaluru @SciGalleryBlr]

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Check out LastWeekend@SGB:
> A lecture drawing insights on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
> A lecture on the discovery of light-sensitive proteins
> A walkthrough discovering the world of QUANTUM
> A community reading session exploring excerpts from Italo Calvino’s novel, If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller
> A walkthrough tracing the connections between science, art, and imagination
> A lecture exploring quantum computing
> A walkthrough discovering the stories and ideas behind the exhibits at our current exhibition-season, QUANTUM
> A Kannada walkthrough discovering the ways in which quantum phenomena comes to life

1 weekend, 8 programmes. More next week! Sign up at https://t.co/mMqWHgtRqn

@JahnaviPhalkey

[Sankar's Lab @Sankar_Lab]

Join us @SciGalleryBlr as Sankar breaks down Chirality and how it shaped chemistry & biology, featuring highlights from the recent 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our work in protein homochirality🧑‍🔬. Don't miss it! #NobelPrize #ScienceTalk @sankarfr1 @ccmb_csir @CSIR_IND

[Science Gallery Bengaluru @SciGalleryBlr]

Lecture | Through the Looking Glass: From Molecules to Life

How did life come to prefer one molecular handedness over its mirror image?

Join biologist Sankaranarayanan Rajan @sankarfr1 for a lecture tracing the evolution of biological systems and molecular chirality, drawing on the work behind the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session.

This InFocus: Nobel 2026 lecture is organised in collaboration with Infosys Science Foundation.

📆 6 November 2026, Friday
⏰ 6pm-7:30pm
📍 Lecture Hall, Science Gallery Bengaluru

For details and free registration, please visit the Programmes link in our bio or the URL https://t.co/Y1bo7pzYCp.

@JahnaviPhalkey, @nobelprize

[Sankar's Lab @Sankar_Lab]

A huge round of applause as we congratulate @koushickvenkat3 for submission of his thesis followed by a successful PhD defense! 🎉This also marks the 25th student defense under the guidance of @sankarfr1 as well as the very first under @KrupaShobha1974 🥳
@ccmb_csir @AcSIR_India

[CSIR-CIMAP @CSIRCIMAP]

The CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), Lucknow, celebrated its 48th Annual Day with enthusiasm in the landmark year of CSIR’s 85th Foundation Day.
The program was graced by Padma Shri Prof. Anil Kumar Gupta as Chief Guest, Dr. Shankaranarayanan Rajan, Outstanding Scientist, CSIR-CCMB, Hyderabad, as Guest of Honour, and Shri Hemant Patil, Hon’ble Minister of State (Cabinet Rank), Government of Maharashtra, as Special Guest. @PrabodhTrivedi @CSIR_IND @DrNKalaiselvi @DrJitendraSingh

[Sankar's Lab @Sankar_Lab]

Shoutout to our amazing interns this summer for bringing their A-game and making this season a total blast! 🙌🏼 @ccmb_csir #learningexperience @sankarfr1

[The TNQ Distinguished Lectures @TNQLectures]

This year, we honoured two scientists with the TNQ Inspiring Science Mentor Awards. Watch the Mentors share their thoughts on the Award.
Link- https://t.co/4x47tTkDvB

#tnqinspiringscience #TNQDistinguishedLectures #scientificresearch

[Sankar's Lab @Sankar_Lab]

Today, we say goodbye to a valued member of Sblab, Ms Rukmini. Your hard work and dedication have made a lasting impact. Wishing you health and happiness in the next chapter of your life🎉. We'll miss you big time. #farewell #gratitude @ccmb_csir @sankarfr1

[CSIR-CCMB @ccmb_csir]

Many congratulations to @jotingogoi for being a finalist at TNQ Technologies-Inspiring Science Awards 2026, and @Chauhanlab_ILS and @DrSankarCCMB for their recognitions as exceptional mentors.
@CSIR_IND @TNQLectures

[The TNQ Distinguished Lectures @TNQLectures]

The TNQ Foundation honours mentors who have contributed four finalists each in the past decade with the TNQ Inspiring Science Mentor Award.

@sankarfr1 @Sankar_Lab @ccmb_csir @Chauhanlab_ILS

[Sankar's Lab @Sankar_Lab]

The true mark of a great mentor is not the awards they receive, but the impact they have on their students. Sankar's TNQ Mentor Award!!🎉 is well-deserved recognition for his dedication and support.👏 #Inspiration @sankarfr1 @ccmb_csir @CSIR_IND #Proudmentor

[Sankar's Lab @Sankar_Lab]

🎉Woohoo! Shoutout to @jotingogoi for being named a finalist for the TNQ award! fourth in a row for Sankarlab 🎉👏 Amazing job, way to kick off the year strong for Sblab! #Congrats @TNQLectures @sankarfr1
@ccmb_csir @CSIR_IND

[The TNQ Distinguished Lectures @TNQLectures]

The fourth finalist is @jotingogoi for his paper “A metal ion mediated functional dichotomy
encodes plasticity during translation quality control.”

[CSIR-CCMB @ccmb_csir]

Many congratulations to Padma Shri K Thangaraj!
@CSIR_IND

[jotin gogoi @jotingogoi]

I extend my heartfelt gratitude to everyone as embark on my next adventure as a Postdoc fellow at @YaleMed and mark the end of the most exciting and transformative chapter of my academic journey, and life, at @Sankar_Lab and @ccmb_csir

[Sankar's Lab @Sankar_Lab]

Sending all the best wishes to @jotingogoi as he embarks on his exciting Postdoc journey @YaleMed !! It's been incredible having you in the lab, We'll miss you big time. Good luck🎉. #Farewell
Cheers to new beginnings!! @ccmb_csir @sankarfr1

[Nature Chemical Biology @nchembio]

Engineering polymerases to synthesize alternative genetic polymers remains a challenge. Using DNA shuffling and droplet microfluidics, this study provides a short evolutionary path from a DNA polymerase to one with robust RNA-synthesizing activity

https://t.co/juXc5hguhZ

[Sankar's Lab @Sankar_Lab]

Cheers to new beginnings!!

[Sankar's Lab @Sankar_Lab]

With 2025 here leaves @SakshiSham60803, but we couldn't be happier for her, as she moves on to her Postdoc journey 🚀. It's been incredible having you in the lab. We'll miss you big time. Wishing you nothing but success in all your future endeavors!! @ccmb_csir @sankarfr1

[Sankar's Lab @Sankar_Lab]

Look who stopped by the lab yesterday! @NikitaShukla_23 Nothing beats reconnecting with old friends and sharing our love for science. #reunion #Alumni #LabAntics @sankarfr1

[Sankar's Lab @Sankar_Lab]

Join us in congratulating Sakshi for officially becoming a Dr.! 🎉👩‍🎓 #phd🎓 Huge congrats
@SakshiSham60803 @ccmb_csir

[Sakshi Shambhavi @SakshiSham60803]

A milestone reached!#PhD. This journey has challenged me, shaped me and taught me resilience in ways I never imagined. Endless gratitude to my mentor @sankarfr1, labmates @Sankar_Lab, friends and family for their unwavering support. Onwards & upwards 🎓✨
@ccmb_csir @AcSIR_India

[Pradeep kumar @Pradeepkumar_2]

Honoured and truly humbled to receive the AcSIR Best PhD Thesis Award. My heartfelt thanks to my PhD guide @sankarfr1 for shaping my journey and to @ccmb_csir for being my scientific home. This recognition belongs as much to them as it does to me. Forever grateful. 🙏😇