
At the India AI Impact Summit, the BioAI conversation made one thing clear: AI isn’t just “speeding up biology" it’s reshaping how we design, test, and scale biomanufacturing. dqindia.com/news/india-ai-… #Dataquest #BioAI
Aravind Penmatsa
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@PenmatsaLab
Associate Professor at the Molecular Biophysics Unit, IISc

At the India AI Impact Summit, the BioAI conversation made one thing clear: AI isn’t just “speeding up biology" it’s reshaping how we design, test, and scale biomanufacturing. dqindia.com/news/india-ai-… #Dataquest #BioAI

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Today, we present the work of our DBT/WT Senior Fellow, Prof Aravind Penmatsa @PenmatsaLab. Read our story about their team's work at @MBU_IISc @iiscbangalore: indiaalliance.org/news/research-… @DBTIndia @wellcometrust #IndiaAllianceFellows


Exciting times ahead for Biotech innovation in India






In our latest preprint, we show that the DPANN ARM-1 interacts with its host (AS-7) through intercellular proteinaceous nanotubes. Intriguingly, these tubes are assembled by the HOST, which likely suggests that the host also has a vested interest in this relationship!


Congratulations to faculty members who have received the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2024!🎉 Prof G Padmanaban is the first to receive the Vigyan Ratna for lifetime achievement. Prof Umesh Varshney receives Vigyan Shri, and Profs Aravind Penmatsa & Mahesh Kakde receive Vigyan Yuva.

Congratulations to faculty members who have received the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2024!🎉 Prof G Padmanaban is the first to receive the Vigyan Ratna for lifetime achievement. Prof Umesh Varshney receives Vigyan Shri, and Profs Aravind Penmatsa & Mahesh Kakde receive Vigyan Yuva.