Foundation day of CSIR celebrated

The 83rd Foundation Day of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was celebrated today at the CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Sector 39, with the prestigious foundation day lecture delivered by Dr Krishnananda Chattopadhyay, Chief Scientist at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Kolkata.

The lecture focused on the “Conformational fluctuations of proteins: from test tubes to neurodegenerative diseases” and outlined his lab’s approach to use single molecule spectroscopy to investigate folding and aggregation of proteins. The work from his lab is an important milestone in developing the process for diagnostics and therapeutics, which is currently absent for major neurodegenerative diseases.

In his address, he outlined that his lab has been developing and using sensitive fluorescence methods at ensemble and single molecule resolution to address the heterogeneity and toxicity of a number of neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson’s Disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Dr Sanjeev Khosla, Director, IMTECH, while welcoming the guests and faculty apprised the audience with the contributions and commitments of the CSIR for making India a developed nation by 2047.

The CSIR-IMTECH also felicitated its retirees and employees who had completed 25 years of service. The institute also gave mementos to wards of its staff for their outstanding performances in various sporting events. An open day for the public and students was also organised a few days back.