Wednesday
13
November 2024
4:30 - 6:00 PM IST
Location
Room 331, School of Arts and Sciences
Central Campus
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New Answers to Old Questions Regarding DNA Replication and Repair
Biological and Life Sciences Divisional Seminar Series
Deepak T. Nair
Professor
Regional Centre for Biotechnology
Faridabad
Speaker
DNA replication is critical for the duplication and maintenance of the genome in all living organisms. The DNA mismatch repair (MMR) pathway serves to correct errors that appear during replication. My lab uses structural, and biochemical tools coupled with growth assays to elucidate the mechanism utilized by key enzymes involved in DNA replication and MMR to achieve function. A summary of the contributions from my laboratory in DNA replication and repair will be provided along with information on the resources available at the Regional Centre for Biotechnology for research and education.
Speaker
Deepak T. Nair
Deepak Nair is an Indian Structural Biologist and a scientist at Regional Centre for Biotechnology. He is known for his studies on DNA and RNA polymerases. Deepak was a Ramanujan fellow of the Science and Engineering Research Board (2008–2013) and a recipient of the National BioScience Award for Career Development (Dept. of Biotechnology). The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biological sciences in 2017.He was inducted as a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (New Delhi, India) in December, 2022.
