Mukund Thiruvallur Thattai

The National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) is a research institute located in Bangalore, IN. The Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS) is a non-profit research institute that aspires to develop solutions to challenges in human health and agriculture using applications of cutting-edge science and technology in genetics and genomics. The NCBS conducts research on various topics such as the assembly of mixed and branched heterotypic ubiquitin chains, evolution, and dopamine-neuropeptide axis maintenance in Drosophila. The institute has also been involved in tracking COVID and dengue through sewage surveillance. The institute is part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and is dedicated to the study of stem cell and regenerative biology. The center for cellular and molecular platforms (C-CAMP) is an initiative of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, with a mandate to be an enabler of cutting-edge life science research and innovation.