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Amrita Biotech Students Host “Mycoscope” Showcasing the Amazing Kingdom of Fungi

Amrita Biotech Students Host “Mycoscope” Showcasing the Amazing Kingdom of Fungi

November 24, 2016

In order to create awareness of the importance of mushrooms, the students of S3 B.Sc. Microbiology hosted a program named “Mycoscope” November 10th-11th, 2016. The Mycoscope 2016 programme presented an expo on the properties and uses of fungi, as well as recent discoveries about the fungi kingdom.

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On World Toilet Day, Amrita Spotlights its Integrated Smart Sanitation Solutions for the Indian Masses

On World Toilet Day, Amrita Spotlights its Integrated Smart Sanitation Solutions for the Indian Masses

November 19, 2016

​​In honor of World Toilet Day on November 19th, 2016, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s Sanitation Biotechnology Lab spotlighted its commitment to develop integrated smart sanitation solutions for the Indian masses.

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Amrita Research at Indian Academy of Neuroscience International Conference

Amrita Research at Indian Academy of Neuroscience International Conference

October 31, 2016

Prof. Shyam Diwakar gave an expert talk titled “Computational Neuroscience of Circuit Function and Dysfunction: a Cerebellum Perspective” at the at the XXXIV Annual Meeting of Indian Academy of Neurosciences (IAN) held at National Brain Research Center, Manesar, India from October 19-21, 2016. 

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Amrita Bio-Inspired Robotics at Heidelberg Meeting

Amrita Bio-Inspired Robotics at Heidelberg Meeting

October 18, 2016

Amrita School of Biotechnology’s Bioinspired robotics study titled “Using Cerebellar Architecture to Control Low-Cost Robotic Arms” was presented as an invited talk by Dr. Shyam Diwakar at the International Symposium on the Neuromechanics of Human Movement, 4th–6th October 2016 organized by University of Heidelberg, Germany. 

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Amrita Computational Neuroscience Invited Talk at Italy’s INdAM Meeting

Amrita Computational Neuroscience Invited Talk at Italy’s INdAM Meeting

September 17, 2016

Amrita School of Biotechnology Associate Professor Dr. Shyam Diwakar presented an invited talk on modelling the computations of cerebellum circuits and how robotic arms can employ such reconstructions for movement control at the NeuroMath Meeting.

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Amrita PhD Students Participate at IBRO-APRC 4th Bangalore Cognition Workshop

Amrita PhD Students Participate at IBRO-APRC 4th Bangalore Cognition Workshop

July 18, 2016

Amrita School of Biotechnology PhD students Arathi Rajendran and Sandeep Bodda participated at the 4th IBRO-APRC Bangalore Cognition Workshop held at Bengaluru, India from June 19-July 2, 2016.

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Amrita Professor Dr. Asoke Banerji Nominated to American Chemical Society

Amrita Professor Dr. Asoke Banerji Nominated to American Chemical Society

June 27, 2016

Dr. Asoke Banerji, Distinguished Professor, Amrita School of Biotechnology, Amritapuri, was nominated to The American Chemical Society, one of the world’s oldest, most trusted, and prestigious scientific societies. To become a member of the American Chemical Society, the person has to be nominated by two current members. 

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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Develops Neuroscience Modeling Software LFPsim

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Develops Neuroscience Modeling Software LFPsim

June 14, 2016

The School of Biotechnology’s, Computational Neuroscience Lab has developed a new open source softwarefor modeling local field potentials in neurons and neural circuits models called LFPsim.

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Govt. of India Awards Prestigious Young Faculty Research Fellowship to Amrita Professors

Govt. of India Awards Prestigious Young Faculty Research Fellowship to Amrita Professors

May 16, 2016

The Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India has awarded the prestigious Young Faculty Research Fellowship under Visvesvaraya PhD scheme for Electronics and IT for the year 2015-16 to Prof. Maneesha Ramesh and Prof. Shyam Diwakar of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

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How Amrita’s Brain Circuit Models Help Explore Brain Function and Disorders

How Amrita’s Brain Circuit Models Help Explore Brain Function and Disorders

May 13, 2016

In an effort to understand brain’s disease conditions from a functional role, computational neuroscience and neurophysiology lab at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s School of Biotechnology has been developing computer models based on experimental data of neurons and neural circuits.

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