National Centre for Biological Sciences
Biswa Bhusana Mahapatra is currently serving as a Research Ethics & Integrity Officer at the National Centre for Biological Sciences since June 2022. Prior to this role, Biswa worked as an Environmental Consultant at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment from July 2018 to May 2022, where responsibilities included identifying indigenous medicinal plants for the restoration of degraded agricultural land in India. Biswa's experience also encompasses roles as a Senior Research Associate and Junior Research Fellow, contributing to projects focused on mammal distribution data and student counseling, respectively. Biswa has previously completed two summer research internships at the Ashoka Trust, concentrating on mapping the Human Footprint Index of India and developing conservation values for the Western Ghats' amphibians. Education includes a Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, expected in August 2024, and an Integrated Master of Science in Life Science from the National Institute of Technology Rourkela, completed in 2018.
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National Centre for Biological Sciences
The National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), located in Bangalore, is part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. The mandate of NCBS is fundamental research in the frontier areas of biology. Research interests range from the study of single molecules to ecology and evolution. Along with inStem and C-CAMP it forms the Bangalore Bio-Cluster, bringing together fundamental research, translational studies, and technology development. We are a premier research institute with all the necessary facilities that a research scientist may need. Research interests of our faculty members lie in the frontier areas of biology, and the science at NCBS (a part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ) uses experimental and computational approaches in the study of molecules, cells and organisms. We aim to understand biology at each of these levels to advance an integrated view of life processes. The talent and drive of our students and faculty members continue to show us the way to good science. NCBS’s main campus is in Gandhi Krishi Vigyan Kendra (GKVK) on Bellary Road, in the north of Bangalore. The campus has accommodation for students, visitors and faculty and facilities for childcare, sports and recreation. Another campus, close by and which continues to be developed, has additional student accommodation.