TIFR Annual Report, 1992 - 1993

Drosophila neurobiology-cell differentiation, flight muscles, nervous system changes with metamorphosis, proneural genes in proboscis and antenna, collaboration for cDNA clones in Brandeis University, collaboration for chemosensation genetics with University of Singapore; Synapse Cell Biology -(Drosophila)halothane anaesthesia ( Challenges Unitary Target Hypothesis),shibire interactions, vesicle recycling ; Neuroanatomy-Feeding and Gustation; Hormone signalling ( Funaria hygrometrica- moss), Protein kinase activity, CAM, (corn) pattern formation; Metabolic pathway-(Yeast-S. pombe)PFK and PDC2; Malarial Parasite-(P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. knowlesi, rabbit and Drosophila models) CS gene; Highlights : Collaboration with Defence Research and Development Establishment, Gwalior on insect pests of defence importance; P.K.Maitra-Awarded INSA J.C.Bose medal; M.M.Johri-Fellow of Indian National Science Academy; Collaboration with Dr. C.W. Pikielny at Brandeis University, USA for antenna specific cDNA clones (by G.Hasan); Collaboration with Peh Yean Cheah and W. Chia, University of Singapore (by V. Rodrigues); Stimulant coupled HRP uptake method used for projection visualisation; Golgi silver impregnation technique used for neuron staining; International Symposium organised at TIFR; Summary : A collaboration was done with the defence department on which no further information has been provided.