TIFR Annual Report, 1995 - 1996

Neurobiology of Drosophila-proneural genes for Olfaction, antennal development, loop helix encoding gene, Drosophila obtained from Bloomington, Indiana;Cell biology of Synapse- Shibire enhancers and Endocytosis was studied, Anaesthetic action was explored; Plant Biology- enzyme receptors were studied ; Malarial Parasite-(Plasmodium falciparum, P. berghei, P. vivax) natural immunity was explored and found to be caused by the P0 gene, CS antigen, lack of Rhesus monkey test subjects; Yeast carbohydrate metabolism-( S. Pombe)sugar transport, PFK clones, extragenic pdc2 suppressors; Molecular recombination mechanisms-(Chlamydomonas and E.Coli) Rec A studies; 11 research groups; based on TIFR centre at IISC; Neurogenetics- IP3 signalling (Drosophila), olfaction; Infectious diseases- Human papilloma virus, CD4T cells; Neuroscience-(Rats)serotonin clones; Cell biology- ion transport, protein folding, endocytosis; Highlights : M.M.Johri-Bashambarnath Chopra lecture Award, INS; Z.Lobo-Biotechnology Overseas Associateship; S.Mayor-Human Frontier Science Grant, 96-99;V.Rodrigues visited Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Singapore; Z.Lobo, University of Wales-Lloyd's laboratory, collaboration experiments; Summary : The NCBS institution was still based in the IISC campus, The TIFR campus noted that studies on the malarial virus were hindered by lack of Rhesus monkey test subjects