Science -- Social aspects -- India
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Obaid Siddiqi Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-001
Abstract
Obaid Siddiqi (1932-2013) was the co-founder and first Centre Director of the National Center for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bangalore. Siddiqi worked extensively on genetic neurobiology of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. He found a set of temperature-sensitive paralytic mutants that exhibit defects in electrical activity of nerves and muscles, which led to a deeper understanding of ionic mechanisms involved in nerve conduction and synaptic transmission. His pioneering work on...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1939 - 2013
Found in:
Archives at NCBS
Obaid Siddiqi Office and Lab
Accession
Identifier: 2016-001
TSG Sastry Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-006
Content Description
This collection consists of the papers of T.S.G. Sastry, a scientist who made significant contributions to the field of space research in India. Sastry was also one of the earliest PhD students at the Physics Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad, working under Vikram Sarabhai.
Dates:
1937-2006
Found in:
Archives at NCBS