NMlab IISERPune

23/01/2024

04/04/2023

Dr. Surya Deopa! He consolidated all efforts of our lab in the direction of measuring viscoelasticity of single folded proteins. He started this around 2016 along with Shatruhan and Vikhyaat. We have finally nailed it!
Congratulations Dr Surya and all the best for your future endeavours!

13/03/2023

The ad for our PhD and iPhd programme now online.

The PhD programme at IISER Pune is a blend of classroom curriculum and mentoring undergraduate students along with a major research component. IISER Pune admits students to doctoral programmes in Biology, Chemistry, Data Science, Earth and Climate Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics...

31/10/2022

Recent story from NanoMechanics Lab, picked up by Nature India for its research highlights.

A sophisticated microscope reveals the structure of a giant muscle protein

12/10/2022

https://biopatrika.com/2022/10/12/scientists-at-the-iiser-pune-assess-the-stiffness-and-internal-friction-of-a-single-folded-protein/

“This experimental breakthrough brings many possibilities.” says Shivprasad Patil, the lead researcher of the study.

31/10/2020

Recent publications from the lab:

"The nano-scale viscoelasticity using atomic force microscopy in liquid environment"
https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/abc5f3
Nanotechnology(Accepted on 29 October 2020)

"Pluripotency of embryonic stem cells lacking clathrin mediated endocytosis cannot be rescued by restoring cellular stiffness"
https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.AC120.014343
Journal of Biological Chemistry(Accepted on 21 October 2020)

"Differential tissue stiffness of body column facilitates locomotion of Hydra on solid substrates"
https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.232702
Journal of Experimental Biology 2020 223(Accepted on 3 September 2020)

"A new method for measurement and quantification of tracer diffusion in nanoconfined liquids"
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5119321
Review of Scientific Instruments 91, 013702 (2020)(Accepted on 8 December 2019)

30/03/2020

Labmeet! Work from Home!

06/02/2019

At Ashoka. Looking forward to an exciting day.

05/09/2018

Aman's PhD thesis defence held at LHC 205, IISER Pune, on 5th September 2018.