23 August 2025 at 6:30:00 am

ETV Bharat: IISc researchers found that heavier chalcogen atoms like selenium improve cellular uptake of small molecules, offering a new strategy for drug delivery. The study offers a new strategy to boost the effectiveness of drugs or other useful compounds by taking advantage of natural cell processes and smart chemical design.

3 July 2025 at 6:30:00 am

Kusaji Pundlik Raul is a recipient of the very first IYCN Enhancement Grant. The International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN) is a non-profit organization within IUPAC and it supports young chemists in representing IYCN at international events, presenting their research to global audiences and networking with world-leading experts.

4 June 2025 at 1:30:00 am

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a method that may stop abnormal blood clotting caused by conditions like pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) or diseases like COVID-19.

4 June 2025 at 1:30:00 am

When a blood vessel is injured, specialised blood cells called platelets get activated, and cluster together around the vessel to form protective blood clots. However, when these signals go haywire, oxidative stress and levels of toxic Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) increase, leading to over-activation of platelets.

4 June 2025 at 1:30:00 am

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science have created a novel metal-based nanozyme that could help prevent abnormal blood clotting linked to conditions such as pulmonary thromboembolism — when a blood clot, often originating from a deep vein in the leg, travels through the bloodstream and lodges in the lungs, obstructing blood flow.

5 February 2023 at 7:00:00 am

Ekta Chauhan has been awarded a poster prize for her work titled "Chalcogen Bond-mediated
Cellular Uptake of Fluorescent Compounds", at the 30th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry (NSC-30), at JNU, New delhi, during February 3 - 5, 2023.

1 April 2021 at 6:30:00 pm

Researchers at IISc have developed artificial enzymes that can successfully block reactivation and replication of the HIV in the host’s immune cells. Made from vanadium pentoxide nanosheets, these nanozymes work by mimicking a natural enzyme called glutathione peroxidase that helps reduce oxidative stress levels in the host’s cells, which is required to keep the virus in check.

31 March 2021 at 6:30:00 pm

BENGALURU: The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), on Thursday said its researchers have developed artificial enzymes that can successfully block reactivation and replication of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the host’s immune cells.

25 January 2021 at 6:30:00 pm

G. Mugesh has been selected for the Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT Bombay for the Year 2021. The award will be given on 10th March 2021, the Foundation Day of IIT Bombay. The award includes a certificate containing a citation, a trophy and an Uttaria.

17 December 2020 at 6:30:00 pm

G. Mugesh has been selected to receive the SASTRA-CNR Rao Award in Chemistry & Materials Science for the year 2021. The Award carries a cash prize and a citation. The
Awards will be presented on the National Science Day, February 28, 2021

10 November 2020 at 6:30:00 pm

IISc has emerged as the Indian institute with the largest number of top scientists in diverse fields in a global database of scientists from around the world, according to a study published in PLOS Biology, a peer-reviewed journal. G. Mugesh is listed as one of the 94 scientists from IISc. The database provides standardized information on citations, h-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions etc.

15 September 2020 at 6:30:00 pm

Every year since 2016, Asian Scientist Magazine compiles a list of Asia's most outstanding researchers. Now into its fourth edition, the Asian Scientist 100 list celebrates the success of the region’s best and brightest, highlighting their achievements across a range of scientific disciplines.

17 August 2020 at 6:30:00 pm

G. Mugesh has been awarded the prestigious J. C. Bose National Fellowship for a second term (2021-25) by the Science and Engineering Research Board, DST, Government of India, based on the performance during the last five years.

22 June 2020 at 6:30:00 pm

In a significant breakthrough in the battle against antibiotic resistance, a research team from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has synthesised a nanomaterial that mimics an enzyme and can disintegrate the cell membranes of a range of disease-causing bacteria.

21 June 2020 at 6:30:00 pm

BENGALURU: A research team from the Indian Institute of Science has synthesised a nanomaterial that mimics an enzyme and can disintegrate the cell membranes of a range of disease-causing bacteria. The study, published in the journal ACS Applied BioMaterials.

31 March 2020 at 6:30:00 pm

Our article titled "Halogen Bonding in Biomimetic Deiodination of Thyroid Hormones and their Metabolites and Dehalogenation of Halogenated Nucleosides" is highlighted on the Cover of ChemBioChem.

30 March 2020 at 6:30:00 pm

Namrata Singh has been selected for the 2020 IUPAC-Solvay International Award for Young Chemists, presented for the best Ph.D. theses in the chemical sciences. She will receive a cash prize of USD 1000 and travel expenses to the 48th IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, 13-20 August 2021, in Montréal, Canada.

28 January 2020 at 6:30:00 pm

Mugesh has been featured in the list of Top 10 Indian Science Personalities of 2019 published by Scientific India magazine.

15 January 2020 at 6:30:00 pm

In this exclusive interview, Prof. G. Mugesh talks about the importance of interdisciplinary research to work on problems that transcend traditional boundaries of ‘chemistry’ and ‘biology’. Prof. Mugesh was awarded the Infosys Prize 2019 in Physical Sciences for his seminal work in the chemical synthesis of small molecules and nanomaterials for biomedical applications.

6 January 2020 at 7:30:00 pm

Infosys founder Narayana Murthy says while India has made good progress in science and innovation, the ability of problem-solving is still missing among the youth. What can India do to leapfrog in research? Will private funding be the game-changer? ET NOW's Rahul Dayama sat down with Narayana Murthy, Prof. G. Mugesh, Winner in Physical Sciences and Prof. Srinivas Kulkarni, Jury Chair of Infosys Prize for an engaging chat.

6 January 2020 at 7:00:00 pm

At the award ceremony of the Infosys Prize 2019 held on January 7, 2020. YourStory caught up with Infosys Founder NR Narayana Murthy, Prof. Srinivas Kulkarni, Jury Chair, Physical Sciences and G. Mugesh in an exclusive interview about startups, research, and fundamental sciences.

6 January 2020 at 6:30:00 pm

Mugesh has received the Infosys Prize in Physical Sciences for the year 2019 from Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate at a Prize Ceremony held at Taj West End Hotel on January 7, 2020, for his work in the chemical synthesis of small molecules and nanomaterials for biomedical applications.

5 January 2020 at 6:30:00 pm

As part of the Infosys Prize Winners' Symposium, G. Mugesh discusses about Artificial Enzymes and how we can use such enzymes to regulate the biological redox processes in the mammalian cells.

31 December 2019 at 6:30:00 pm

G. Mugesh has been inducted as a new Editorial Board Member of Chemistry - A European Journal, a major international chemistry journal published by the ChemPubSoc Europe. Read an Editorial by Dr Haymo Ross, Editor-in-Chief.