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Hyderabad, 27th Nov, 2023: CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, inaugurated on 26th Nov, 1987, celebrated its 36th Foundation Day. The celebration was graced by Dr Rajesh Gokhale, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India who delivered the Foundation Day lecture.

In his lecture, Dr Gokhale congratulated CCMB for growing into an institute par excellence in life sciences in India. He also emphasized on the need for the researchers to stay connected with the current times, the tools and opportunities available and the gaps where researchers can make a difference to stay relevant today. Dr Gokhale also touched on the unpublished studies show how interorgan crosstalk between gut and liver is important during colitis, and the irritation symptoms maybe reduced by controlling liver inflammation.

In addition, the day’s program had the CCMB Director summarizing the institute’s work and achievements in the last year, senior students and postdoctoral fellows in the institute talk on their research, and a science and art festival, Mehfil-e-Mast in the evening. “CCMB had played a seminal role in setting the culture in the city where scientists and artists could co-exist, inspiring each other. In today’s world where we need creative solutions to the complex problems facing us, it is time for us to rethink this again,” said Dr Vinay K Nandicoori, Director, CCMB.