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John Nicholls' 2012 article in the Journal of Neurogenetics in a special issue dedicated to Obaid Siddiqi. Nicholls's essay focuses on the aims and achievements of intensive lecture and lab courses in neurobiology in countries with little money.

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John Nicholls' 2012 article in the Journal of Neurogenetics in a special issue dedicated to Obaid Siddiqi. Nicholls's essay focuses on the aims and achievements of intensive lecture and lab courses in neurobiology in countries with little money.

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John Nicholls' 2012 article in the Journal of Neurogenetics in a special issue dedicated to Obaid Siddiqi. Nicholls's essay focuses on the aims and achievements of intensive lecture and lab courses in neurobiology in countries with little money.

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PhD thesis of Obaid Siddiqi. April 1961

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PhD thesis of Obaid Siddiqi. April 1961

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Obaid Siddiqi, founding member of NCBS & TIFR's molecular biology unit: Being mentored by Riayat Khan while at Aligarh Muslim University in the 1950s, and being firmly situated in a research career.

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Mitradas Panicker, faculty member at NCBS: An early introduction to TIFR as a summer student in PK Maitra's lab

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A joint obituary for PK Maitra and Zita Lobo, published in Yeast journal in 2008. Maitra joined TIFR's molecular biology unit as a young faculty member in 1963 and would go on to mentor many generations of students. Lobo joined as a research…

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A joint obituary for PK Maitra and Zita Lobo, published in Yeast journal in 2008. Maitra joined TIFR's molecular biology unit as a young faculty member in 1963 and would go on to mentor many generations of students. Lobo joined as a research…

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KS Krishnan as a young researcher at TIFR

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KS Krishnan peering down a microscope, in his later years at TIFR

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KS Krishnan was known for his ability to make friends with most people across the TIFR campus. Here, he convinced some people to bring down a hive off a tree, and then also put it into a case. When he moved to NCBS, he donated the case to Vidita…

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KS Krishnan and Veronica Rodrigues. Unknown date.

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KS Krishnan and Veronica Rodrigues. Unknown date.

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Sydney Brenner (left), KS Krishnan (middle) and Obaid Siddiqi, on the NCBS campus. Unknown date.

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Guido Pontecorvo, Obaid Siddiqi's mentor and PhD advisor at the University of Glasgow. After Pontecorvo's demise, Siddiqi would write a detailed obituary in the Royal Society proceedings.

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Veronica Rodrigues at her graduation in Dublin, 1976.

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Veronica Rodrigues at a tug-of-war event in TIFR, date unknown

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KS Krishnan (left), Veronica Rodrigues (second from left), Mani Ramaswami (third from left), and K VijayRaghavan. Unknown date.

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KS Krishnan (left) and Veronica Rodrigues (right), two long-time faculty members at TIFR and NCBS, sitting in the NCBS cafeteria.

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Satyajit Rath, faculty member at NII: On a nationwide decoupling between college and post-graduate education/research.

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Sanjay Sane, faculty member and former student at NCBS: Entering TIFR as a student and early interactions with Veronica Rodrigues.

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Saurabh Mahajan, current PhD student at NCBS: Thoughts on why he is doing a PhD and the need for a more rigorous education in teaching.

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L Shashidhara, early post-doctoral researcher at NCBS, faculty at IISER: On future trajectories for students after they do their PhD and the need to wrestle with this problem in a more cohesive manner.

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Shobha Jagtap, administrative assistant in TIFR: Memories of working with Veronica Rodrigues

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Sudhir Krishna, faculty member at NCBS: The education model in India and the cracks between research and medicine.

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Govind Swarup, former faculty member at TIFR: On the need to integrate engineering and science education for students, and the potential of the IISER model.

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Govind Swarup, former faculty member at TIFR: The thought process behind selecting students in TIFR interviews.

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Taslimarif Saiyed, former NCBS student and current director, C-CAMP: On the benefits of C-CAMP in the learning trajectory of a student at NCBS.

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Taslimarif Saiyed, former NCBS student and current director, C-CAMP: Memories of being a student in Obaid Siddiqi's lab and the art of holding a pencil.

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The academic notice board at TIFR's molecular biology unit, 2016.

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Upinder Bhalla, faculty member at NCBS: A childhood encounter with Obaid Siddiqi, and an early dislike for biology.

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Vidita Vaidya, faculty member at TIFR: The influence of KS Krishnan and Veronica Rodrigues when she joined as a young faculty member at TIFR

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Veronica Rodrigues joined TIFR for her PhD in the late 1970s. Here, she summarizes her experience in response to a questionnaire submitted by Indira Chowdhury.

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Veronica Rodrigues joined TIFR for her PhD in the late 1970s. Here, she summarizes her student experience in response to a questionnaire submitted by Indira Chowdhury.
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