Associate Professor at the Molecular Biophysics Unit, IISc
Joined February 2021
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I thank the @insa_academy for this recognition and the excellent research contributions from former and current members of @PenmatsaLab @MBU_IISc. xitter.cf/iiscbangalore/status/2…
Do register for the SBCI annual meet at CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow from October 28-30, 2026! Has a great collection of speakers this year. Will be an excellent forum for students to showcase their research!!
📢 Last Date of Registrations Extended for the 95th SBC(I) Conference!
Join us @CSIR_CDRI for the 95th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Chemists, to be held from 28–30 October 2026
Register now : cdri.res.in/sbci2026
Extended last date: 21 Sept 2026 @ravishni
Preprint online: A collaborative study with the Sardesai lab @BRIC_CDFD on the mechanism of K+/H+ antiport through YcgO from E.coli and its regulation by PtsN. Study performed by @AyushiS42861574, @ArunabhAthreya, Vijeta Singh from @MBU_IISc and Yogesh Patidar from BRIC_CDFD.
ALT https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.08.14.744764
Thank you @DBTIndia for the opportunity to contribute to the discussion in this panel at #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026.
At the India AI Impact Summit, the BioAI conversation made one thing clear: AI isn’t just “speeding up biology" it’s reshaping how we design, test, and scale biomanufacturing.
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Interested students should apply to this cycle of MBU PhD admissions. MBU runs one of the best Biophysics Phd programs in the country and there is a renewed emphasis on AI/ML use in biophysics and drug discovery from multiple groups this year. Don't miss out!
Applications for @iiscbangalore admissions 2026 are open!
Our department invites applications for the Ph.D. program. Apply to join our vibrant research community.
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Smruti Nayak @SmrutiR60158682 a highly productive and successful grad student is moving to @YaleMed to work with @GuptaLab1. Members of the @PenmatsaLab wish him the best for a wonderful research career ahead.
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We’re organizing Biophysics Today from 2–4 Dec at SNBNCBS, featuring 29 distinguished speakers from across disciplines. Three days of exciting discussions on the latest in biophysics — looking forward!
#BiophysicsToday #SNBNCBS
It was wonderful to have @iDikic2 at @iiscbangalore on 31st January. Ivan gave a fantastic talk on ubiquitination and ERphagy at Biological sciences and interacted with colleagues. linkedin.com/posts/ivan-điki…
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🎉 Looking back at our IA Awardees who made waves in 2024! 👏We're proud of their groundbreaking research and contributions to their respective fields of research.
Learn more:
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Many thanks to @India_Alliance for showcasing our research and supporting us over the years!
Today, we present the work of our DBT/WT Senior Fellow, Prof Aravind Penmatsa @PenmatsaLab.
Read our story about their team's work at @MBU_IISc @iiscbangalore: indiaalliance.org/news/resea…
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ALT Aravind (centre) and his group members are involved in understanding transport across cell membranes in the Penmatsa Lab at the Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. Picture credit. Yukti Saini
ALT This schematic depicts neurotransmitter transport at the neural synapse mediated through ion-coupled transporters and their roles in establishing the neurotransmitter cycle. Cellular metabolites like ATP are released to the external environment through channels called pannexins, leading to cell death.
ALT High-resolution structures of GAT1, a neurotransmitter transporter bound to an antibody; QacA, a multi-drug efflux transporter bound to single domain antibodies; and Pannexin 3, a large pore ion channel studied by the Penmatsa lab.
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President Droupadi Murmu presents Vigyan Yuva- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards to:
· Dr Krishna Murthy S L in Agricultural Sciences
· Dr Swarup Kumar Parida in Agricultural Sciences
· Prof. Radhakrishnan Mahalakshmi in Biological Sciences
Prof. Aravind Penmatsa in Biological Sciences
Before I receive the VY-SSB award from Hon. @rashtrapatibhvn it is important for us @PenmatsaLab to acknowledge the funding agencies that have reposed faith in our research. Deeply grateful to @DBTIndia @India_Alliance @IndiaDST @EduMinOfIndia @EMBO_YIP
Deeply grateful to @govofindia for this selection. My gratitude to my mentors, colleagues @MBU_IISc , students and family for their unwavering support. A special thanks to all past and present @Penmatsalab members who made this happen. Congratulations to all winners of RVP2024.
Excellent work on P2X7 receptor by my dear friend @mansoor_steven and his lab @MansoorLabOHSU. Congratulations.
We are very happy to share some work we just had published in Nature Communications.
Congratulations to the whole team but especially to Adam Oken, the first author on the paper.
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Greatly pleased to announce the publication of our study on Pannexins in @NatureComms . Kudos to @Nazia_hussain7 for her superlative effort. She was ably supported by Ashish Apotikar and others to complete this challenging study. nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
A special thanks to our collaborators Sujit Sikdar @MBU_IISc and Vinothkumar @NCBS_Bangalore for their support and help. The manuscript delves into the differences among Pannexin isoforms 1 and 3 and the importance of pore-lining residues in controlling channel function.
We also observe allosteric effect of a germline mutant of Pannexin 1 that causes partial pore closure. Funding from @EduMinOfIndia @India_Alliance @DBTIndia is greatly acknowledged. A special thanks to CryoEM facilities at @BLiSC_India , @iiscbangalore and @esrfsynchrotron.
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High resolution cryo-EM of V-ATPase in native synaptic vesicles | bioRxiv
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A warm farewell to @nazia_hussain7 who is leaving @MBU_IISc and @PenmatsaLab today for her postdoc @uniGoettingen. Nazia contributed immensely to the growth of the lab and its projects besides doing excellent research on large pore ion channels.
