DBT Network Programme Enables Northeastern Students to Deconstruct Chemical Interactions within Local Biodiversity

DBT's chemical ecology network programme entitled 'Chemical Ecology of the North East Region (NER) of India: A Collaborative Programme Linking NER and Bangalore Researchers' is a novel, exciting and multidisciplinary programme in the field of chemical ecology. It is also a multi-institutional programme linking three Bengaluru-based institutions, i.e. National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS, TIFR), University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) with five institutions from the North East, i.e., Nagaland Science and Technology Council, Kohima; North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong; Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Imphal; Regional Centre-Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Sikkim, and Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar. The programme leverages opportunities in the NE states, which offer unique natural resources and possibilities for field research in chemical ecology.