Bengaluru :

The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), a central government-funded interdisciplinary research institute founded by noted scientist CNR Rao, on Monday announced that it has conferred an honorary fellowship to Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar Shaw.

Stating that the centre has a tradition of honouring distinguished people with fellowships, an official note said it had earlier awarded the same to scientists C Subramaniam, Raja Ramanna and others like former prime minister Manmohan Singh and Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy.

Kiran said she will fund a bioscience laboratory focused on proteins at JNCASR.

“I have promised to fund a biosciences lab that will house an ultra microscope and also sponsor two post-doctoral fellowships at the institute. A lot of research is happening at the institute from which the industry can benefit,” Kiran told TOI.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Bengaluru / TNN / November 10th, 2015