PhD research scholar, @IISERPune. Synthetic biology. Membrane biophysics. Literature. Drama. Poetry. Lives.
Joined January 2020
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19 Dec 2025
Voilà! Our latest publication on protocell population dynamics has been published. Check it out here... doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2025.01…. Published in Philosophical Transactions @royalsociety B: Biological Sciences. Kudos to @COoLLabSR @RuchiraPal1.
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Souradeep Das retweeted
May 29
Today, we celebrated the graduation of 363 students as part of the 13th #Convocation of #IISERPune✨✨🎓 Chief Guest Shri Sanjay Kirloskar delivered an inspiring #ConvocationAddress. He said that long-term success is built through disciplined, science-based decision-making and a commitment to societal relevance. IISER Pune Board of Governors #BoG Chairperson Shri M. Madan Gopal (IAS) spoke about the achievements of the institute members, the transformation India is witnessing, and encouraged all to be part of nation building. Director Prof. Sunil S. Bhagwat noted the strides being made by #IISERPuneAlumni in their chosen fields and urged the graduates to carry on this legacy and a culture of #excellence. Our best wishes to the graduates and their families many of whom traveled to the campus to celebrate this special day together!
Here are a few glimpses from the convocation ceremony! #GraduationDay #Convocation2026
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Apr 6
Check out recent work from @COoLLabSR at that sheds light on the role of- Amino Acids as Molecular Linchpins in the Fundamental Prebiotic Processes. Now published in @Astrobiology_jn. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…. A fun collaborative venture with @uditabanerjee98 & @mulewarsahil
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This work highlights how amino acid monomers may have been crucial co-solutes in RNA copying chemistry and might have acted as a prebiotic buffer, facilitating liposomal protocell formation during the origins of life. A double bonanza...
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Apr 6
RT @IISERAdmissions: Dr. Gayathri Pananghat, IISER Pune, shows how students move beyond classrooms and become part of real research environ…
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Mar 31
A well-versed Marathi news article has been published in our recent publication on research conducted @COoLLabSR, which reports a potentially new pathway of chemical evolution of protocells on prebiotic Earth. Shoutout to Dr Niraja Bapat for her immense help in drafting this..
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Mar 31
This is now in press on Dainik Prabhat, 29th March, 2026, Pune city edition. Thanks to Dainik Prabhat and their reporter, Mr Rakesh Nevse.
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Mar 20
A short and fun illustration project for a break. Posting after years... Published in @NaturePhysics - rdcu.be/e9cW2.
The main source paper is also a very interesting one- rdcu.be/e9cYd from Prof Dieter Braun's group.
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Mar 20
Did simple fatty acid membranes drive early evolution? thesciencematters.org/evolut…
Check out this fun news piece on exciting research done at @COoLLabSR @IISERPune. Now online in @tscimat. Original paper in pinned comment published in Philosophical Transactions B @royalsociety
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19 Dec 2025
Voilà! Our latest publication on protocell population dynamics has been published. Check it out here... doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2025.01…. Published in Philosophical Transactions @royalsociety B: Biological Sciences. Kudos to @COoLLabSR @RuchiraPal1.
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19 Dec 2025
This work explores multispecies protocell populations, which coexist in the same environmental 'niche ', and delineates how interactions in the backdrop of this diversity could confer functional advantages on some populations in prebiotic settings and drive membrane evolution.
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29 Jun 2024
Check out our recent elaborate review on Biomimetics. More on this line may be coming soon.😉
27 Jun 2024
Recent review frm @COoLLabSR led by @Think_SoDa & @PGauri08, n supported by other lab members, got published in @EPJscience. It deals with 'Compartmentalization as a ubiquitous feature of life', wherein we aim to bridge basic membrane research in OoL/synth bio, with biomimetics.
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Souradeep Das retweeted
22 Mar 2022
A News & Views piece that my dear colleague Elisa and I wrote for a neat piece of work by the Braun, Gerland and @christofmast groups...:) You can access the main article here: nature.com/articles/s41567-0…
17 Mar 2022
Mist and replication | News & Views by Sudha Rajamani & Elisa Biondi go.nature.com/36s5SOh
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2 Mar 2022
Delighted to share our recent work: "Porphyrin in prebiotic catalysis: Ascertaining a route for the emergence of early metalloporphyrins" @SusovanSarkar7 @COoLLabSR @IISERPune which has now been accepted in @ChemBioChem 1/3
Link for the paper
chemistry-europe.onlinelibra…
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17 Feb 2022
Looking forward to hosting a session and, enjoy the talks @COoLLabSR @NCBStheory
7 Feb 2022
📢 We're very happy to announce a new virtual meeting:
🦠"Origins of Life & Evolving Chemical Systems Meeting 2022"
🗓️18th - 19th Feb 2022 | 9 am - 4 pm
🔗 Details: bit.ly/OOLmeet
💻 Watch here: bit.ly/OOL-meet-link
#OriginOfLife #ChemicalEvolution #Astrobiology
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Souradeep Das retweeted
17 Dec 2021
Delighted to share the latest paper from our lab @COoLLabSR, which is now online @Life_MDPI
We thank @IISERPune @serbonline @ugc_india for all the support.
Great collaboration with Martin J. Van Kranendonk & @steller_luke from @AussieAstrobio @UNSW
mdpi.com/1408722 (1/4)
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Souradeep Das retweeted
10 Oct 2021
Meet the Principal Investigator of the (a) COoL lab! She is a pioneer of Origins of Life research and astrobiology outreach in India.
@COoLLabSR @IISERPune
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Kudos @COoLLabSR
30 Nov 2020
🥰High cited article promotion
Formation of Abasic #Oligomers in #Nonenzymatic #Polymerization of Canonical Nucleotides
by Chaitanya V. Mungi et al.
@IISERPune @tokyotech_en @OISTedu
mdpi.com/2075-1729/9/3/57
From Special Issue: mdpi.com/journal/life/specia…
#mdpilife
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Souradeep Das retweeted
17 Nov 2020
@COoLLabSR's review has just been published with @SpringerNature in The Journal of Membrane Biology! Great team effort @SusovanSarkar7 @Sourade68595553 @ShikhaDagar8 @CVMungi @AnupamS @PGauri08 🥰
rdcu.be/caSxT
ALT Prebiological Membranes and Their Role in the Emergence of Early Cellular Life
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