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Centre for High Impact Neuroscience and Translational Applications
Synaptic Symphony: How memories are made
How do life experiences change the brain? How are these changes stored in the brain? These are fundamental questions that have shaped the scientific search for the neural basis of learning and memory. Ground breaking work by Prof. Timothy Bliss and Prof. Richard Morris led to major discoveries in this area of research – Long-Term Potentiation (LTP), an activity-dependent strengthening of synaptic connections, and the demonstration that this form of synaptic plasticity underlies spatial memory and learning. Professors Bliss and Morris, Fellows of the Royal Society and winners of the prestigious Brain Prize, will be speaking about their pioneering work at a meeting entitled “Synaptic Symphony: How memories are made” on March 8, 2024.
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Positions open in CHINTA, TCG CREST
March 15, 2024
Centre for High Impact Neuroscience and Translational Applications CHINTA), TCG CREST is inviting applications for recruitment of two Project Research Scientists on an immediate basis.
Anant Jain awarded the Max Planck Partner Group
March 4, 2024
Dr. Anant Jain's appointment as head of the Max Planck Partner Group at CHINTA in Kolkata reflects his exceptional expertise and signifies a prestigious collaboration advancing research in neuroscience at CHINTA.
Nature India interviews Sumantra ‘Shona’ Chattarji
March 4, 2024
Explore Nature India’s interview with Sumantra ‘Shona’ Chattarji, the founder of Kolkata’s Centre for High Impact Neuroscience and Translational Applications (CHINTA), shedding light on the institute’s establishment and its focus on interdisciplinary neuroscience research.
Seminar on ‘Synaptic Symphony: How memories are made’
March 4, 2024
Professors Bliss and Morris, Fellows of the Royal Society and winners of the prestigious Brain Prize, will be speaking about their pioneering work at a meeting entitled “Synaptic Symphony: How memories are made” on March 8, 2024 at TCG CREST
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Neurodegenerative and Neuropsychiatric diseases are global public health threats. Absence of interdisciplinary approach is one of the main reasons for failure to discover new medicines and therapies. The core research area of CHINTA focuses on this translational neuroscience from discovery to delivery.
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Sumantra “Shona” Chattarji
Director, CHINTA
Professor Sumantra "Shona" Chattarji is the Director of CHINTA, TCG CREST. He is also a Visiting Professor of Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, University of Edinburgh, UK. Before joining CREST, he was a Senior Professor of National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Tata Institute for Fundamental Research, Bangalore, India.
Read MoreEric Klann
Scientific Advisory Board
Eric Klann is an American neuroscientist who studies how molecular signaling, synaptic plasticity, and behavior are altered in developmental disability, autism, aging, psychiatric disorders, and Alzheimer's disease. He is a Professor at the Center for Neural Science, New York University
Read MoreFrancis Lee
Scientific Advisory Board
Dr. Francis Lee is an accomplished neurobiologist and psychiatrist studying the molecular basis of mood and anxiety disorders, with the goal of understanding why many of them emerge during the transition from childhood to adolescence. He is the Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry & Dean, Weill-Cornell Medical School.
Read MoreGregory Quirk
Scientific Advisory Board
Gregory Quirk Supervising Scientist, National Institutes of Health, Philippines Scientific Advisory Board, CHINTA Details here.
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View AllPositions open in CHINTA, TCG CREST
March 15, 2024
Centre for High Impact Neuroscience and Translational Applications CHINTA), TCG CREST is inviting applications for recruitment of two Project Research Scientists on an immediate basis. Click on the links to find the details: Name of the Post: Project Research Scientist-I (Non-Medical) Name of the Post: Project Research Scientist-II (Non-Medical) Please...
Recogniton for Anant Jain, CHINTA, TCG CREST
March 4, 2024
Dr. Anant Jain's appointment as head of the Max Planck Partner Group at CHINTA in Kolkata reflects his exceptional expertise and signifies a prestigious collaboration advancing research in neuroscience at CHINTA.
Interview of Sumantra ‘Shona’ Chattarji in Nature India
March 4, 2024
Explore Nature India’s interview with Sumantra ‘Shona’ Chattarji, the founder of Kolkata’s Centre for High Impact Neuroscience and Translational Applications (CHINTA), shedding light on the institute’s establishment and its focus on interdisciplinary neuroscience research. Please click here.
Seminar on ‘Synaptic Symphony: How memories are made’
March 4, 2024
How do life experiences change the brain? How are these changes stored in the brain? These are fundamental questions that have shaped the scientific search for the neural basis of learning and memory. Ground breaking work by Prof. Timothy Bliss and Prof. Richard Morris led to major discoveries in this...
CHINTA Inaugural Symposium 2024
December 4, 2023
The Centre for High Impact Neuroscience and Translational Applications (CHINTA), TCG CREST is organizing the Neuroscience Symposium 2024 from January 18-20, 2024 in Kolkata