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<p style="margin:0;line-height:115%"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Greetings from the Centre for Brain Research (CBR), an autonomous research centre located in the Indian Institute
of Science (IISc) campus, Bangalore. </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;line-height:115%"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Established in 2014 through an exemplary endowment from the Pratiksha Trust (founded by Dr Kris Gopalakrishnan
and Mrs Sudha Gopalakrishnan), the Centre conducts cutting-edge transformative research on normal and pathological aging of the brain. With the mission of preserving cognitive functions during aging, the research and innovation activities of CBR are centred
on discovering scientific methods for early diagnosis, prevention, postponement, evidence-based interventions, and effective management of neurodegenerative diseases affecting the elderly population (</span><a href="http://www.cbr.iisc.ac.in" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="0" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">www.cbr.iisc.ac.in</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">). </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;line-height:115%"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Embedded in the dynamic and stimulating research ecosystem of IISc, CBR spearheads interdisciplinary research
spanning clinical studies, imaging, cognition, molecular neuroscience, genetics, omics, and computational methods including data science and machine learning techniques. In addition to a generous grant from the donors, CBR receives research grants for specific
projects from several granting agencies such as the Tata Trusts, Fidelity Foundation, SKAN Research Trust, DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance, and the Government of India’s Departments. </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;line-height:115%"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">CBR is looking for exceptionally motivated, bright, and committed individuals with a demonstrated record of high-quality
research and a keen interest in innovative, interdisciplinary, and mission-oriented research on brain aging and neurodegeneration for
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postdoctoral positions</b> in its thrust areas: </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Clinical neuroscience, neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, behavioural neurology, geriatric medicine, neuroimaging, and related
areas, particularly to study neurocognitive disorders from the perspectives of biomarker identification, risk detection and reduction, and evidence-based interventions.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Computational neuroscience, computational genomics, AIML methods, statistics, data science, and related areas
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</span></span></span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying brain aging and neurodegeneration
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<p style="margin:0;line-height:115%"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">CBR invites applications from citizens of India as well as from individuals who are not citizens of India (with
or without the Overseas Citizens of India [OCI] status). CBR promotes diversity among its faculty. We particularly encourage women candidates to apply.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;line-height:115%"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">CBR is planning to hold online interactive sessions (details below) with prospective faculty and postdoctoral
candidates desirous of knowing more about the vision and activities of the Centre and the exciting opportunities it offers. Each meeting will include an hour of presentations by the CBR leadership and faculty members, followed by a highly interactive session
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<p style="margin:0;line-height:115%"><b><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Young Researchers Meeting 1 </span></b><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0;line-height:115%"><b><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">29 October 2022</span></b><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">,
Saturday, 8 to 10 PM IST </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;line-height:115%"><b><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">*Young Researchers Meeting 2
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<p style="margin:0;line-height:115%"><b><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">31 October 2022</span></b><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">,
Monday, 6 to 8 PM IST </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;line-height:115%"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">*Clinician researchers are urged to participate in the meeting scheduled for 31 October 2022. </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;line-height:115%"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Interested young researchers are requested to register at
</span><a href="https://forms.office.com/r/s8eeEYMYuS" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="1" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://forms.office.com/r/s8eeEYMYuS</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> by
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October 2022</b>. Upon registration, the meeting link will be shared by email in due course.
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<p style="margin:0;line-height:115%"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We request you to encourage interested postdoctoral scientists, PhD students, and other colleagues in your group/institution
to participate in the session and explore the possibility of an exciting academic research journey at CBR. We would be grateful if you could arrange to spread the word to suitable groups/young researchers working elsewhere as well.
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<p style="margin:0;line-height:115%"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">A printable flyer is available at
</span><a href="https://www.cbr.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/yrm-2022.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="2" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://www.cbr.iisc.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/yrm-2022.pdf</span></a><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0;line-height:115%"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For further information and updates, please visit
</span><a href="https://www.cbr.iisc.ac.in/yrm2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="3" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://www.cbr.iisc.ac.in/yrm2022/</span></a><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Queries may be addressed to
</span><a href="mailto:facultysearch.cbr@iisc.ac.in" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="4" class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">facultysearch.cbr@iisc.ac.in</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">
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<p style="margin:0;line-height:115%"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Look forward to your support and to successful meetings. </span></p>
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Warm regards, </span></p>
<p style="margin:0;line-height:115%"><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Prof. Y Narahari</span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Director, Centre for Brain Research<br class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0">
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore </span></p>
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