16th Bangalore Microscopy course (BMC)
30th Apr. 2026
📘 Overview
The 16th Bangalore Microscopy Course (BMC) will be organized at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore, India during 20th - 27th September 2026.
This course is jointly organized by NCBS, Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) and Tata Institute for Genetics & Society (TIGS).
Taught by world leaders in biological microscopy, the course offers comprehensive didactic and hands-on training in state-of-the-art optical microscopy techniques. Topics will span from basic microscopy to super-resolution imaging. Research seminars detailing applications of light microscopy to address specific biological questions will also be part of the program. Lectures will be complemented by hands-on training in a dedicated teaching laboratory equipped with many state-of-the-art microscopes.
Over the years, the Bangalore Microscopy Course has become a key meeting point for the Indian and international imaging community, serving as a platform where academia and industry interact, new technologies are introduced and future microscopy leaders are trained.
🧾 Key Details
30th Apr. 2026
Curriculum Vitae+ Short write-up + one1 recommendation letter
📢 Announcement
Selected Participants of 16th- BMC
| Sl. No. | Name | Institution |
| 1 | Aniket Rajendra Navale | Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru |
| 2 | Anoushka Chatterji | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. |
| 3 | Anshita Srivastava | Advanced Centre for Treatment Research and Education in Cancer |
| 4 | Anupam Bhardwaj | Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati |
| 5 | Ayush Khandelwal | Manipal School of Life Sciences, MAHE, Manipal, Karnataka |
| 6 | Damini | Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad |
| 7 | Dibyajyoti Ghosh | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
| 8 | Dipanjana Banerjee | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai |
| 9 | Harshil Umrawala | Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence, Aston University |
| 10 | Heena Bholaram Choudhary | Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Hyderabad campus |
| 11 | Jyotsna Sinha | Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi |
| 12 | Kuppili Gowhith | DBT BRIC- National Centre for Cell Science, Pune |
| 13 | M.Adhavan Manoharan | Vellore Institute of Technology-vellore campus |
| 14 | Neha Singh | ACTREC-TMC |
| 15 | Nilaratna Das | National Institute of Science Education and Research |
| 16 | Ritika Dewra | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune |
| 17 | Ronit Jain | National Institute of Immunology |
| 18 | Rupayan Rakshit. | Indian Institute of Technology, kharagpur. |
| 19 | S Manasa Veena | Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru |
| 20 | Sanidhya Nilesh Dude | ACTREC-TMC |
| 21 | Shashikant Gawai | National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad |
| 22 | Skanda Athreya Dutt | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Hyderabad |
| 23 | Srashti Birla | Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
| 24 | Sumita Panda | Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar |
| 25 | Tuneer Ranjan Mallick | BRIC-National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani |
| 26 | Urbi Ghosh | National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar |