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JN Tata Endowment                          Lady Tata Memorial Trust (LTMT)
                                                             Mr JN Tata, Founder of the Tata Group, believed   Established in 1932 by Sir Dorabji Tata, in memory of
                                                             strongly that it was important to support the best   his wife, Lady Meherbai, the Trust spends four-fifths
                                                             and brightest minds in the nation, enabling them to   of its income for research in leukemic diseases and
                                                             be of the greatest service to the country. The JN Tata   one-fifth of its income for research on alleviation of
                                                             Endowment was formalised and established in   human suffering from diseases in India and
                                                             1892, and for more than 129 years now, has selected   internationally. The Trust also supports institutional
                                                             candidates of excellent calibre and credentials,   scientific research, offers a ‘Young Researcher
                                                             enabling them to pursue quality higher education   Award’ to budding scientists, provides fellowships
                                                             at some of the best institutions in the world. A   for students pursuing PhD and supports Teachers’
                                                             rigorous selection process ensures that only the   Training Programs in a number of colleges.
                                                             nation’s most talented and gifted students are
                                                             awarded the scholarships. From 1892 till March 2021,   Indian Awards for alleviation of human suffering
                                                             the Endowment has awarded scholarships to 5,419   In response to the online applications invited from
                                                             students going abroad for higher studies across   Indian Universities and Institutions during 2020-21,
                                                             diverse fields.                             the Trust received a total of 94 projects.  From these,
                                                                                                        27 projects were shortlisted and the students called
                                                             During 2020-21, 48 scholarships were awarded for a   for interviews. 10 students’ projects from different
                                                             total sum of `33.6 million. Of this, 21 scholars were   Universities/Institutes in India were awarded Junior
                                                             women. The scholars opted for a total of 7 countries   Research Fellowships for the year 2020-21. The list of
                                                             to pursue studies in, including the United Kingdom,   projects is as follows:
                                                             United States, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands,
                                                             Sweden and Switzerland.


                   Name                     Institute Name                   Project Title
                   Mr. Ankith Sherapur      Kuvempu University, Karnataka    Repositioning HIF-1alpha inhibitor “BP-1B” for DNA Damage Response (DDR) to
                                                                             induce BRCA”ness in Ovarian Cancer.
                   Ms. Arati Saptarshi      National Institute of            Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia: Molecular Diagnosis and Diagnostic
                                            Immunohaematology (NIIH), Mumbai   Approach in a Cohort of Indian Patients
                   Ms. Sarawathi K          Aravind Medical Research Foundation,   Molecular characterization of ocular lymphoma for improved disease prognosis
                                            Tamil Nadu,
                   Mr. Sriee Viswarubhiny   Aravind Medical Research Foundation,   Molecular Characterization of Leber's Congenital Amaurosis in
                                            Tamil Nadu,                      South Indian Cohort
                   Ms. Durva Panchal        National Institute for Research in   Investigation of potential metabolites in follicular fluid for chemotactic activity
                                            Reproductive Health, Mumbai
                   Ms. Roshni S             Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher   Evaluating cell surface protein – LIV-1 as a therapeutic target in Triple Negative
                                            Education and Research, Tamil Nadu   Breast Cancer patients

                   Ms. Itti Munshi          National Institute for Research in   Investigating the Contribution of DNA Damage, Repair and Demethylation in
                                            Reproductive Health, Mumbai      Pathogenesis of Endometriosis.

                   Mr. Pratik Devadiga      National Institute for Research in   Microbiome correlates of TB reactivation in PLHIV
                                            Reproductive Health, Mumbai

                   Mr. Muthuganesh M        Centre for Stem Cell Research,   Engineering T cells with CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) to target
                                            CMC Vellore                      B cell malignancies

                   Ms. Chennu Manisha       JSS College of Pharmacy, Tamil Nadu   Development of new chemical entities to activate glial eaat-2 transporter
                                                                             system: a novel strategy for Alzheimer’s disease




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