Activities

Report on the Dr. Sunil Chandra Bose Endowment Lecture 2025
Venue: Meghnad Saha Auditorium, IISER Kolkata
Date: 02 February 2026
The Dr. Sunil Chandra Bose Endowment Lecture 2025 was successfully held on 2 February 2026 at the Meghnad Saha Auditorium, IISER Kolkata. The event was jointly organized by the West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (WAST) and IISER Kolkata.
The lecture was delivered by Dr. Amita Aggarwal, Executive Director, AIIMS Bibinagar, Hyderabad, and chaired by Dr. Arvind Sinha, Executive Director, AIIMS Kalyani. Dr. Aggarwal’s talk, titled “Urinary Biomarkers in Lupus Nephritis—Where Are We?”, explored advances in non-invasive urinary diagnostics for lupus nephritis, a severe kidney complication of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), and the evolving role of biomarkers in clinical management.
The program was attended by Prof. Sivaji Chakravorti, President, WAST, the Head of the Department of Biological Sciences, IISER Kolkata, faculty members, postdoctoral researchers, and students. Participants from nearby institutions, including Bose Institute, Presidency University, Chittaranjan Cancer Centre, and Guru Nanak Dev University, were also present, with over 120 attendees in total.
In recognition of her contributions to medical science and her insightful lecture, Dr. Aggarwal was felicitated by the WAST.