Prof. Mahalingam is heading the National Cancer Tissue Biobank in India and is well acknowledged for his contributions towards HIV and tumor biology research. IIT chennai is the top notch institution for engineering in India. This particular institution was installed with assistance from Germany based on the first Indo-German agreement signed in 1959. Please read the interesting history on the origins and the long ties in the link below

www.iitm.ac.in/history

More information on Prof. Mahalingam's work can be found under:

https://biotech.iitm.ac.in/faculty/mahalingam-s/

Prof. Mahalingam will arrive early on the 22nd and stay with us for the whole day. His aim is also to further strengthen ties between IIT and German institutions. In case you are interested in a personal meeting, please contact Dr. Inga Melzer at  inmelzer@uni-mainz.de

We hope to see many of you on Thursday, especially the young researchers and students. Make use of this unique opportunity and join us for the talk and disscussion afterwards!