RAN Ambassador ProfilesProf. Dr rer. nat. Chaitanya Athale
Heidelberg is hard to better for science and student-life. The city has a unique combination of an intimate and student-friendly town, together with a high-quality research atmosphere set in the picturesque valley of the Neckar, between rolling hills.
Prof. Dr rer. nat. Chaitanya Athale
Current Institution
Div. of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) – Pune, India
Research focus
Cytoskeleton and Self-organization of cells
Research stays in Heidelberg
- 06/2013 – HAIreconnect
- 2005 to 2009 – Postdoctoral researcher at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg
- 11/2000 to 09/2003 – Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, PhD at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg