Winner of TNQ Inspiring Science Awards 2026
Aanchal Panchal
Affiliation: IISER, Mohali
Now: ANRF, National Postdoctoral Fellow, NCBS, Bangalore
Research paper title: Fungus-farming termites can protect their crop by confining weeds with fungistatic soil boluses
Journal: Science
“Being selected as a finalist of the TNQ Inspiring Science Awards 2026 is a proud moment for me. It is encouraging to see my efforts in research being recognized on such a respected platform. This inspires me further to work harder and contribute meaningfully to science. I am thankful to my PhD supervisor, collaborators, and IISER Mohali that I was able to make the best out of my research.”