Conversation with Siddhesh Kamat

Siddhesh Kamat is Professor of Biology at IISER Pune. His research explores lipid signaling, chemical biology, metabolomics, and serine hydrolases in neurodegeneration and immunity. In 2024, he was awarded the Infosys Prize (Life Sciences). He has also played under-14 cricket for Mumbai.

In this episode, we explore his intellectual journey and how sports played a vital role in his thinking.

References:

‘Infosys Prize – Laureates 2024 – Siddhesh Kamat’. Accessed 12 February 2026. https://www.infosysprize.org/laureates/2024/siddhesh-kamat.html.

‘‪Siddhesh Kamat‬ – ‪Google Scholar‬’. Accessed 12 February 2026. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DOMpKfQAAAAJ&hl=en.

The Kamat Lab @ IISE. ‘Home | The Kamat Lab @ IISER Pune’. Accessed 12 February 2026. https://www.kamatlabiiser.com.

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Author: G.V. Pavan Kumar

Namaste, Hola & Welcome from G.V. Pavan Kumar. I am a Professor of Physics at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India. My research interests are : (1) Optics & Soft Matter: Optically Induced Forces – Assembly, Dynamics & Function; (2) History and Philosophy of Science – Ideas in Physical Sciences. I am interested in the historical and philosophical evolution of ideas and tools in the physical sciences and technology. I research the intellectual history of past scientists, innovators, and people driven by curiosity, and I write about them from an Indian and Asian perspective. My motivation is to humanize science. In the same spirit, I write and host my podcast Pratidhvani – Humanizing Science.

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