fourteen labs covering various aspects of modern molecular and cell biology. Notable alumni Rohini Balakrishnan, professor, animal communication Harish-Chandra, mathematician Ranjan Roy Daniel (1923–2005), former Deputy Director of TIFR and recipient of Padma Bhushan Jitendra Nath Goswami, chief scientist Chandrayaan-2 Vijay Kumar Kapahi, astrophysicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate Ashok Khemka, civil servant M. G. K. Menon, cosmic ray physicist N. Mukunda, theoretical physicist M.S. Narasimhan, Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), mathematician Jayant Narlikar, astrophysicist Thanu Padmanabhan, astrophysicist Yash Pal, science educator M. S. Raghunathan, FRS, mathematician Veronica Rodrigues, biologist Ashoke Sen, FRS, string theorist C. S. Seshadri, FRS, mathematician Shobhona Sharma, professor Obaid Siddiqi, biologist and recipient of Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan B. V. Sreekantan, astrophysicist and Padma Bhushan recipient E.C.G. Sudarshan, theoretical physicist Govind Swarup, FRS, radio astronomer K. R. K. Easwaran, molecular biophysicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize laureate Ghanshyam Swarup, molecular biologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate B. L. K. Somayajulu, geochemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate G. Naresh Patwari, chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate Maneesha S. Inamdar, stem cell biologist, N-Bios laureate K.VijayRaghavan, PSA to the Government of India; Areas of research: Developmental Biology, Genetics and Neurogenetics Spenta R. Wadia, Founding Director, Infosys Homi Bhabha Chair Professor and Professor Emeritus, ICTS-TIFR; Areas of research: String Theory, Quantum Gravity, Statistical Mechanics Affiliated research institutes TIFR also includes institutes outside its main campus in Colaba and Mumbai: Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education at Deonar, Mumbai International Centre for Theoretical Sciences at Bangalore National Centre for Biological Sciences at Bangalore National Centre for Radio Astrophysics at Pune National Balloon Facility at Hyderabad TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics, Bangalore for Mathematics TIFR Hyderabad Visiting Students Research Programme The Visiting Students Research Programme (VSRP) is a summer programme conducted annually during the summer season by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. VSRP is offered in the subjects Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and Computer Science. See also Indian Institute of Science TIFRAC, the first computer built indigenously in India References External links 1945 establishments in India Research institutes established in 1945 Educational institutions established in 1945 Research institutes in Mumbai Multidisciplinary research institutes Deemed universities in Maharashtra