Ms. Ipsita Roy, a research scholar working in the field of biophysical chemistry under the guidance of Dr. Ashis Biswas from School of Basic Sciences, has received best mini-oral presentation award at MedChem 2021 held from December 1-3 this year. This is a medicinal chemistry conference organized by the Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras every two years on different themes since 2009. The theme for this year was “Emerging Infectious Diseases and Therapeutic Strategies”.