Krishanpal Karmodiya, a faculty member at IISER Pune, has earned recognition in the prestigious European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) network for his pioneering work on drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum, the malaria-causing parasite. His team's groundbreaking research, including genome sequencing of over 2,000 parasite samples, has unveiled new mutations linked to artemisinin resistance. Karmodiya’s work is crucial in combating malaria, particularly in light of rising drug resistance and its impact on public health.