Engaging Communities Enabling Change

It is perhaps too well known to students, parents and educators alike that the Indian higher education system is highly competitive. While some competition may be unavoidable, the question is - are some aspects of this competitive environment unnecessary, or even toxic? In this article, biology researcher and educator Anil Kumar Challa, from the Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi NCR presents a perspective on why a collaborative environment is better than a competitive one.

News

Understanding traffic control on the neuronal highway

Lekha Bandopadhyay

A research group led by Sandhya P. Koushika, Associate Professor, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, recently discovered the role of three key regulators in the sorting and transport of synaptic vesicle (SV) proteins in neurons of the tiny roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans. The research sheds light on mechanisms that may relate to neurological disorders such as schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

Columns

Plant science and perseverance: My story of overcoming challenges

Charukesi Rajulu

Charukesi Rajulu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics at the JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru. In this fourth article of the Journey Of Young Investigator (JOYI) 2024 series, she shares her journey, from an orthodox background to defying societal norms to make space for herself in plant science in Indian academia.

Columns

Guardians of the night: Conservation dogs fostering human-elephant coexistence

Amrita Nair, Avinash Krishnan & Priya James

In the heart of Bannerghatta National Park, Karnataka, A Rocha India has introduced the Elephant Anti-Depredation Dog Squad (EaDDS) to tackle rising human-elephant conflicts. Utilising trained Belgian Malinois dogs, this initiative aims to preemptively detect and deter elephants from entering farmlands, fostering harmonious coexistence between communities and wildlife.

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Recent IndiaBiostreams Episodes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ufj2YNh_Ls&t=1s
Virtual Book Chats
Virtual Book Chat: “The Decarbonization Delusion”
Andrew Moore in conversation with Karishma Kaushik
A virtual book chat discussed the recent book "The Decarbonization Delusion", and focused on snippets from the book, including the versatile chemistry of carbon, its role in climate change, and the need to look towards building closed-loop bio economies.

https://www.youtube.com/live/a3uhayDaSvQ?si=bvp7CcWMDt4JfsU9
International Grants Awareness Program (iGAP)
Moving to Open Access and Open Science
Bernd Pulverer in conversation with Rohini Karandikar
In this webinar, Bernd Pulverer, Head, EMBO Press introduced the concept of Open Access (OA), discussed the purpose and challenges of EMBO's transition to OA and also spoke about OA as a business model.

https://www.youtube.com/live/2yOCJscGt5c
Informational webinar
Informational Webinar | 5th IOG
Manjula Harikrishna
This informational webinar was conducted on 24 June 2024, 4-5 PM to address the queries and clarifications related to the 5th IOG.

Recent IndiaBiospeaks Episodes

Radio PDF
“It’s always good to start early to look for your next position.” - Saurabh Pradhan
Saurabh Pradhan in conversation with Arushi Batra & Agastya Singh
The sixth episode of the brand new season of the Radio PDF series is with Saurabh Pradhan!
He is a postdoctoral fellow at IMBA - Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Vienna, Austria.

Radio PDF
“You really need to know, what is it that you want from life!” - Sangeetha Shyam
Sangeetha Shyam in conversation with Arushi Batra & Agastya Singh
The fifth episode of the brand new season of the Radio PDF series is with Sangeetha Shyam!
She is a Maria Zambrano Fellow at Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, URV , Spain.

Radio PDF
“Ask yourself this : Do you really want to be in academia?” - Kartik Totlani
Kartik Totlani in conversation with Arushi Batra & Agastya Singh
The fourth episode of the brand new season of the Radio PDF series is with Kartik Totlani!
He is a postdoctoral fellow at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway

Dispatches from IndiaBioscience

IIT Jodhpur Certification Program on Next-Generation OMICS Technologies and Applications

Date: 16 July 2024 | Time: 3:00 - 4:15 PM IST

An informative and interactive webinar on the : IIT Jodhpur Certification Program on Next-Generation OMICS Technologies and Applications for 2024-2025. The panelists for the webinar include Praveen Gupta (Premas Life Sciences), Mitali Mukerji (IIT Jodhpur), Rahul Ramekar (Premas Life Sciences), and Mohit Mazumdar (OMICS Technologies).

The webinar will be moderated by Arushi Batra and Karishma S Kaushik.

JOYI: Journey of a Young Investigator

(2021−2023 edition)

This collection celebrates the stories of young investigators in attendance at the virtual YIMs (2021, 2022) and YIM 2023.

Jobs More →

Project Assistant
Indian Institute of Science
Project Understanding the epigenetic regulation of gene expression during early embryogenesis and stem cell differentiation
Deadline 20 July
Project Coordinator
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum
IUSSTF is looking for motivated, self-driven individuals who are passionate about science and interested in contributing to the organisation’s scientific mission and vision. Candidates must also demonstrate the ability to multitask, work individually and as part of a team. Responsibilities …
Deadline 25 July

PG Diploma Program
Chanakya School of Biosciences
Bengaluru, Karnataka Deadline 31 July
Junior Research Fellow / Project Assistant
Ashoka University
Sonepat, Haryana Deadline 05 August

Grants More →

Science Writing Fellowship
The Current Science Association invites applications for Science Writing Fellowship, to work in the editorial office of the journal Current Science.
Selected candidates will be expected to write for the News, Research News and General sections of the journal Current Science …
Deadline 31 July
Global Lecture Courses
EMBO
EMBO Global Lecture Courses enable scientific exchange beyond European borders. They teach participants, primarily PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, about a particular topic in the life sciences. The courses should provide participants with background and underlying concepts, thereby making the …
Deadline 01 August

EMBO Workshops
Deadline 01 August
DBT-Research Associateship
Deadline 07 August
Sun Pharma Science Foundation Research Fellowships-2024
Deadline 31 August

Resources

Write On—2023: A science writing competition by IndiaBioscience for students and researchers
Ankita Rathore
The aim of ‘Write On—2023’, a science writing competition by IndiaBioscience, was to encourage diverse popular science writing styles among the younger Life Science researchers in India. This booklet is a compilation of all the articles written by the winners of 'Write On—2023'.

You can read or download this booklet from here.
YI 101: A peer guide for early-career faculty in the life sciences in India
Ankita Rathore & Karishma Kaushik
YI 101 is a peer guide for early-career faculty in the life sciences in India. Built to resemble a mountaineer embarking on a climb, the e-compendium discusses common challenges for life scientists in the country, and does so via inputs from peers who have traversed the YI journey recently.
Download this e-compendium from here.
You can read the flip-book version here.
Rewind to the Young Investigators’ Meeting series (2009-2024)
Ankita Rathore & Karishma Kaushik
This new collection celebrates the journey of scientists who have attended Young Investigators' Meetings (YIM) in the last 15 years, since the first meeting in 2009. These scientists tell us about what the experience was like for them back then, what they took away from the meeting, how things have changed in the life science landscape in India, potential ideas for future YIMs, and tips for the newest generation of life scientists gearing up for their first meeting.

Download this interactive compendium from here.

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Project Understanding the epigenetic regulation of gene expression during early embryogenesis and stem cell differentiation

Ankita Rathore & Karishma Kaushik

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