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The shared world of Leishmania and us: A journey of adaptability and co-evolution

Debolina Manna

A childhood fascination with the image of a scientist led Budhaditya Mukherjee, an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) and an EMBO Global Investigator Network (EMBO GIN) awardee, to a career studying one of the world’s most adaptable parasites, Leishmania. In this profile, he reflects on research, resilience, mentorship, genome plasticity, and how understanding pathogen evolution may help address drug resistance and chronic infections.

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Navigating an academic career: Insights for the next generation of scientists

Aditya Parekh, Sakshi Poddar, Siuli Mitra & Sreshtha Mondal

What fuels the passion of those at the forefront of life sciences and biotechnology? What situations do they navigate, and what advice do they wish someone had whispered to them early on? An interview series by NaviClar, an initiative that supports the science community in career navigation and progression, sets out to answer these questions not through scripted interviews, but through candid conversations with faculty from India and across the world.

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    This talk was delivered as part of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) Global Lecture Series (GLS).

    About the speaker: Marileen Dogterom is a Professor in the Department of Bionanoscience at the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience in TU Delft and Medical Delta Professor at Leiden University. Read more about her here

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    Livestream of EMBO GLS Talk by Anna Barron at YIM 2026

    At the 18th Young Investigators' Meeting held in Pune from 2-6 March 2026, Anna Barron from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore shares her career journey through her talk titled 'Energy, Inflammation and Curiosity: A journey through Brain Metabolism and Discovery'.

    This talk was delivered as part of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) Global Lecture Series (GLS).

    About the speaker: Anna Barron is an Associate Professor of Neurobiology of Aging and Disease at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Read more about her here

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JOYI: Journey of a Young Investigator

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This collection celebrates the stories of young investigators in attendance at the Young Investigators Meeting (YIM) 2025 held in North India at Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

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    Create-it! A science-art competition by IndiaBioscience (2024 edition)

    Create-it!, the science-art competition 2024, was an exciting initiative by IndiaBioscience supported by HiMedia, which culminated in the creation of this inspiring e-compendium.

    This e-compendium features a curated collection of the winning, popular choice, commendable and spotlight entries, offering a captivating glimpse into the diverse and innovative ways in which science and art can intersect.

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    Academia-Industry Transitions, Volume - II is a collection of stories and perspectives on the switchover from academia to industry. With articles on a wide range of topics from professional transition stories to collaboration initiatives, this compendium is a comprehensive career resource book for industry aspirants in different phases of their career.

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