Program Manager-Science Communication

Ankita is a science and technology (S&T) researcher and science communication practitioner in India. Originally trained as a lab bench researcher, with a Bachelors in Biomedical Sciences and Masters in Toxicology, she did her PhD in S&T communication from National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR), New Delhi.

After her masters, she worked as Research Officer at CIB-RC, Faridabad in Regulatory Toxicology and later moved to Mohali, Punjab to work as a Junior Research Fellow to investigate hyperthermia-based treatment for Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM). At IndiaBioscience, she takes care of science communication vertical, where she aims to actively engage — online and offline — with networks of writers, scientists, educators, researchers, students and experts.

ankita [at] indiabioscience [dot] org