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- 10 Leaders, 10 Questions: Renu Swarup
  Smita Jain
  Renu Swarup is presently Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India. Having served in Department of Biotechnology for over 29 years, she also holds the position of Chairperson, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), a Public Sector Company incorporated by the Government to nurture and promote innovation research in the Biotech Enterprise with special focus on Start‐ups and SMEs. In a candid telephonic interview, she opens up about her thoughts on teamwork and leadership.
  Posted on Jul 18, 2019 in Advice & Leadership
- A perspective on the agricultural crisis in India (Part 2)
  Fathima Athar
  G.V. Ramanjaneyulu is the executive director of the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA), Hyderabad. CSA attempts to understand farmers’ crises, design remedies and make agriculture productive and ecologically sustainable. In the second instalment in this two-part interview, Ramanjaneyulu talks about CSA’s history and the the various initiatives that it undertakes.
  Posted on Jun 12, 2019 in Agriculture & Policy
Education Older →
- Talk with teachers: I am glad that I was mentored, not ‘supervised’
  Aditi Jain
  PK Burma, senior faculty at the Delhi University wanted to be a politician in his younger days. Here he shares stories on mentorship that moulded him into a plant geneticist with a love of teaching. He suggests that a forum for teacher networking is good as long as the discussions remain meaningful.
  Posted on Jul 19, 2019 in Plant Biology, Teaching, Personal Experience & Mentorship
- Teachers connect
  Anusha Krishnan
  In this new article in our series on scientific networking, Anusha Krishnan writes about the need for more educator-focused conferences in India and how encouraging teachers to attend or organise such meetings can elevate the quality of undergraduate education in our country.
  Posted on Jul 01, 2019 in Networking and Collaboration
Exploring Science Older →
- Magnetic Nanomotors: “nano-voyagers” inside cells
  Divya Sriram
  In this next article in our series on interdisciplinarity, we explore how a physicist and biologist duo (Ambarish Ghosh, Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and Deepak Saini, Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, IISc, Bangalore) combined their expertise to create a nanomotor system that can be precisely and accurately manoeuvred inside biological cells.
  Posted on Nov 09, 2018 in Biophysics, Research & Interdisciplinarity
- How do we actually “pay” attention?
  Reeteka Sud
  In a recently published study, Sridharan et al. developed a model that explains why it is that when superior colliculus in the brain goes offline, that the ability to use incoming sensory information to make behavioural decisions is severely compromised.
  Posted on Jul 25, 2017 in Neuroscience
Indian Scenario Older →
- Tweet, Post, Share, Like: How is social media shaping Indian science?
  Snehal Kadam & Karishma Kaushik
  The advent of social media has greatly increased the ease and speed of sharing information, and the Indian scientific community has not lagged behind. In this first article in our new series on scientific networking, Karishma Kaushik and Snehal Kadam discuss the various ways in which researchers and science professionals can leverage the use of social media for influencing scientific discourse and policy.
  Posted on Jun 24, 2019 in Networking and Collaboration
- Bigyan: A science outreach platform by researchers in Bengali
  Anirban Gangopadhyay & K. Rajibul Islam
  Located halfway across the world from each other, four dedicated researchers felt the acute lack of well-researched science stories in their mother tongue, Bengali, and decided to come together to fill this gap. The outcome of their efforts - Bigyan.org.in - was launched on National Science Day, 2014. Here is the story of their journey.
  Posted on Apr 12, 2019 in Outreach & Science communication
Journey of a YI Older →
- Bedside to benchside and back
  Charanya Ramachandran
  Charanya Ramachandran is a Scientist at the Sudhakar and Sreekanth Ravi Stem Cell Biology Laboratory at LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad. In this invited article, she writes about her journey from the clinic to the laboratory and back, and some important lessons learned along the way.
  Posted on May 13, 2019 in Health & Medicine, Advice, Research & Young Investigators
- A zigzag trail to a career in Science
  Ambadas Rode
  Ambadas Rode is an Assistant Professor at the Regional Center for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad. In this invited article, he talks about the many turns he took in his career path to reach his current position.
  Posted on May 01, 2019 in Career Development, Personal Experience & Young Investigators
Opinion Older →
- Why does science communication excite me?
  Kollegala Sharma
  Kollegala Sharma has been a science communicator for over forty years. His most recent venture is Janasuddi, a weekly podcast about science in Kannada, which is circulated amongst thousands of people. In this invited article, he writes about how his early experiences and interests led him to science communication and what keeps him going.
  Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Personal Experience & Science communication
- Communicating science is communicating excitement
  Narmadha Devi
  Narmadha Devi writes about mathematics for children in the Tamil student’s daily – ‘Pattam’, a product of Dinamalar groups. In this article, she discusses the importance of presenting science to children in an interesting, attractive and rational manner in order to build scientific temper for the future.
  Posted on May 31, 2019 in Science communication
@IndiaBioscience Older →
- YIM 2019: Glimpses from Guwahati (Part 2)
  Shreya Ghosh
  This is the second article in a two-part series reporting on the proceedings of the 11th Young Investigators’ Meeting (YIM), which was held in Guwahati, Assam, from 6 to 10 March, 2019. The meeting brought together young researchers, mentors, post-doctoral fellows and institutional representatives for five days of talks, panel discussions, breakout sessions and poster presentations.
  Posted on Mar 27, 2019 in Funding, YIM & Young Investigators
- YIM 2019: Glimpses from Guwahati
  Shreya Ghosh
  This is the first in a two-part series reporting on the proceedings of the 11th Young Investigators' Meeting (YIM), which was held in Guwahati, Assam, from 6 to 10 March, 2019. The meeting brought together young researchers, mentors, post-doctoral fellows and institutional representatives for five days of talks, panel discussions, breakout sessions and poster presentations.
  Posted on Mar 15, 2019
PhD Cafe Older →
- The Doc Mom
  Chandrima Home
  "“Are you a Doctor now, Amma?”
  Chandrima is a recent graduate from the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) and Manipal Academy of Higher Education. In this new post in our PhD cafe series, she writes about her experience of doing a PhD in field-based ecology at the same time as raising a toddler as a single mom.
  Posted on May 28, 2019 in Women in Science & Personal Experience
- Busting a few PhD Myths
  Debdutta Paul
  Debdutta Paul is a PhD student at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. In this article, he writes about a few myths often believed by graduate students throughout India, which often prove detrimental to their scientific journeys. He also discusses a few good practices to follow in order to ensure an efficient, productive and healthy PhD journey.
  Posted on May 08, 2019 in Career Development & Advice
- From group meetings to international conferences: how to hone your presentation skills
  Pushp Bajaj
  Posted on Apr 03in Career Development, Advice
- Welcome to the PhD Clan: perspective from a just-graduated survivor
  Jacinth Rajendra
  Posted on Mar 13in Personal Experience, Advice
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