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The brain scientist who enjoys speaking about her work to non-specialists
Manupriya

Shubha Tole is a Professor of Neurobiology at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. She spoke to IndiaBioscience about her research and her interest in science outreach.
Posted on Feb 05, 2018 in Neuroscience, Women in Science & Outreach
In conversation with Arun Shukla
Urvashi Bhattacharyya
The European Molecular Biology Organisation has inducted Arun Shukla as one of the researchers in its Young Investigators Program, 2017. He talks to IndiaBioscience about the award and the research opportunities that it opens up.
Posted on Dec 19, 2017

YIM at 10 years: and thoughts on why India’s research program should follow a different path from the USA
Ron Vale
IndiaBioscience board member Ron Vale, shares how the Young Investigator Meeting came into being and some thoughts on why India should adopt a research model different from the west to be able to do research that is truly relevant to India.
Posted on Mar 05, 2018 in Other, Career Development & YIM
Saving Bengaluru’s Lakes
Bidisha Ghosh

Hope for Bengaluru’s frothing and fire-spewing lakes as studies show sustainable ways of managing the sewage discharged into the lakes
Posted on Jan 12, 2018 in Ecology & Research

Talk with teachers: Going the extra mile
Urvashi Bhattacharyya
We interviewed three undergraduate educators; in this first installment of a two part series, we explore their efforts on updating content and bringing career awareness.
Posted on Jun 22, 2018 in Women in Science, Teaching & Undergraduate
Deliberately introduced errors as a pedagogical tool: the teaching of energy flow
Anusha Krishnan
Would learning be enhanced if errors were introduced in scientific diagrams? Students who explore and explain these errors seem to achieve a better understanding of the subject matter, suggests a new study.
Posted on Jun 08, 2018 in Ecology, Life Sciences, Biology, Teaching & Research

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
Embracing the debate
Manupriya
A group of scientists—past and present members of Evolutionary and Organismal Biology Unit of JNCASR—get vocal about a conceptual debate in evolutionary biology.
Posted on Apr 21, 2017 in Evolutionary Biology & Research

Untangling the mesh: Emerging field of circuit neuroscience and India
Arnab Barik
India has tremendous potential and can contribute in a variety of ways to research in circuit neuroscience, writes Arnab Barik, postdoctoral researcher at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, USA.
Posted on Aug 08, 2017 in Neuroscience & Research
Word of advice from a consultant for professional development for college faculty
Sushama Yermal
Pedagogical training, while a must for school teachers, is not so for college and university faculty. What options are available for interested college faculty to enhance their teaching skills - Sushama Yermal discusses..
Posted on Jul 28, 2017 in Career Development & Teaching

YIM 2018: taking the pulse of biology in India
Manupriya

A report from the recently held 10th Young Investigators' Meeting at Thiruvananthapuram.
Posted on Mar 29, 2018 in Other, Event & YIM
Brachistochrone: A metaphor for life and science
Manupriya
In an interesting and entertaining talk today at YIM 2017, Aravind Rengan, an assistant professor at IIT Hyderabad, talked about his research. Below are excerpts from an subsequent interview with IndiaBioscience.
Posted on Mar 07, 2017 in Health & Medicine, Nanotechnology, Personal Experience, YIM & Research

Funding Challenges in Research
Gitanjali Yadav
Gitanjali Yadav is a Scientist at the National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi. She is also a Lecturer at the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, as one of the first appointees of a Joint Deputation Program between India and the U.K. She attended YIM 2016 as a Young Investigator. In this invited piece, she talks about the perennial hurdle of getting, and sustaining funds for research.
Posted on Mar 03, 2018 in Other, Funding & YIM
Finding my foothold in academia
Anindita Bhadra
Anindita Bhadra is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Science, IISER, Kolkata. She attended YIM 2015 as a YI. In this invited post she writes about her long-drawn struggle to get a permanent faculty position at her institute.
Posted on Feb 27, 2018 in Other, Women in Science, Personal Experience & Job Search