In this conversation, Srikanta K Rath, Chief Scientist & Professor at Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) and Head, Division of Toxicology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow, shares insights into the field of regulatory toxicology, its implementation from research to risk management, related key issues, and the role of researchers/scientists.

The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) Act, 2023, signalled a shift in how research will be supported in India. We spoke with Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (CEO, ANRF) to understand how these changes will shape funding, how we define research impact, and more.

In this conversation, Vid Nukala, Senior Community Engagement Officer and Head - Government Relations, Global Activities at EMBO, Heidelberg, discusses the interplay between science and policy, the key actors and issues in science policy, and how researchers can get involved in science policy.

Anuradha Lohia is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the Presidency University, Kolkata. She served as the founding Chief Executive Officer of the DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance from 2009-2012. She is the recipient of several prestigious national and international grants and awards. In this interview, she chats with IndiaBioscience about her thoughts on leadership.

Tamal Das is the Head of the Collective Cellular Dynamics (CCD) Lab at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Hyderabad. He has been awarded the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) grant for the year 2022. In this interview, Tamal discusses his work and how his team won the HFSP funding.