Educators

Funded by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching, MHRD, IndiaBioscience aims to facilitate networking of undergraduate teachers in Life Sciences to share their ideas, experience and expertise in pedagogy and research. We invite you to participate in relevant discussions.

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Columns

Society, career and the female scientist: Tangled in a web
Nazia Nasir
While considering the issue of mental health in academia, it is important to remember that existing societal structures have a significant impact on the lives of researchers and these effects vary from community to community. In this next article in our series on mental health, Nazia discusses how trying to balance the expectations of a patriarchal society with their scientific aspirations affects the mental health of women in science and some possible solutions to this problem.
Posted on Apr 07, 2021 in Women in Science & Mental Health
A computational tool that can rapidly identify and analyse coronavirus mutations
Susheela Srinivas
With several new COVID variants emerging in recent months, the importance of analysing and drawing insights from vast amounts of viral genome sequencing data cannot be understated. To address this need, A team of researchers at the Advanced Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Navi Mumbai, have come up with a computational tool called the Infectious Pathogen Detector (IPD).
Posted on Mar 30, 2021 in Health & Medicine & COVID-19

Resources

iBiology
iBiology offers free biology videos from the world's leading scientists, with talks by over 25 Nobel laureates. It also offers free online courses that help researchers do good science and enhance career and professional development
Drowsy Drosophila : Rapid Evolution in the Face of Climate Change
University of Florida (Center for Precollegiate Education and Training) present a set of interesting experiments with sleepy Drosophila!
Great tool for teachers to discuss climate change and its impact on genetic variation.
In case, teachers can't obtain Drosophila lines to put to sleep - the resource has a dataset to allow analyses and learning.
Find the entire module here: Drowsy Drosophila
Module obtained with permission from Julie Bokor.
Geniverse: Learn and teach genetics by breeding dragons!
New to genetics? Here is an interactive game that lets you breed dragons! The game produced by the Concord Consortium is an exciting tool for students and teachers to get started with genetics. The beautiful graphics create an engaging experience.
Teachers - use this game in your classrooms for a fun experience! The genes used in this game have been picked from the real world genetics of model organisms!

News

The role of a toxin-antitoxin system in tuberculosis
Shalini Roy Choudhury
The tuberculosis bacteria is notorious for its ability to stay dormant for years within the human body, evading the immune system and always one step away from causing aggressive infection. Now, a study from researchers at Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, and Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTech), Chandigarh, has investigated a novel molecular pathway that helps the bacteria avoid the notice of the immune system.
Posted on Feb 13, 2021 in Health & Medicine, Microbiology, Molecular Biology & Research
A go-to guide for good academic practices
Manupriya
The need for more transparent, comprehensive, and practical guidelines for carrying out quality research has been recognized time and again in the Indian scientific ecosystem. To address this lacuna, the University Grants Commission (UGC) recently released a document titled “Good Academic Research Practices (GARP)”, which lists best practices for researchers and institutions to maintain excellent standards of ethical research.
Posted on Jan 20, 2021 in Policy & Ethics

IndiaBiostreams Episodes

Young Investigators' Meeting 2021
YIM2021 | Panel Discussion | Research Assessment: What is DORA?
IndiaBioscience
Join the Panel Discussion 'Research Assessment: What is DORA?' of day 3 at the Young Investigators' Meeting 2021.

Young Investigators' Meeting 2021
YIM2021 | Special Talk by Shane Rydquist, Cactus Communications
IndiaBioscience
Join the talk 'Academic Communication Beyond Publications' by Shane Rydquist from Cactus Communications at the Young Investigators' Meeting 2021.

Young Investigators' Meeting 2021
YIM2021 | Mentor Talk by Aurnab Ghose, IISER Pune
IndiaBioscience
Join the talk 'Leveraging the Local' by Aurnab Ghose from IISER Pune at the Young Investigators' Meeting 2021.

IndiaBiospeaks Episodes

Crafting your Career
Crafting Your Career (CYC) | 19 Informational Interview with Zeba Khatri - Scientific Editing
Shantala Hari Dass
This is the twelfth “informational interview” in the season on Crafting your Career in science. Here IndiaBioscience chats with Zeba Khatri, a Managing Editor at Cactus Communications. In this conversation, she discusses on her journey as a scientific editor and insights into the field- a professional space where she has donned multiple hats.

Crafting your Career
Crafting Your Career (CYC) | 18 Cover Letters and Interviews
Shreya Ghosh
In this episode, Lakshmi, Shreya and Smita discuss the art of writing quality cover letters and the difference they make to a job application. They also discuss some practical tips to keep in mind while preparing and appearing for an interview.

Crafting your Career
Crafting Your Career (CYC) | 17 The Science and Art of Networking
Lakshmi Ganesan
In this episode, Lakshmi, Shreya and Smita talk about a very important survival skill in one’s career progression - professional networking. Find out from this podcast: (1) What is professional networking? (2) What unique advantages does it provide? (3) What are networks made up of? (4) What are the different types of networks? (5) How can you study into your own network and diagnose any common pitfalls? (6) Is networking a natural skill or is it cultivable? What (baby steps) can you take to build, expand and actively manage your network?

Events

Events
Computational Gastronomy: A Data Science Approach to Food
01 Apr 2021
Official Website →
Webinarin Online
Registrations/applications Closed on 01 April
Events
What Does The Structure Of a Neuronal Network Tell Us About Its Coding Capacity?
25 Mar 2021
Official Website →
Webinarin Online
Registrations/applications Closed on 25 March

Jobs

Director/ Dean & Faculty Positions
Gujarat Biotechnology University
Gujarat Biotechnology University (GBU) is a new post graduate university established by the Gujarat Biotechnology University Act 2018. In a unique collaboration with world-leading University of Edinburgh, GBU will place excellence and innovation at its core to deliver biotechnology solutions …
Closed on 21 March
Biology Laboratory Superintendent
Ashoka University
Project Undergraduate Teaching and Research
Open Deadline

Senior Teaching Associate
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research - Pune
Pune, Maharashtra Closed on 31 May 2020
Teacher Developer Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry
Bengaluru, Karnataka Closed on 12 December 2019
Senior Teaching Associate
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research - Pune
Pune, Maharashtra Closed on 13 June 2019
Program Coordinator
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research - Pune
Pune, Maharashtra Closed on 13 June 2019

Grants

Teacher Associateship for Research Excellence (TARE)
Science and Engineering Research Board
This scheme will re-open on Feb 10 2021This scheme aims to facilitate mobility of faculty members working in a regular capacity in State Universities / Colleges and in private Academic Institutions to carryout research work in an established public …
Closed on 15 March
Science Academies’ Summer Research Fellowship Programme for Students and Teachers 2021
Indian Academy of Sciences
Indian National Science Academy
The National Academy of Sciences India
The three national Science Academies — Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi and The National Academy of Sciences, India, Prayagraj — offer several two-month Summer Fellowships to enable students/teachers (studying/teaching in India) to work with …
Closed on 30 November 2020

Call for proposals under strengthening component of star college scheme from UG colleges of India
Closed on 15 June 2020
INSA Teachers Award – 2019
Closed on 15 May 2019
One-Year Fellowship in Advancing Undergraduate Science Education
Closed on 15 May 2019
DBT-BIRAC Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG)
Closed on 16 February 2019

Project Undergraduate Teaching and Research