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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Teaching scientific writing to college students
Lakshmi Supriya
Reading and writing science is an important component of scientific training. It prepares students for an academic career and adds to their soft skills. Writing literature review is a great way to practice the organisation of scientific ideas into an informative, rational piece. Peer review assessment of the piece leads to collective learning. In this article, we discuss how these skills can be introduced in an undergraduate classroom.
Posted on Apr 19, 2019 in Health & Medicine, Biology, Teaching, Undergraduate & Science communication
Science Education in Marathi at HBCSE
Rohini Karandikar
For the last four decades, the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) has been steadily pushing science education for primary and secondary school children in both rural and urban areas, through the medium of innovative activities and publications in multiple Indian languages, including Marathi, Hindi, Urdu and English.
Posted on Apr 16, 2019 in Teaching & Science communication

Resources

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!
Impact of Science in Independent India
Indian National Science Academy (INSA) releases a book that offers a look into the impact of science in independent India.

News

An online database of plants in peninsular India
Rohini Krishnamurthy
The Centre for Ecological Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, recently released a website which compiles peer-reviewed information on over 10000 species of plants. The website, which is free to access, was launched on 2 March 2019.
Posted on Mar 11, 2019 in Plant Biology, Environmental Sciences, Ecology & Database/Resource
Igniting young minds–BaSIC-II 2018
Charu D. Rawat
A report of an education camp conducted by the Delhi University in association with the Indian National Science Academy and the Association of Microbiologists of India for the students of a government school in rural Himachal Pradesh.
Posted on May 01, 2018 in Teaching, Undergraduate & Research

Events

Events
National Workshop on Data Analysis
08 May 2019 – 10 May 2019
Official Website →
Workshop focused on Bioinformatics & Computational Biology in Bengaluru, Karnataka
Registrations/applications Deadline 02 May
Events
International Conference on Climate change Impacts Management (CCIM 2019)
18 Feb 2019 – 19 Feb 2019
Official Website →
Conference in Gujarat, India
Registrations/applications Closed on 31 January

Jobs

Education Officer at WWF-India, Mumbai
World Wide Fund for Nature-India
WWF India, one of the country’s largest conservation organizations is looking for a self-motivated and enthusiastic young Education Officer-Ek Prithvi at its Maharashtra State office. Our Environmental Education programmes are aimed at raising public awareness on conservation issues. Increasingly, programmes …
Closed on 21 April
World Wide Fund for Nature-India
Biostatistics Lecturer
National Institute of Unani Medicine
MSc Biochemistry and Biostatistics Lecturer (biostatistics) job opportunity for eligible candidates at National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM). Interested candidates with msc background in biochemistry and biostatistics are encouraged to apply for the vacancy. Age: Not exceeding 35 years as on …
Closed on 22 April
National Institute of Unani Medicine

Assistant Professor, Botany in Government Arts, Science & Commerce College, GES
Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC)
Gujarat, India Closed on 20 April
Post Graduate Teachers (PGTs) – Biology
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
Noida Closed on 14 February
Associate Professor Vacancy at Saurashtra University
Saurashtra University
Gujarat, India Closed on 04 February

Grants

One-Year Fellowship in Advancing Undergraduate Science Education
Dr. Reddy’s Institute of Life Sciences
With an aim of improving and enhancing undergraduate life sciences education in the Greater Hyderabad region, the Center for Advancement of Research Skills (CARS) at Dr. Reddy’s Institute of Life Sciences (DRILS) is announcing a one-year fellowship to mentor and …
Deadline 15 May
Dr. Reddy’s Institute of Life Sciences
DBT-BIRAC Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG)
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council
14th Call for Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG), funded by DBT-BIRAC, Govt. of India is now OPEN till 16th February 2019 5 PM. The grant is intended to stimulate commercialization of research discoveries/innovative ideas that may be in the nascent stage by …
Closed on 16 February
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council

Teacher Associateship for Research Excellence (TARE)
Closed on 15 March 2018
Summer Research Fellowship Programme 2018
Closed on 30 November 2017
Focus Area Science Technology Summer Fellowship [FAST-SF] – 2018
Closed on 30 November 2017

Mugdha Mohkhedkar, Roshni Shetty, Sahana Gangadharan, BP Kailash & Mousami Shinde