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.

Columns

The growing Indian biopharmaceutical industry: its requirements and endeavours
Ibani Kapur & Navodita Jain
The advent of the era of biopharmaceuticals - pharmaceuticals of biological origin, has brought in an industry that requires an indigenous workforce specialising in biological sciences. What is the skill set that a job in biopharma industry requires? Leadership Conclave held during the Biosimilar Workshop at ICT Mumbai brainstormed on the question and presented its requirements to educational bodies and policymakers.
Posted on Feb 15, 2019 in Health & Medicine, Pharmacology, Interdiscipline, Teaching, Undergraduate & Industry
Botanical Tree-Thinking: a card game to teach plant evolution
Bharti D K
What if playing or trading cards had information of the natural world? Educators suggest that it could induce "tree-thinking" - the understanding of evolution using phylogenetic trees. This article discusses the use of playing cards as teaching tools to piece together key events in plant evolution.
Posted on Jan 25, 2019 in Evolutionary Biology, Plant Biology, Botany, Teaching, Undergraduate & Research

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

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
How questions types reveal student thinking
Anusha Krishnan

Authors of a recent study published in the journal CBE-Life Sciences Education argue that when evaluating students, it isn't a matter of ‘asking the right questions’; instead, the challenge lies in asking questions the right way.
Posted on Sep 05, 2017 in Teaching & Undergraduate

Events

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
Events
VIIth National Training Programme on Entrepreneurship Development and Management
28 Jan 2019 – 08 Feb 2019
Other in Gujarat, India
Registrations/applications Closed on 12 January

Jobs

Post Graduate Teachers (PGTs) – Biology
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (An Autonomous Organization under MHRD) invites online applications from Indian citizens for recruitment to the post of Post Graduate Teachers for the year 2019. Age limit: Not exceeding 40 years For more details click here
Closed on 14 February
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
Associate Professor Vacancy at Saurashtra University
Saurashtra University
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Saurashtra University is hiring for associate professor vacancy. Interested candidates with MSc Biotechnology, MSc Microbiology can walk in for an interview on 4th February, 2019
Closed on 04 February
Saurashtra University

Project Faculty
Environment Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI)
Hyderabad, Telangana Closed on 31 January
Multiple teaching positions at D Y Patil International University
D Y Patil International University
Pune, Maharashtra Closed on 31 January
PhD position in Biological Sciences
Ashoka University
Delhi & NCR, India Closed on 15 December 2018

Grants

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)
Science and Engineering Research Board
This 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 funded institution such as IITs, IISc, IISERS, National …
Closed on 15 March 2018
Science and Engineering Research Board

Summer Research Fellowship Programme 2018
Closed on 30 November 2017
Focus Area Science Technology Summer Fellowship [FAST-SF] – 2018
Closed on 30 November 2017
University of Adelaide – Indian Student Accelerator Scholarships, Australia – 2018
Open Deadline

Sravanti Uppaluri & Divya Uma