Regional YIMs aim to build local networks of scientists and science professionals with an aim to promote regional collaborations and change. The RYIMs are intended to be Young Investigator (YI) driven endeavours that promote networking in local scientific communities and foster collaborative leadership among YIs in the region.

Importantly, RYIMs are expected to be ​‘no-garland’ events, optimized towards a supportive and collaborative environment for the participants, resource personnel and organisers. RYIMs will ensure diversity and representation across gender and other demographics for participants, speakers, panellists and resource personnel.

The Regional Young Investigators’ Meeting (2023−2024), Pilani will be organized at the Birla Institute of Science and Technology (BITS), Pilani and will be conducted across three days (18 January — 20 January 2024).

RYIM Pilani, 2023 – 2024

On behalf of IndiaBioscience and the local organising committee, RYIM Pilani would like to invite all active researchers (final year PhD researchers, postdoctoral fellows, faculty members, young PIs, group leaders, independent investigators, early career researchers, faculty fellows including Ramanujan, Ramalingaswami, DST INSPIRE, India Alliance fellows, senior scientists from academia and industry) and science professionals (science communicators, grants and research managers, educators, clinicians, researchers from incubation centres, start-ups, entrepreneurs). 

RYIM Pilani aims to provide a platform to foster interdisciplinary research in the life sciences in India, and to potentially accelerate novel and impactful discoveries for basic and applied research. 

Meeting Focus Areas

• Foster interdisciplinary research collaboration among research Institutes in Rajasthan and other parts of India

• Provide opportunities for researchers to gain updates on recent developments in the biological sciences in India

• Provide a platform for interaction and networking for PhD researchers and faculty

Meeting Workshop

An IndiaBioscience-led Crafting Your Career (CYC) Workshop for PhD researchers and Postdoctoral fellows

Meeting Format

• Plenary Lectures
• Keynote talks
• Networking sessions
• Poster Presentations
• Panel discussions

Registration is open to PhD researchers, Postdoctoral fellows, faculty, senior scientists, industry scientists, and science professionals (science communicators, grants and research managers, and public engagement professionals).

Registration Fees:

Registration fees: EB, early bird indicates registration before 31 December, 2023.

Students: INR 3000 and INR 2500 (Early Bird)

Faculty: INR 5000 and INR 4000 (Early Bird)

Postdocs: INR 3500 and INR 3000 (Early Bird)

Industry representatives: INR 6000 and INR 5000 (Early Bird)

Click here to register for RYIM Pilani.

Last Date for registration: 10 January 2024

Registration Fee Payment Details 

918010089946355

Please take a screenshot after payment and send it to ryim2024pilani@​gmail.​com.

For queries and clarifications, and enquiries on accommodation, please contact ryim2024pilani@​gmail.​com.

CYC workshop by IndiaBioscience

The Crafting Your Career (CYC) workshop will be held from 10:00 – 13:00 on 20 January 2024 at BITS, Pilani.

For PhD researchers and Postdoctoral fellows attending RYIM Pilani.

To register for the CYC at RYIM Pilani, please fill this form here.

IndiaBioscience workshop trainers: Rohini Karandikar and Shwetha C.

If you are interested in attending the CYC workshop, please indicate this in the registration form for the meeting and register for the workshop using the CYC form. Participants will be selected on a first-come, first-serve basis. IndiaBioscience will aim to include as many participants as possible.

More information on CYC can be found here.