Lakshmi Ganesan
Program Manager, Digital Initiatives
IndiaBioscience in partnership with Presidency University, Kolkata, presents a hands-on workshop for selected participants and an open session featuring career talks by distinguished science professionals.
Session 1 | Hands-on Training by the IndiaBioscience Team | 9:30
AM — 1:15 PM
More opportunities than ever are present today in the science ecosystem. The morning session will feature hands-on training by IndiaBioscience designed to provide the requisite knowledge, tools, and techniques for students to navigate and craft their career path. This session will be conducted for 100 selected participants.
Session 2 | Career Talks by Science Professionals |
2:00 PM — 5:30 PM
The afternoon session will feature career talks by various science professionals across the spectrum, followed by a panel discussion on science careers. This session is open to all those who register.
(Session 1)
Hands-on Training on Crafting your Career by the IndiaBioscience Team
Program Manager, Digital Initiatives
Program Manager - Science Communication
(Session 2)
Career Talks by Science Professionals and Discussion Panel
Abhik Saha, Assistant Professor and a Wellcome Trust / DBT India Alliance Fellow, Dept. of Life Science, Presidency University, Kolkata
Debjani Saha, Group Product Manager at Premas Life Sciences Pvt Ltd., New Delhi
Maitrayee DasGupta, Professor, Molecular Cell Biology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata
Mohammad Atif Alam, Senior Business Development and Project Manager, C‑CAMP, Bengaluru
Nidhan K. Biswas, Assistant Professor, National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani
Sarah Iqbal, Lead, Science Communication & Public Engagement, The Wellcome Trust / DBT India Alliance, New Delhi
Registration
Introduction to the workshop and trainers
Session 1: Hands-on Workshop on Crafting your Career by IndiaBioscience
Tea / Coffee and Snacks
Session 1: Hands-on Workshop on Crafting your Career by IndiaBioscience (continued)
Lunch
Remarks by Anuradha Lohia, Vice Chancellor, Presidency University
"An Educator's Journey: Lessons Learned from Microbes", talk by Abhik Saha
Career talk by Debjani Saha
Career talk by Maitrayee DasGupta
Tea / Coffee and Snacks
Career talk by Mohammad Atif Alam
"Decision matters: my journey from biology to informatics", talk by Nidhan K. Biswas
Career talk by Sarah Iqbal
Panel Discussion and Concluding Remarks & Sharing Experiences (students)
Tea and Departure
Online registration for this event is now closed.
Registration on-the-site will begin at 9 AM on Fri, Sep 20, for all participants who are selected to attend.
Please use the form above to register for the workshop. Please note that 100 participants will be selected for session 1 of the workshop which entails the hands-on training by the IndiaBioscience team. Selection of candidates for session 1 is on the basis of students’ answers to the question on ‘motivation to attend workshop’ on the registration form. The career talks in session 2 are open to all who register.
Please note that a registration fee of INR 300 will be collected to support event logistics. Once registered online, you can complete the payment by cash at the registration counter on the day of the event. Registration for the event (sessions 1 and 2) will be completed upon filling the form and making the payment.
Program Manager, Digital Initiatives
Address: P.C. Mahalanobis Hall, 86, 1, College St, Calcutta University Rd, Kolkata, West Bengal 700073
Email: cyc2019kolkata@gmail.com
Phone: +91 8017086495
Website: https://presiuniv.ac.in/web
P.C. Mahalanobis Hall, Presidency University, 86, 1, College St, Calcutta University Rd, Kolkata, West Bengal 700073
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