Programme

PDF Meeting 2021 virtual meeting will feature:

  • Short talks followed by interaction with representatives from institutions across India.
  • Panel discussions on topics pertinent to postdoctoral fellows about to embark on independent research careers
  • Networking sessions

18 May 2021

DAY 1: PDF Meeting 2021

  • 17:30 - 17:35

    Welcome by YIM Organiser (along with housekeeping instructions)


  • 17:35 - 17:40

    Introduction to IndiaBioscience: Engaging Communities, Enabling Change


  • 17:40 - 17:45

    Opening Remarks





  • 18:45 - 19:05

    IISc, Bengaluru by Usha Vijayraghavan (Dean of Biological Sciences, IISc)


  • 19:05 - 19:25

    JNU, New Delhi by Suneel Kateriya (Professor and Director, Research & Development, JNU)


  • 19:25 - 19:30

    Break


  • 19:30- 20:30

    Starting Out as a Young Investigator in India [Panellist: Deepak Modi (NIRRH), Gitanjali Yadav (NIPGR), Nishad Matange (IISER Pune), Soumen Basak (NII) | Moderator: Karishma Kaushik (Savitribai Phule Pune University) & Vasudharani Devanathan (IISER Tirupati)]

19 May 2021

DAY 2: PDF Meeting 2021

  • 16:10-17:20

    Screening of YIM2021 Panel Discussion on Indian & International Funding Scenarios & Opportunities [(Panellist: Meenakshi Munshi (DBT), Vasan Sambandamurthy (DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance), Sanjay Mishra (DST), Balachandar Venkatesan (SERB) | Moderator: Vasudharani Devanathan (IISER Tirupati)]

    Note: this is a recording not a live session. This video will be screened on the official IndiaBioscience YouTube channel


  • 17:30 - 17:35

    Welcome by YIM Organiser (along with housekeeping instructions)




  • 18:15 - 18:35

    Gujarat Biotechnology University, Gandhinagar by David Gray (Member of Interim Academic Council)




  • 19:15 - 19:20

    Break


  • 19:20 - 20:00

    Networking Session 1 [Participating Institutional Representatives: Anindita Bhadra (IISER Kolkata), Chetan Gadgil (NCL), Colin Jamora (inStem), Deepak Nair (RCB), Dhiraj Bhatia (IIT GN), Mukesh Jain (JNU), Mukund Thattai (NCBS-TIFR), Sanjeev Galande (SNU), Subba Rao Gangi Setty (IISc), Amrita Sadarangani/ David Gray (GBU), Yogendra Sharma/Sridhar Srinivas Tirumalai (IISER Berhampur)]

20 May 2021

DAY 3: PDF Meeting 2021


  • 17:30 - 17:35

    Welcome by YIM Organiser (along with housekeeping instructions)


  • 17:35 - 17:55

    Ashoka University by Shahid Jameel (Director, Trivedi School of Biosciences)




  • 18:35 - 18:55

    IIT Mandi by Venkat Krishnan (Dean (SRIC) and Associate Professor, IIT Mandi)



  • 19:15 - 19:20

    Break


  • 19:20 - 20:20

    Navigating the Academic Job Market: How, What, and When? [Panellist: BJ Rao (IISER Tirupati), Jyotsna Dhawan (CCMB), Rashna Bhandari (CDFD), LS Shashidhara (Ashoka University) | Moderator: Imroze Khan (Ashoka University)]

21 May 2021

DAY 4: PDF Meeting 2021


  • 17:30 - 17:35

    Welcome by YIM Organiser (along with housekeeping instructions)




  • 18:15 - 18:35

    Amity University by W. Selvamurthy (President, Amity Science, Technology & Innovation Foundation & Chancellor, Amity University, Chhattisgarh)



  • 18:55 - 19:15

    Krea University by S Sivakumar (Divisional Chair Sciences, Krea University)


  • 19:15 - 19:20

    Concluding Remarks


  • 19:25-19:55

    Networking Session 2 [Participating Institutional Representatives: Anup Padmanabhan (Ashoka University), Aprotim Mazumder (TIFR H), Arindam Maitra (NIBMG), Deepa Subramanyam (NCCS), Prosenjit Mondal (IIT Mandi), Raghunand R Tirumalai (CCMB), Rashna Bhandari (CDFD), Shivani Jadeja +Lakshman Varanasi (Krea University), Sushmita Jha (IITJ), W. Selvamurthy+ Rajiv Sharma (Amity University)]