Topic of Webinar

Date

1

Starting out: Going from Research Project to Research Program

• Defining and expanding focus areas 
• Seeking collaborations
• Hiring and recruitment 
• Building a strategy for publications 
• Planning purchases, equipment, field-work 
• Navigating administrative and institutional/​teaching roles

26 May 2023 

2

Beyond the sanction order: Understanding Research Grants and Diverse Funding Sources 

• Understanding a grant 
• What to know when working with an RDO or Grants Office
• Philanthropic/​CSR funds 
• Other sources of funds
• Foreign funding rules 

23 June 2023

3

To be noted: Research Documentation and Reproducibility for YIs

• Why is reproducibility important? Why do we need a framework for reproducibility?
• Data organization and management
• How to overcome challenges of integrating reproducible research practices in life science laboratories
• Best practices to follow for lab notebooks, data storage, back up of data
• Research ethics

28 July 2023

4

Publish, but don’t Perish: Navigating Academic Publishing for YIs

• Navigating the current model (albeit suboptimal)
• APCs from India, waivers, LMIC countries, Preprints, Plan S 
• Paper Mills, Citation Cartels, Predatory journals 
• Open Science: Beyond open access 

25 August 2023

5

Like it or not: Social Media and Digital Networking for YIs

• Digital media for professional development
• Rules and hazards of engagement
• How to leverage a social media presence to enhance research and career goals
• Building and maintaining a lab website with basic tools

29 September 2023

6

Mentoring 101: Building a positive lab culture

• Mentoring basics
• Challenges and difficult conversations 
• Seeking solutions and opportunities 
• The role of active listening in lab culture
• Work-life boundaries
• DEI in lab environments 

20 October 2023

7

A lab beyond the lab: How can YIs leverage common research infrastructure and incubation parks in India?

• Common research infrastructures in India
• How can academic YIs leverage incubation parks? 
• How can we build or design open and sustainable infrastructure for life-sciences in India?

24 November 2023

8

Scientist-Founders: Building Industry or Market Collaborations and Partnerships

• What is Industrial collaboration?
• What kind of research attracts industrial collaboration?
• Where does one find industrial funding?
• What is the expected outcome of a project based on industrial funding?
• Joint academia-industry grants?

13 December 2023

9

Academia-Clinical Collaborations: Beyond samples and datasets

• What should clinical collaborations look like?
• How can they be leveraged to impact patient outcomes 
• Building academia-clinical collaborations to be two way approaches
• Seeking funding for clinical collaborations
• Scientific and medical ethics in academia-clinical collaborations

19 January 2024

10

Going full circle: The why and how of public engagement, citizen science and outreach 

• How does scientist-driven outreach in India stand as of now?
• Taking public science engagement in India further
• Scientific social responsibility
• How can outreach make you a better scientist?

16 February 2024

11

Science and Policy: How can and why should YIs get involved?

• Why should YIs be involved in science policy?
• How can scientific research be bridged with policy? (animal rights, genetics) 
• How can YIs contribute to national policy discussions and conversations?
• Science policy forums and discussions in India 
• STIP 2020 and what it can mean for doing science in India

28 March 2024