16:30 - 16:35
Welcome
Karishma Kaushik, SPPU, Pune
Programme
YIM 2021 virtual meeting will feature:
- Mentor talks by renowned mid-career scientists from India.
- Special talks on leadership, scientific integrity, community outreach and science communication
- Panel discussions and breakout session on topics pertinent to young researchers
- Informal networking session
Please note that this year the Postdoctoral Fellows’ (PDF) Meeting will be conducted separately from the YIM 2021. It is scheduled for May 2021 and the details will be made available shortly on the Postdoctoral Fellows’ Meeting page. Nonetheless, PDF Meeting participants are welcome to attend the YIM as well. Please check the ‘Who can attend’ page for more details.
17 March
DAY 1: Young Investigators’ Meeting 2021
16:35 - 16.40
Housekeeping Instructions
16:40 - 16:45
Introduction to IndiaBioscience: Engaging Communities, Enabling Change
Smita Jain, IndiaBioscience
16.45 - 16.50
Opening Remarks
Satyajit Mayor, NCBS
16:50 - 17:20
Developing Future Leaders
Renu Swarup, Secretary, DBT
17:20 - 17:50
Translational Cancer Research in a Premier Engineering Institute: A Rewarding Journey
Bushra Ateeq, IIT Kanpur
17:55 - 18:55
The Changing Times - Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Scientific Ecosystem
Jyotsna Dhawan, CCMB; Ron Vale, Janelia Research Campus, USA; Sandhya S. Visweswariah, IISc; Shahid Jameel, Ashoka University; Moderator: Rashna Bhandari, CDFD
19:00 - 20:00
How to Steer Your Research and Mentor Students
B Nagaraj, IISER Pune; Lolitika Mandal, IISER Mohali; Vidita Vaidya, TIFR, Mumbai
18 March
DAY 2: Young Investigators’ Meeting 2021
16:30 - 17:00
Lounge
17:00 - 17:05
Introduction to Day 2
17:05 - 17:35
Leveraging the Local
Aurnab Ghose, IISER Pune
17:40 - 18:40
Building a Research Group
Bodhisatta Nandy, IISER Berhampur ; Deepa Agashe, NCBS; Roop Mallik, IIT Bombay; Urmila Kulkarni-Kale, SPPU, Pune; Moderator: Imroze Khan, Ashoka University
18:45 - 19:15
Connecting with Communities
Sarah Iqbal, DBT/ Wellcome Trust India Alliance
19:15 - 19:45
Academic Communication Beyond Publications
Shane Rydquist, Cactus Communications
19:45 - 20:45
Indian & International Funding Scenarios & Opportunities
A.V. Balachandar, SERB; Meenakshi Munshi, DBT; Sanjay Mishra, DST; Vasan Sambandamurthy, India Alliance; Moderator: Vasudharani Devanathan, IISER Tirupati
19 March
DAY 3: Young Investigators’ Meeting 2021
16:30 - 17:00
Lounge
17:00 - 17:05
Introduction to Day 3
17:05 - 17:35
Lessons from adaptive shifts in metabolic and regulatory networks in mycobacteria
Sharmistha Banerjee, University of Hyderabad
17:40 - 18:10
EMBO | IndiaBioscience Online Seminars presents: Good scientific practice - dos and don'ts in life sciences
Reinhard Jahn, Georg August University Göttingen, Germany
18:15 - 19:25
Research Assessment: What is DORA?
Anna Hatch, ASCB; K VijayRaghavan, PSA, Govt of India; Rahul Siddharthan, IMSc; Satyajit Mayor, NCBS; Shahid Jameel, Ashoka University; Moderator: Satyajit Mayor, NCBS
19:30 - 19.50
Interaction with Mentor-1
LS Shashidhara, Ashoka University; Moderator: Karishma Kaushik, SPPU, Pune
19.50 - 20.40
Interaction with Mentors-2
Aurnab Ghose, IISER Pune; B Nagaraj, IISER Pune; Bushra Ateeq, IIT Kanpur; Sharmistha Banerjee, University of Hyderabad; Vidita Vaidya, TIFR, Mumbai;
Moderator: Karishma Kaushik, SPPU, Pune20:40 - 20:45
Closing Remarks
Satyajit Mayor, NCBS
20:45 - 20:55
Announcement of Prizes and Acknowledgements
