12.00 - 14.00
Lunch
Programme
Similar to the earlier editions, this meeting will be divided into two parts. The first part — Young Investigators’ Meeting (YIM) will commence from the afternoon of 13 February 2023. This will feature:
1. Mentor talks by internationally renowned scientists both from India and abroad
2. Panel discussions and breakout sessions on various topics pertinent to young researchers
3. Young Investigator (YI) and Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF) poster presentations and group activities with time to interact and network
4. Special Talks
The Postdoctoral Fellows (PDF) Satellite Meeting will begin from 16 February 2023 for all postdoctoral attendees and directors/vice chancellors/institutional representatives of various institutions and universities. For a day and a half, there will be networking sessions, short talks by the directors/vice chancellors and talks by PDFs. The PDFs also get a chance to present their posters.
PDF participants are expected to stay for the complete duration of the meeting (YIM and PDF Satellite Meeting) from 13 – 17 February 2023, while YI participants to attend the entire duration of the main YI meeting (13−15 February 2023).
Note: The programme below might undergo minor changes in the lead-up to YIM 2023.
13 February 2023
DAY 1: Young Investigators’ Meeting 2023
14.00 - 14.15
Welcome Note
Satyajit Mayor, National Centre for Biological Sciences — TIFR, Bengaluru
14.15 - 14.45
Keynote address
Rajesh S Gokhale, Department of Biotechnology, GoI, New Delhi
14.45 - 15.15
Reconstituting membrane biology and consolidating a career in science
Thomas Pucadyil, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune
15.15 - 15.45
Staying in shape: Lessons from budding yeast
Krishnaveni Mishra, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
15.45 - 16.00
Engaging Communities, Enabling Change
Shantala Hari Dass, IndiaBioscience, Bengaluru
16.00 - 16.30
Tea/ Coffee
16.30 - 16.45
Support for International Research Collaborations from HFSP
Guntram Bauer, Human Frontier Science Program, France
16.45 - 17.45
Sustainable solutions for Indian ecosystem
Hema Somanathan, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram; Krishnaveni Mishra, University of Hyderabad; Roop Mallik, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay; Tamal Das, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad; Moderator: Bhuvan Pathak, Ahmedabad University
17.45 - 18.45
Draw Your Science
Ipsa Jain, Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru
18:45 - 20.00
YI Poster session
20.00 onwards
Dinner
14 February 2023
DAY 2: Young Investigators’ Meeting 2023
This day YIM 2023 will take place on the Ahmedabad University campus. Transport to Ahmedabad University will be provided from IIT Gandhinagar Guest House for all attendees.
09.00 - 10.00
Travel to Ahmedabad University
10.00 - 10.30
Tea/ Coffee
10.30 - 11:00
Unravelling the Mechanobiology of Collective Cell Dynamics: An Interdisciplinary Journey
Tamal Das, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad
11.00 - 12.00
Building a diverse funding portfolio
Guntram Bauer, Human Frontier Science Program; LS Shashidhara, Ashoka University; Madhvi Joshi, Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre; Vandana Gambhir, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune; Moderator: Sharmishta Mujumdar, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
12.00 - 13.00
How did I end up where I am now? A glimpse in my scientific journey…and through the cell
Anne Spang, Universität Basel, Switzerland
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14.00 - 14:30
Impact of Vaccines - Public Health and Society
Kapil Maithal, Zydus Lifesciences, Ahemadabad
14.30 - 15.00
Guarding cytosol against intruders
Anirban Banerjee, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
15:00 - 16.00
Engaging with public health challenges
Anirban B, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay; Kapil Maithal, Zydus Lifesciences, Ahmedabad; Karishma Kaushik, Savitribai Phule Pune University; Rakesh Mishra, Tata Institute for Genetics and Society, Bengaluru;
Moderator: Rashna Bhandari, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad16.00 - 17:30
Tea + PDF Poster session
17.30 - 18.00
Funding Opportunities at India Alliance
Debashis Mitra, DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance, Hyderabad
18.00 - 19.00
Setting and maintaining boundaries
19.00 onwards
Dinner at Ahmedabad University
20.30
Depart from Ahmedabad University
15 February 2023
DAY 3: Young Investigators’ Meeting 2023
09.00 - 09.30
Tales from a web and a hive
Hema Somanathan, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram
09.30 - 10.30
Building your identity
10.30 - 11.00
Life Sciences Research - Opportunities For The Near Future
K VijayRaghavan, NCBS — TIFR, Bengaluru
11.00 - 11.30
Tea/ Coffee
11.30 - 11.45
EMBO and India: Connecting Life Scientists
Vid Nukala, EMBO, Germany
11.45 - 12.45
Science and Society
Carsten Janke, Institut Curie; Sarah Iqbal, FAST India & Superheroes Against Superbugs; Smita Jain, Cactus Communications; Suhel Quader, Nature Conservation Foundation
Moderator: Aditya Parekh, IndiaBioscience12.45 - 15.45
Lunch + Adalaj step wells
15.45 - 16.15
From brains to yeast and back again - my scientific journey
Carsten Janke, Institut Curie, France
16.15 - 16.45
Evolution of a PI jumping to learn ... & learning to jump!
Sharmistha Majumdar, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
16.45 - 18.00
YI Poster session + Tea/ Coffee
18.00 - 18.30
15 years of YIM - The Road Ahead
18.30 - 18.45
Summary by YIM organiser
18.45 - 19.00
Closing remarks
19.00 - 20.00
YI - PDF interaction time
20.00 onwards
Social mixer with Dinner
16 February 2023
DAY 4: PDF Satellite Meeting
09.00 - 09.10
Introduction to the PDF Satellite Meeting
09.10 - 10.10
Institutional Talks Session 1
Rajat Moona, Indian Institute Of Technology Gandhinagar; Raghu Padinjat, National Centre for Biological Sciences — TIFR, Bengaluru; Maneesha Inamdar, Institute For Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, Bengaluru; Rakesh Mishra, Tata Institute for Genetics and Society , Bengaluru; Suhel Quader, Nature Conservation Foundation, Measure
10.10 - 11.00
PDF Talks Session 1
10 PDFs talk — 5 mins each
11.00 - 11.30
Tea/ Coffee
11.30 - 12.20
Institutional Talks Session 2
Subeer Majumdar, Gujarat Biotechnology University, Gandhinagar; Dibyendu Sarkar, CSIR – Institute Of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh; Manjula Rao, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, Visakhapatnam; Sudhanshu Vrati,Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad;Hema Somanathan, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram
Mitali Mukerji, IIT Jodhpur;12.20 - 13.10
PDF Talks Session 2
10 PDFs talk — 5 mins each
13.10 - 14.00
Lunch
14.00 - 14.50
PDF Talks Session 3
10 PDFs talk — 5 mins each
14.50 - 15.40
Institutional Talks Session 3
Kasturi Mitra, Ashoka University, Sonipat; Satish Rao, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal; Ullas Kolthur, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad; Usha Vijayaraghavan, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru; Mohan Wani, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune
15.40 - 16.20
PDF Talks Session 4
10 PDFs talk — 5 mins each
16.20 - 18.20
PDF Poster Session with Tea/ Coffee
19.30 onwards
Dinner and informal discussion
17 February 2023
DAY 5: PDF Satellite Meeting
This day YIM 2023 will take place on the Ahmedabad University campus. Transport to Ahmedabad University will be provided from IIT Gandhinagar Guest House for all attendees.
08.45
Deposit room keys
09.30 - 10.30
Travel to Ahmedabad University
10.30 - 11.00
Deposit luggage & Assemble at venue
11.00 - 11.50
Institutional Talks Session 4
Anuradha Vaidya, Symbiosis School of Biological Sciences, Pune; Naibedya Chattopadhyay, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow; Balaji Prakash, Ahmedabad University; Pushpa Robin, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda; Vinay Nandicoori, CSIR – Centre For Cellular And Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
11.50 - 12.50
PDF Poster Session with Tea/Coffee
12.50 - 13.50
PDF - Institutional Heads Open Session
13.50 - 14.10
Closing remarks to the PDF Satellite Meeting
14.10 onwards
Interaction with Institutional Heads, lunch and departure from Ahmedabad University
15.00
End of PDF Satellite Meeting
