12.00 - 14.00
Lunch | Registration
Check in to Courtyard Marriott, Bhopal
Programme
Similar to the earlier editions, this meeting will be divided into two parts. The first part — the Young Investigators’ Meeting (YIM) will commence on the afternoon of 11 March 2024. This will feature:
1. Mentor talks by internationally renowned scientists both from India and abroad
2. Round table discussions 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 on 14 March 2024 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 11 – 15 March 2024, while YI participants are to attend the entire duration of the main YI meeting (11−13 March 2024).
Note: The programme below might undergo minor changes in the lead-up to YIM 2024.
11 March 2024
DAY 1: Young Investigators’ Meeting 2024 (Courtyard Marriott, Bhopal)
14.00 - 14.15
Welcome Note
IndiaBioscience Board Member
14.15 - 14.45
Keynote address
Rajesh S Gokhale, Department of Biotechnology, GoI, New Delhi
14.45 - 15.15
Engaging Communities, Enabling Change
Karishma Kaushik, Executive Director, IndiaBioscience
15.15 - 15.30
TBA
15.30 - 16.00
Tea | Coffee | Light refreshments
16.00 - 16.30
What does the National Research Foundation mean for life science funding in India?
Sanjay Mishra, Senior Advisor to GoI
16.30 - 16.45
Digital footprint at YIM 2024
Arushi Batra, IndiaBioscience
16.45 - 17.30
The icebreaker at YIM 2024
17.30 - 18.00
TBA
Anindita Bhadra, IISER Kolkata
18:00 - 19.30
TBA
19.30 onwards
Dinner
12 March 2024
DAY 2: Young Investigators’ Meeting 2024
This day YIM 2024 will be held at the IISER Bhopal campus. Transport to IISER Bhopal will be provided from Courtyard Marriott, Bhopal for all attendees.
07.30 - 09.00
Breakfast at Courtyard Marriott, Bhopal
09.00 - 10.00
Travel to IISER Bhopal
Participants to carry their posters
10.00 - 10.30
TBA
Abhijit Majumder, IIT Bombay
10.30 - 11.00
Tea | Coffee | Light refreshments
11.00 - 11.30
Advances in Microscopy | Zeiss
11.30 - 12.15
International Funding for scientists in India
AvH | EMBO | HFSP
12.15 - 13:00
Poster session for 20 YIs
13.00 - 14.00
Lunch at IISER Bhopal
14.00 - 15:00
Workshops at YIM 2024
Workshop for YIs: How can YIs engage with science journalism in India? Nature India | Science Journalism Association of India
Workshop for PDFs: Research Ethics | Taylor and Francis15.00 - 15:30
TBA
Andrew Lynn, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
15.30 - 15.45
Education at IndiaBioscience
Vijeta Raghuram, IndiaBioscience
15.45 - 16.15
Education
(SNU, APU?)
16.15 - 16.45
Tea | Coffee | Light refreshments
16.45 - 17:30
DEI in science in India
17:30 - 19:00
Walking tour of IISER Bhopal
19:00 - 20:30
Banquet dinner | Cultural program
IISER Bhopal
13 March 2024
DAY 3: Young Investigators’ Meeting 2024 (Courtyard Marriott, Bhopal)
09.00 - 09.30
TBA
09.30 - 10.00
Global Health? Lab Efficiency?
10.00 - 10.15
How can YIs and PDFs engage with Science communication at IndiaBioscience?
Ankita Rathore, IndiaBioscience
10.15 - 10.30
IndiaBioscience Outreach Grants
Manjula Harikrishna, IndiaBioscience
10.30 - 11.00
CARBON in a box | An ‘Exhibition in a box’ demonstration Science Gallery Bengaluru
11.00 - 11.30
Tea | Coffee | Light refreshments
11.30 - 12.00
TBA
12.00 - 12.30
Translation? Incubation parks?
12.30 - 13.00
TBA
13.00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:30
Science Policy in India
Chagun Basha
14:30 - 15:00
Science Advocacy | Sangath Bhopal | Anant Bhan
15:00 - 16:00
The role of YIs and PDFs in transforming science in India
16:00 - 16:30
Tea | Coffee | Light refreshments
16:30 - 17:15
Poster session for 20 YIs (odd numbers)
17:15 - 17:45
Summary of YIM 2024 and the year ahead for IndiaBioscience
Karishma Kaushik and Shwetha C, IndiaBioscience
17:45 - 18:15
Closing remarks
IndiaBioscience Board Member
18:15 - 19:00
YI - PDF mixer
19:00
Dinner
14 March 2024
DAY 4: PDF Satellite Meeting (Courtyard Marriott, Bhopal)
09.00 - 09.10
Introduction to the PDF Satellite Meeting
09.10 - 10.10
Institutional Talks Session 1
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
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
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
15 March 2024
DAY 5: PDF Satellite Meeting (Courtyard Marriott, Bhopal)
09.00 - 10.00
Institutional Talks Session 4
10.00 - 11.30
PDF Poster Session with Tea/Coffee
11.30 - 12.30
PDF-Institutional Heads Open Session
12.30 - 12.45
Closing remarks to the PDF Satellite Meeting
12.45 onwards
Interaction with Institutional Heads, lunch and departure from Courtyard Marriott, Bhopal
14.00 onwards
End of PDF Satellite Meeting