12.00 - 14.00
Lunch | Registration
Check in to Courtyard Marriott, Bhopal
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.
DAY 1: Young Investigators’ Meeting 2024 (Courtyard Marriott, Bhopal)
Lunch | Registration
Check in to Courtyard Marriott, Bhopal
Welcome Note
IndiaBioscience Board Member
Keynote address
Rajesh S Gokhale, Department of Biotechnology, GoI, New Delhi
Engaging Communities, Enabling Change
Karishma Kaushik, Executive Director, IndiaBioscience
TBA
Tea | Coffee | Light refreshments
What does the National Research Foundation mean for life science funding in India?
Sanjay Mishra, Senior Advisor to GoI
Digital footprint at YIM 2024
Arushi Batra, IndiaBioscience
The icebreaker at YIM 2024
TBA
Anindita Bhadra, IISER Kolkata
TBA
Dinner
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.
Breakfast at Courtyard Marriott, Bhopal
Travel to IISER Bhopal
Participants to carry their posters
TBA
Abhijit Majumder, IIT Bombay
Tea | Coffee | Light refreshments
Advances in Microscopy | Zeiss
International Funding for scientists in India
AvH | EMBO | HFSP
Poster session for 20 YIs
Lunch at IISER Bhopal
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 Francis
TBA
Andrew Lynn, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Education at IndiaBioscience
Vijeta Raghuram, IndiaBioscience
Education
(SNU, APU?)
Tea | Coffee | Light refreshments
DEI in science in India
Walking tour of IISER Bhopal
Banquet dinner | Cultural program
IISER Bhopal
DAY 3: Young Investigators’ Meeting 2024 (Courtyard Marriott, Bhopal)
TBA
Global Health? Lab Efficiency?
How can YIs and PDFs engage with Science communication at IndiaBioscience?
Ankita Rathore, IndiaBioscience
IndiaBioscience Outreach Grants
Manjula Harikrishna, IndiaBioscience
CARBON in a box | An ‘Exhibition in a box’ demonstration Science Gallery Bengaluru
Tea | Coffee | Light refreshments
TBA
Translation? Incubation parks?
TBA
Lunch
Science Policy in India
Chagun Basha
Science Advocacy | Sangath Bhopal | Anant Bhan
The role of YIs and PDFs in transforming science in India
Tea | Coffee | Light refreshments
Poster session for 20 YIs (odd numbers)
Summary of YIM 2024 and the year ahead for IndiaBioscience
Karishma Kaushik and Shwetha C, IndiaBioscience
Closing remarks
IndiaBioscience Board Member
YI - PDF mixer
Dinner
DAY 4: PDF Satellite Meeting (Courtyard Marriott, Bhopal)
Introduction to the PDF Satellite Meeting
Institutional Talks Session 1
PDF Talks Session 1
10 PDFs talk — 5 mins each
Tea/ Coffee
Institutional Talks Session 2
PDF Talks Session 2
10 PDFs talk — 5 mins each
Lunch
PDF Talks Session 3
10 PDFs talk — 5 mins each
Institutional Talks Session 3
PDF Talks Session 4
10 PDFs talk — 5 mins each
PDF Poster Session with Tea/ Coffee
Dinner and informal discussion
DAY 5: PDF Satellite Meeting (Courtyard Marriott, Bhopal)
Institutional Talks Session 4
PDF Poster Session with Tea/Coffee
PDF-Institutional Heads Open Session
Closing remarks to the PDF Satellite Meeting
Interaction with Institutional Heads, lunch and departure from Courtyard Marriott, Bhopal
End of PDF Satellite Meeting