12:00 - 14:00
Registration
Programme
Similar to the earlier editions, this meeting will happen in two parts.
The first part — the Young Investigators’ Meeting (YIM) will be held between 22 February — 24 February 2027. This featured:
1. Mentor talks by scientists from India and overseas
2. Special talks on a range of topics
3. Breakout sessions on challenges faced by early career researchers
4. Scientific poster sessions by YIs and PDFs
5. Informal networking sessions
The second part of YIM 2027 — the Postdoctoral Fellows (PDF) Satellite Meeting will be held on 25 February and 26 February 2027 for all postdoctoral attendees and Directors/Deans/Vice Chancellors/institutional representatives of various institutions and universities. This will feature:
1. Institutional talks by Directors/Vice Chancellors
2. Lightning talks by PDFs
3. Mentorship circles on navigating funding for research and administrative and infrastructural challenges in India
4. Networking sessions with institutional leaders looking to hire new faculty
5. Poster sessions by PDFs
PDF participants stayed for the entire duration of the meeting (YIM and PDF Satellite Meeting) from 22 – 26 February 2027, YI participants have to attend the first three days of the YIM from 22 – 24 February 2027.
Programme to be updated.
22 February 2027
DAY 1: Young Investigators’ Meeting 2027
Moderator: Siuli Mitra, IndiaBioscience
14:00 - 14:10
Engaging Communities, Enabling Change
Siuli Mitra, IndiaBioscience
14:10 - 14:20
Welcome note
LS Shashidhara, Adviser, IndiaBioscience
15:10-15:40
To be Confirmed
Biju Viswanath, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
15:40-16:10
Decoding the Language of Plant Immunity: Calcium, Caterpillars and a Journey in Science
Jyothilakshmi Vadassery, NIPGR, Delhi
16:10 - 16:30
Networking Break
16:30 -17:00
Head in the clouds and feet on the ground: Autophagy laboratory @ JNCASR
Ravi Manjithaya, JNCASR
17:30 - 19:00
Getting Started as a PI: Framing the Problem
19:00 - 20:30
Dinner
20:30 - 21:30
Networking mixer (YIs + PDFs only)
23 February 2027
DAY 2: Young Investigators’ Meeting 2026
Moderator: Rhitoban Raychoudhury, IISER Mohali
08:00 - 9:00
Breakfast
10:00 - 10:15
Funding opportunities at DBT/WT India Alliance
Apurva Sarin, DBT/WT India Alliance, Hyderabad
10:15 - 10:30
Funding at CSIR
Shweta Pant, CSIR Hqs
10:30 - 10:45
Funding at ICMR
Kriti Sikri, ICMR Hqs
10:45 - 11:30
Networking Break | Tea break
11:30 - 11:45
The European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) programmes and activities for life science researchers in India
Leonor TG Ruivo, EMBO, Germany
11:45 - 12:00
Human Frontier Science Programme (HFSP) funding schemes for life science researchers in India
Rashna Bhandari, BRIC-CDFD, Hyderabad
12:15 - 13:00
Ask Me Anything: Funding for life science and biotechnology research in India
All funding agency representatives
13:00 - 14:00
Group photo | Lunch
14:00 - 15:30
Grants Writing and Management
Anna Barron, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
15:30 - 16:00
Networking Break | Tea break
16:00 - 16:30
To be Confirmed
Graça Raposo, Institut Curie, France
16:30 - 17:00
Bridging the gap: Redefining academia–industry collaboration in India’s life sciences ecosystem
Tapasya Srivastava, Delhi University
17:00 - 17:20
Research Management
Ajay Pillai, BRIC-NCCS, Pune
17:20 - 19:00
PDF Poster Session
19:00 onwards
Dinner
24 February 2027
DAY 3: Young Investigators’ Meeting 2027
Moderator: Poonam Thakur, IISER Thiruvananthapuram
08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast
Sandipani Hometel, Symbiosis International (Deemed University),Pune
09:30 - 10:00
Science and Serendipity
Hema Somanathan, IISER Thiruvananthapuram
11:00 - 11:30
Networking Break
11:30 - 11:50
From the Laboratory to the Living Room: Why Public Engagement with Science Matters
T V Venkateswaran, IISER Mohali
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
15:50 - 17:00
Beyond the bench: Mentorship and building meaningful research careers
17:00 - 17:30
Networking Break
17:30 - 17:40
Summary of YIM 2027
Siuli Mitra, IndiaBioscience
17:40 - 17:50
Closing remarks
Saman Habib, Adviser, IndiaBioscience
17:50 - 19:30
YI Poster Session
19:30 onwards
Banquet Dinner
25 February 2027
DAY 4: PDF Satellite Meeting
Moderator: Sivasubramanian R, BRIC-NABI, Mohali
08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast
09:30 - 09:40
Introduction to the PDF Satellite Meeting
Rashna Bhandari, BRIC-CDFD, IndiaBioscience Adviser
09:40 - 10:40
Institutional talks session 1
10:40 - 11:10
Networking Break | Tea break
11:10 - 12:00
PDF talks session 1
10 PDF Participants
12:00 - 13:00
Institutional talks session 2
13:00 - 14:00
Group photo and Lunch
14:00 - 14:50
PDF talks session 2
10 PDF Participants
14:50 - 15:50
Institutional talks session 3
15:50 - 16:20
Networking Break
16:20 - 17:10
PDF talks session 3
10 PDF Participants
17:10 - 18:00
Mentorship circles by Institutional representatives: Hiring policies & practices at Indian institutions
PDFs and Institutional representatives
18:00 - 19:00
PDF poster session
19:30 onwards
Dinner
26 February 2027
DAY 5: PDF Satellite Meeting
Moderator: Moumita Mazumdar, IndiaBioscience
08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast
09:30 - 10:30
Institutional talks session 4
10:30 - 11:00
Networking Break
11:00 - 11:50
PDF talks session 4
10 PDF Participants
11:50 - 12:45
Mentorship circles by Institutional representatives: Administrative and infrastructural challenges
PDFs and Institutional representatives
12:45 - 13:00
Closing remarks to the PDF Satellite Meeting
Roop Mallik, Adviser, IndiaBioscience
13:05 - 14:00
Group photo and Lunch | Departure
14:00
End of PDF Satellite Meeting