The applications for YIM2017 are closed.

The annual Young Investigators’ Meeting (YIM) brings together exceptional young scientists, senior scientists, heads of institutes, and representatives from funding agencies for 3 days of discussions and interactions focusing on science and careers in a broad range of disciplines of biology. The program features illuminating seminars, posters and panel discussions that focus on a wide variety of topics ranging from choosing the right research problem, publishing, personnel management, funding opportunities and mentorship. Senior scientists describe their own scientific journeys providing inspirational as well as amusing anecdotes about their experiences with establishing scientific careers.
YIM 2017 will give an opportunity for the participants to get a flavour of all the different components of the YIM. There will be a diverse assortment of research talks, which would enable participants to absorb the best of all forms of biology. Eminent researchers from India and abroad have been invited as mentors and speakers, whose talks are a mixture of science and career experiences. Other than scientific talks, there will be a series of panel discussions on a wide range of topics — lab and grant management, women in science, collaborations (both inter-academia and academia-industry) and much more.
Since its inception in 2009, the YIM has established its brand in the scientific fraternity. The meeting has created a vibrant atmosphere for outstanding scientific discussions, the exchange of ideas for improving science in India, and catalysing friendships and collaborations between young Indian scientists. We also pair postdocs (PDFs) and junior faculties (YIs) to promote new connections and facilitate a first-hand account of setting up labs in India.
At the end of the YIM, there will be a one and half-day Satellite Meeting that enables our invited postdoctoral fellows to learn about jobs in India and meet Directors/Vice-Chancellors of institutes and universities from across India. Although YIM makes an effort to facilitate job searches for Post-Doctoral fellows (PDFs), it is not a job fair and the bulk of the meeting revolves around doing science in India and the mentoring of young investigators and post-doctoral fellows.

Please write to us at yim2017@​indiabioscience.​org for queries.