As you advance in your career as a member of a growing and thriving life science community, we want to cheer you on by offering you regular doses of inspiration. In this spirit, we bring you "In conversation with IGNITE, the stories behind the science".
Ignite Life Science Foundation, Cactus Communications, and IndiaBioscience have come together to co-host this live online event. In a relaxed and conversational format, the interlocutor for each session will uncover the background story of the work and life of an eminent scientist. This is a platform for you to connect with the stories behind the work of eminent scientists, in preparation for your own journey in science, as students, educators, young scientists, or the science-curious in India.
The 4th conversation of this series, happening on 16 August, 4:00 PM IST, is with a well-known Indian molecular ecologist and biologist Uma Ramakrishnan, who is a Professor of Ecology and Evolution at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bengaluru. Jyotsna Dhawan, the CEO of DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance and a Board Member of the IGNITE Life Sciences Foundation, is the interlocutor for this session.
If you are an independent researcher and haven't yet participated in our survey to assess the issues faced by independent life science researchers in India, we encourage you to do so now. We have heard from ~450 researchers so far. You can help us make the survey more comprehensive and inclusive by being a part of it.
Want to be a part of our team? Check out the two new internship opportunities ( here and here) that will help you engage with the field of life science research and education while developing writing, audio/video editing, organisation, and various other skills. Apply today!
And now, here is the round-up of our activities during the past month. We would love to know what you thought of them. Write to us at hello[at]indiabioscience[dot]org. You can also connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and your favourite podcast apps.
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Crafting Your Career (CYC) workshops
CYC @ IISER Trivandrum
On 21 July 2022, Shantala Hari Dass, Executive Director & Suchibrata Borah, Program Manager - Digital Initiatives, were invited to the 5th National Postdoctoral Symposium 2022 at IISER Trivandrum. They together conducted a workshop on “Pipetting is not your only skill: Identifying your unique niche” as a part of our career development efforts. Hari Dass also delivered a talk on international grants and opportunities for postdocs.
CYC @ NCBS
We conducted another workshop at our very own BLiSC campus on the 29th of July 2022. This full-day session was highly interactive, filled with activities and questions to make the participants think harder about choosing career paths and the process of job applications. Vishal Bhardwaj from C-CAMP joined the workshop to deliver a guest talk on funding opportunities for bioentrepreneurs.
If you wish to host a CYC workshop at your institution, send in your requests to hello[at]indiabioscience[dot]org.
IndiaAsksWhy Season 2 starts very soon! Utsuka and Jigyasa can’t wait to share with you all what they have learned! Check out their brand new website indiaaskswhy.org to revisit the season 1 episodes. They have also become an independent platform now.
Rohit Naniwadekar and his team ran a science outreach project to spread awareness about the vulnerable ecosystems of the Narcondam Islands and sensitise communities who live and work around these areas.
Today, one need not physically visit a library and take down notes on sheaves of paper (which are apt to fly about or clutter one’s workspace!). Various online tools and software applications (apps) have made our lives easier, especially the many helpful apps for researchers.
What happens when an assignment for undergraduates combines learning with creativity and humour? Aniruddha Datta Roy, a faculty from the School of Biological Sciences at NISER, Bhubaneswar, designed such an assignment for his students. He shares his experience in this article.
In the eighth article as part of community voices for international grants and fellowships, Shvaita shares her process of acquiring a fully funded Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) research grant and lessons learnt during the journey.
