IndiaBioscience

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    Ankita Rathore

    IndiaBioscience

    Associate Director

    Ankita Rathore is a results-oriented manager, science and technology (S&T) researcher and science communication practitioner with a diverse portfolio of experiences in India.

    She holds a Bachelor’s in Biomedical Sciences, a Master’s in Toxicology, and a PhD in S&T Communication from CSIR-NIScPR, New Delhi. Ankita’s career has included roles such as Research Officer in Regulatory Toxicology at CIB-RC, Junior Research Fellow at INST Mohali, Assistant Manager- Operations, and previously, for two years as a Program Manager-Science Communication at IndiaBioscience.

    Ankita’s multidisciplinary expertise and commitment to advancing science communication and research infrastructure continue to drive her impactful contributions to the science ecosystem in India.

    ankita [at] indiabioscience [dot] org

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    Arushi Batra

    IndiaBioscience

    Program Manager - Digital Initiatives

    Arushi is a passionate and accomplished genome informatician with a background in genomics. She is pursuing her Ph.D. at CSIR-IGIB, New Delhi, where she focuses on understanding the genomics of Intellectual disabilities and has developed a strong foundation in scientific expertise. However, her intrinsic motivation to bridge the gap between scientists and the broader community has led her to explore opportunities beyond the laboratory, delving into the realm of science communication.

    With her new role as a Program Manager (Digital Initiatives) at IBS, she is enthusiastic about driving the organization's digital initiatives forward.

    arushi [at] indiabioscience [dot] org

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    Karishma Kaushik

    IndiaBioscience

    Executive Director

    Karishma is a physician-scientist who has led and been involved in a range of initiatives across the scientific landscape in India.

    After her MBBS and MD in Clinical Microbiology from the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Karishma moved to the US to pursue a PhD. She completed her PhD at the University of Texas at Austin and returned to India as a Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellow. She ran her independent research group at Savitribai Phule Pune University from 2018-2023.

    As Executive Director, IndiaBioscience from 2023-2025, Karishma expanded the reach, footprint, and impact of IndiaBioscience, by facilitating the scientific ecosystem across India, and fostering partnerships between communities in India and across the world.

    karishma [at] indiabioscience [dot] org

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    Manjula Harikrishna

    IndiaBioscience

    Program Manager - Community Building

    Manjula holds a Master's degree in Microbiology and an MBA in Human Resource Management. She has been an integral part of the IndiaBioscience team since 2016, working closely with the life science community, optimising processes, and contributing to numerous projects. Currently, she leads the 'Community Building' initiative striving to find innovative ways to engage and expand the community. She manages projects like IndiaBioscience Outreach Grants (IOG), expanding the life scientist (LS) database. She is also actively involved in our outreach activities, workshops, conferences, building resource materials and extensively involved in organising our flagship event - the Young Investigator Meeting (YIM).

    manjula [at] indiabioscience [dot] org

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    Moumita Mazumdar

    IndiaBioscience

    Program Manager – Science Communication

    Moumita comes from a background in microbiology and science communication, with expertise in science writing and audio-visual content creation. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Science Communication at CSIR-NIScPR, New Delhi, where her research focuses on strategies to combat misinformation in India. In her role as Program Manager (Science Communication) at IndiaBioscience, she is eager to drive the organisation’s science communication initiatives forward. Apart from science, she is passionate about travelling through the less-travelled roads!

    moumita [at] indiabioscience [dot] org

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    Shwetha C

    IndiaBioscience

    Junior Executive - Accounts and Administration, IndiaBioscience

    Shwetha graduated with an M.Com and joined IndiaBioscience in 2018. She manages the finances of all the initiatives at IndiaBioscience. She plays a key role raising indents, evaluating vendor proposals and coordinates with the accounts and purchase departments at NCBS. She manages logistics including transportation, reimbursements, bill processing and settlements. She also shoulders office administrative responsibilities such as maintaining records of hardware and equipment, posting on website classifieds, maintaining social media memberships among many other miscellaneous duties as needed.

    shwetha [at] indiabioscience [dot] org

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