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  In a rat race for certificates

  Hansika

  Receiving a certificate of excellence after an immersive learning experience or a job well done can be quite gratifying. But is a free-for-all distribution of certificates without evaluating the recipients justified? Are we chasing (or worse, fueling) a culture where certificates seem to trump learning gains? This article highlights the systematic spread of falsehoods associated with certificates in the Indian education system and the ways in which students can be protected from it.

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  Reflecting on the journey and impact of the "Crafting your Career" program

  Smita Jain

  The Crafting Your Career (CYC) program started at IndiaBioscience in 2019. Its goal was to raise awareness among life science students and postdoctoral researchers about the different science careers in India, to help them identify their true calling and develop skills to navigate their career paths with confidence. Earlier this year, we did a survey to assess its impact on the participants of the program and received an overwhelming response. Here is the story of the genesis of CYC and its impact.

• YIM 2021: Zooming forward

  Yashika Kapoor

  Posted on Jun 07, 2021 in YIM, Young Investigators, Events

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• Call for a national strategy to make biomedical research more human-relevant

  P Surat

  Posted on May 10, 2021 in Health & Medicine, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Policy, Events

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• YIM 2021 - A word from the organisers

  Shreya Ghosh

  Posted on Mar 17, 2021 in YIM, Young Investigators, Events

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  IN CONVERSATION with IGNITE #6

  Suchibrata Borah & Shahid Jameel

  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.

  The 6^th conversation of this series is with a well-known American researcher, author, speaker, and consultant James J. Collins who is considered the ​“Father of Synthetic Biology”.
  

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  IN CONVERSATION with IGNITE #5

  Pavithra Ashok Kumar & Swami Subramaniam

  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.

  The guest of the fifth event in the series is Prabhavathi Fernandes. She is the Chairperson of the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB), US and the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP).
  

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  IN CONVERSATION with IGNITE #4

  Pavithra Ashok Kumar & Ramaswamy Subramanian

  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.

  The guest of the fourth event in the series is Uma Ramakrishnan who is a Professor of Ecology and Evolution at NCBS, TIFR.