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• My story of a successful Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) Young Investigator Grant

  

  Dhananjay Huilgol, a Senior Research Associate at Duke University, United States of America (USA), studied the progenitor basis of neuronal diversification in the mammalian brain during his postdoctoral training. In this article, he shares his story of the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) Young Investigator Grant.

  Posted on Oct 07, 2024 in Neuroscience, Other, Science, Career Development & Personal Experience

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• Building my own multidisciplinary research nest

  

  Indumathi Sathisaran is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioscience and Engineering at National Institute of Technology Calicut. In this final article of the Journey Of Young Investigator (JOYI) 2024 series, she shares her journey of doing science in India and her inclination towards multidisciplinary research.

  Posted on Sep 16, 2024 in Other, Science, Networking, Women in Science, Personal Experience & Young Investigators

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• I studied computer science and became a neuroscientist

  

  Shyam Kumar Sudhakar is an Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at the Krea University, Andhra Pradesh. In this eighth article of the Journey Of Young Investigator (JOYI) 2024 series, he shares his career transition from computer science to neuroscience and the importance of interdisciplinary and computational skills in life sciences.

  Posted on Sep 09, 2024 in Neuroscience, Science, Personal Experience, Young Investigators & Interdisciplinarity

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• From grassroots innovation to ocean frontiers: My path to marine biotechnology

  

  Neelam Kungwani is an Assistant Professor at the Gujarat Biotechnology University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. In this seventh article of the Journey Of Young Investigator (JOYI) 2024 series, she shares her unconventional path from research to innovation and academia, highlighting the challenges of establishing a research laboratory in marine biotechnology without post-doctoral experience outside India.

  Posted on Aug 30, 2024 in Other, Women in Science, Personal Experience & Young Investigators

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• 10 Women, 10 Questions: Akriti Sondhi

  

  Akriti Sondhi is a contemporary artist currently working on a bio-art project called ‘soft-earth’. She is also a commercial and fine art photographer and explores alternative photography methods. In this interview, she reflects on her experience of working with living organisms as an artistic medium and the intersection of science and art.

  Posted on Aug 26, 2024 in Microbiology, Other, Science Communication, Women in Science & Personal Experience

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• Musings to beginnings of the Metabolites Lab

  

  Nithya Kutty is an Assistant Professor at the MIT World Peace University, Pune. In this sixth article of the Journey Of Young Investigator (JOYI) 2024 series, she shares her unique academic journey, highlighting the challenges and triumphs of setting up a research lab from scratch while balancing personal and professional responsibilities.

  Posted on Aug 19, 2024 in Other, Personal Experience, YIM & Young Investigators

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• How I turned rejection into an opportunity through the EMBO Travel Grant

  

  Bharat Bhusan Patnaik is as an Associate Professor at the PG Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology at Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, Odisha. In 2024, he received the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) Travel Grant for his presentation at the EMBO workshop: Establishing state-of-the-art mollusc genomics held at the University of Namur, Belgium. In this article, he shares his story of a failure that turned into a successful EMBO Travel Grant.

  Posted on Aug 05, 2024 in Other, Networking, Funding & Personal Experience

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