IndiaBiospeaks

Should Indian institutes have an equivalent of a recruitment cell for PhDs and Postdocs as well? Why should we have more awareness about career paths other than academia? How is the Indian scenario for science writers as a profession?

Laasya Samhita, a former postdoctoral researcher from the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, has addressed these questions in our latest podcast of #RadioPDF.

If you are a postdoc in India and would like to be a part of this podcast series, drop us a note at indiabiospeaks@​indiabioscience.​org!

Stay tuned for more updates from Radio PDF!

Credits:

Guest: Laasya Samhita

Host: Suchibrata Borah

Recorded by: Ananthapathmanabhan

Edited by: Moumita Mazumdar

[Laasya Samhita has recently joined as a faculty at Ashoka University, Sonipat. This podcast was recorded before she joined this position]

Why are scientists interested in studying G Protein Coupled Receptors? How could it impact people's lives? What are the Indian researchers doing in this area? Also, how important is mentorship for a postdoctoral fellow? Mithu Baidya, a postdoctoral researcher from IIT Kanpur, has addressed these questions in our latest podcast of #RadioPDF.

If you are a postdoc in India and would like to be a part of this podcast series, drop us a note at indiabiospeaks@​indiabioscience.​org!

Stay tuned for more updates from Radio PDF!

Credits:

Guest: Mithu Baidya

Host: Suchibrata Borah

Produced by Ananthapathmanabhan in collaboration with IndiaBioscience.

Edited and mixed at Scicle Podcast Productions.

IndiaAsksWhy Season 2 is starting soon!

Check out their brand new website indiaaskswhy.org to revisit the season 1 episodes. They have also become an independent platform now.

Utsuka and Jigyasa can't wait to share with you all what they have learned!

So stay tuned for the new fun-filled episodes!

What is your take on gender and science? Why are fewer women doing postdoctoral research compared to PhDs in India? What are the career scopes one can find if interested in Science Policy? Are there enough opportunities in Science Policy in India? We discussed these questions with a postdoctoral scholar Nimita Pandey from the DST-Centre for Policy Research, IISc Bengaluru, who has a special interest in Gender and Science. She shared her thoughts on the above-mentioned topics in this podcast of #RadioPDF

If you are a postdoc in India and would like to be a part of this podcast series, drop us a note at indiabiospeaks@​indiabioscience.​org!

Stay tuned for more updates from Radio PDF!

Credits:

Guest: Nimita Pandey

Host: Suchibrata Borah

Produced by Ananthapathmanabhan in collaboration with IndiaBioscience.

Edited and mixed at Scicle Podcast Productions.

Co-founder of Sree Padmavathi Venkateswara Foundation or SreePVF, Sudha Chadalawada is a rare combination of professional excellence and a generous, kind heart. To serve the community, together with her husband C Nageswara Rao, she founded Sree PVF in 2014. Both are successful medical professionals and alumni of prestigious institutes like Harvard Medical College and Tufts University.

SreePVF has been supporting excellence in medical education and cares and offering awards, donations, and grants to individuals, institutions, societies, and foundations whose aims and activities are in tune with the Foundation.

Sree PVF offers Sree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Research Grant in Biomedical Sciences, launched in 2019, and Sree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Research Grant for Agriculture, which was constituted in 2021.

Visit their website at https://www.sreepadmavathivenkateswarafoundation.org/

Credits

Guest: Sudha Chadalawada

Host: Suchibrata Borah

Editing: Moumita Mazumdar

In this episode, we have a conversation with Niharika Pant, Assistant Professor at the Department of Community Medicine, Seth G S Medical College.

Note: this conversation was recorded in May 2020.

Credits:

Recording: Dhananjay Chaturvedi (NCBS Bangalore)

Artwork: Lakshmi Ganesan (IndiaBioscience)

Editing: Moumita Mazumdar

In this episode, we have a conversation with Chinmay Tumbe, Professor of Economics at IIM Ahmedabad And the author of the book India Moving: A History of Migration

Note: this conversation was recorded in May 2020.

Credits:

Recording: Shantala Hari Dass (IndiaBioscience)

Artwork: Lakshmi Ganesan (IndiaBioscience)

Editing: Moumita Mazumdar

How can one decide whether to do research in India or abroad? What are the non-academic positions one can explore after doing a postdoc? Does having an association help? Dhananjay Chaturvedi, a postdoc from NCBS Bangalore is answering all these questions in this podcast of #RadioPDF.

Credits:

Guest: Dhananjay Chaturvedi, NCBS Bangalore

Host: Suchibrata Borah

Produced by Ananthapathmanabhan in collaboration with IndiaBioscience.

Edited and mixed at Scicle Podcast Productions.

Poster: Moumita Mazumdar

In this episode, meet Ramgopal Vallath, or RamG Vallath, TEDx Speaker, Keynote Speaker, Growth Mindset Coach, Bestselling Author, Co-Founder, and above all, the happiest person he has ever met!! RamG has held leadership positions in many reputed companies such as Titan Industries, HP India, Dell Technology, Airtel, etc., and later, he associated with the Azim Premji Foundation as a founding editor of 'i wonder', which is a very popular science magazine for school teachers in India. He is also leading the Covid Health Response Strategy at the Azim Premji Foundation for the last two years. His third book 'Active Parenting' was out recently. Visit his website https://ramgvallath.com/ & learn more about RamG. His Instagram handle is @ramgvallath.

Credits

Guest: RamG Vallath

Host: Shantala Hari Dass

Concept: Suchibrata Borah

Editing: Moumita Mazumdar

We bring to you conversations with postdoctoral fellows in India wherein they'll talk about their research, career, and some beyond the obvious details about the postdoctoral community in India.

This is an overview of the podcasts releasing starting May 2022.

Credits:

PDFs: Dhananjay Chaturvedi, Laasya Samhita, Mithu Baidya, and Nimita Pandey

IBS Team: Suchibrata Borah, Shantala Hari Dass

Produced by Ananthapathmanabhan in collaboration with IndiaBioscience.

Edited and mixed at Scicle Podcast Productions.