IndiaBiospeaks

In this series of podcasts, we will chat with mentors across various life-science fields. We will talk to mentors who paved their way into unconventional career paths breaking the stereotypes, mentors who successfully led startups/businesses in the life sciences, mentors who found love for science management and administration, and of course the ones who made research look cool.

In this second episode, from the series, we have Deepanwita Chattopadhyay as our guest. She is the Chairman & CEO of the IKP knowledge park which is a premier research park and incubator in India. She is a key figure in developing this first Life Science Research Park in India.

Guest: Deepanwita Chattopadhyay

Host: Suchibrata Borah

Planning: Shantala Hari Dass, Suchibrata Borah

Editing: Suchibrata Borah

This podcast was recorded in April 2020

In this series, we talk to experts to understand various aspects of the current COVID-19 outbreak, the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, and research endeavours in this field. This episode is the first part of a two-part conversation where Shantala Hari Dass (IndiaBioscience, Bangalore) talks to Sitabhra Sinha (Institute of Mathematical Science, Chennai) to understand how to build mathematical models of disease transmission in order to understand the numbers and statistics associated with the current COVID-19 outbreak.

IndiaBioscience brings to you the International Grants Awareness Program (iGAP) which aims to improve the success rate for Indian applications at international funding opportunities- for some of which India even contributes towards. Here we explore the DAAD's binational doctoral degree or sandwich scholarship in a conversation between Sapana Sharma and Shivam Yadav. Sapana and Shivam have been awarded the scholarship in 2020 and 2017 respectively.

Credits:

Scripting and production: Sapana Sharma, Shivam Yadavand Zill-e-Anam

Guidance: Shantala Hari Dass

Editing and Design: Moumita Mazumdar

In this series of podcasts, we will chat with mentors across various life-science fields. We will talk to mentors who paved their way into unconventional career paths breaking the stereotypes, mentors who successfully led startups/businesses in the life sciences, mentors who found love for science management and administration, and of course the ones who made research look cool.

In this first episode, we have Prof. LS Shashidhara as our guest. He is a developmental biologist and Professor at IISER Pune and is currently on lien to Ashoka University. He is an associate member of the European Molecular Biology Organization and the President of the International Union of Biological Sciences. He has received multiple national and international recognition.

Guest: L S Shashidhara

Host: Suchibrata Borah

Team: Shantala Hari Dass, Smita Jain, Suchibrata Borah

Editing: Suchibrata Borah

This is the twelfth "informational interview" in the season on Crafting your Career in science. Here IndiaBioscience chats with Zeba Khatri, a Managing Editor at Cactus Communications. In this conversation, she discusses her journey as a scientific editor and insights into the field- a professional space where she has donned multiple hats.

Credits: Scripting and Recording: Speaker & Shantala Hari Dass, Editing: Moumita Mazumdar

(Note to listeners: This recording was done during the COVID-19 lockdown over a zoom meeting call. This has resulted in a slightly diminished audio quality with some mild disturbances in the recording, compared to a studio-quality recording.)

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IndiaBioscience brings to you the International Grants Awareness Program (iGAP) which aims to improve the success rate for Indian applications at international funding opportunities- for some of which India even contributes towards. Here we explore the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) schemes.

In the second episode in this series, we talk to two experts- Vidita Vaidya (TIFR), who has been a member of the HFSP Fellowship application review committee in the past, and Guntram Bauer, from the funding agency-i.e HFSP. They discuss the fundamentals of the HFSP schemes and their insights for prospective applicants.

For more information on HFSP schemes, visit our previous webinars (1,2).

Learn | Discuss | Succeed

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Credits:

Content & Recording: Guest Speakers, Bhawana George & Shantala Hari Dass

Editing & Design: Moumita Mazumdar

In this episode, Lakshmi, Shreya and Smita discuss the art of writing quality cover letters and the difference they make to a job application. They also discuss some practical tips to keep in mind while preparing and appearing for an interview.

Please find some more resources linked below:

1. The Commandments of Cover Letter Creation by Peter Fiske
2. Writing a winning cover letter by John K. Borchardt
3. Job applications: Under the covers by Lesley Evans Ogden
4. How to Answer the 31 Most Common Interview Questions (The Muse)
5. Interviewing for Scientific Jobs by Susan Arellano
6. How to Prepare for an Interview (Collection, Science)

Disha - a career resource book for life science and biotechnology students by Dr. Suman Govil

Mental health is a serious concern in academia, across the world and at all levels of professionals. There is an increasing global push to acknowledge and bring discussions on mental health to the forefront ('out of the closet'), and seek and share individual and collective solutions to support and promote the mental well-being of academic professionals. This dialogue is an initiative to create awareness and de-stigmatise mental health to make science in India a more inclusive and a supportive place.

This discussion addressed issues around mental health, particular those that are relevant to early and mid-career faculty. Featuring Sandhya Visweswariah, Maitrayee DasGupta, Imroze Khan and Hansika Kapoor, this discussion was moderated by Karishma Kaushik and Mayuri Rege.

In part 4 of this conversation, the panellists and moderators discuss barriers to getting help.

Please find curated resources on mental health here: https://indiabioscience.org/resources-on-mental-health

Mental health is a serious concern in academia, across the world and at all levels of professionals. There is an increasing global push to acknowledge and bring discussions on mental health to the forefront ('out of the closet'), and seek and share individual and collective solutions to support and promote the mental well-being of academic professionals. This dialogue is an initiative to create awareness and de-stigmatise mental health to make science in India a more inclusive and a supportive place.

This discussion addressed issues around mental health, particular those that are relevant to early and mid-career faculty. Featuring Sandhya Visweswariah, Maitrayee DasGupta, Imroze Khan and Hansika Kapoor, this discussion was moderated by Karishma Kaushik and Mayuri Rege.

In part 3 of this conversation, the panellists and moderators talk about challenges around 'research funding' and 'organisational culture'.

Please find curated resources on mental health here: https://indiabioscience.org/resources-on-mental-health

Mental health is a serious concern in academia, across the world and at all levels of professionals. There is an increasing global push to acknowledge and bring discussions on mental health to the forefront ('out of the closet'), and seek and share individual and collective solutions to support and promote the mental well-being of academic professionals. This dialogue is an initiative to create awareness and de-stigmatize mental health to make science in India a more inclusive and a supportive place.

This discussion addressed issues around mental health, particular those that are relevant to early and mid-career faculty. Featuring Sandhya Visweswariah, Maitrayee DasGupta, Imroze Khan and Hansika Kapoor, this discussion was moderated by Karishma Kaushik and Mayuri Rege.

In part 2 of this conversation, the panellists and moderators talk about 'new group challenges'.

Please find curated resources on mental health here: https://indiabioscience.org/resources-on-mental-health