From lab-bench to a desk at India Alliance

At 15, I was sure I wanted to do a PhD. Biology intrigued me, I thought DNA replication was more symphonic than Beethoven's 5th, and a career discovering fundamental truths was a privilege. When my postdoc-stint did not go my way, I started exploring other things in which I could combine my interest of science and education. This is when I realised that there were career choices beyond a life in academia!

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Anil Kumar Challa | 30 DEC 2011

Low budget digital microscopy for schools and informal learning environments.

When I began interacting with children (elementary to high school) in Hyderabad, I realized that it was not very easy to get them excited about biology.  This was especially visible when one saw the excitement that chemistry experiments created.  I could even bring some excitement into astronomy using the open-source 'Stellarium' software.

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Aurnab Ghose | 09 OCT 2009 | filed under : Jobs

Perspective on finding a job and starting a lab in India
I started looking for an Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in research-led institutions in India in early 2007 hoping to get one by the third quarter of the year leaving me sufficient time to wind up my affairs and return by the end of the year.

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Dr Vishakha Mangale | 26 JUNE 2010 | filed under: Jobs

Making a Transition from Academia to Industry.

Completely new arena of bright career has opened up in India. Biotechnology sector is offering deserving candidate jobs in their own country, with salaries that can match global market.

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Dr. Anuradha Lohia | 07 OCT 2009 | filed under : Grants

Fun in Funding! The Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance
The Wellcome Trust-DBT India Alliance, an independent, public charitable trust based in India that has been recently established by the Wellcome Trust (UK) and the Government of India’s Department of Biotechnology.

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Dr. Savita Ayyar

This is a time of tremendous expansion in Indian science and the mood is one of optimism, change and opportunity for scientists. It is important to appreciate that India today has tremendous possibilities not just for science per se, but for the extended range of activities that are now needed to sustain cutting-edge scientific research.

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Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed | 07 MAR 2011 | filed under : Jobs

Cutting-edge Technology Platforms in India

C-CAMP is a new center in Bangalore that provides access to cutting-edge technologies in the life sciences.  Learn what it has to offer..

 

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Jonaki Sen | 08 OCT 2009 | filed under : Jobs

Coming as a pair: Finding jobs and managing careers in India

My husband Amitabha Bandyopadhyay and I decided towards the beginning of 2005 that we would be looking for jobs in India. Two factors mainly contributed to this decision:

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Jyotsna Dhawan | 01 OCT 2009 | filed under : Jobs

inStem : The new stem cell institute at Bangalore

The Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), is an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, located at and nurtured by the NCBS, 

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K. Guruswamy | 17 JUN 2010 | filed under: Education

The Exciting Science Group, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune

K. Guruswamy introducing the "Exciting Science Group", which aims to connect scientists with high school students and teachers in Pune.

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