In this reflection, IndiaBioscience Executive Director Siuli Mitra shares insights from the Young Investigators’ Meeting (YIM) 2026 in Pune. She reflects on how mentorship, collaboration, and candid conversations shaped the meeting, where early-career researchers discussed challenges, explored opportunities, and built lasting connections within India’s growing life sciences community.
Long before mathematics became a technical discipline, numbers were contemplated as a key to understanding the universe. From fractals to living patterns, constants like π reveal how nature unfolds through lawful constraint. More than measurement, π links straightness and curvature—quietly shaping form, rhythm, and biological order across scales.
Researchers in Mohali have developed a non-invasive way to stimulate neurons using a biocompatible semiconductor. By modulating calcium signalling without electrodes or magnets, this approach could open new paths for treating neurodegenerative disorders and for building biocomputing systems.
Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. According to global cancer statistics 2022, nearly 20 million new cases were reported with the disease and almost 10 million lost their lives to it. These numbers are predicted to rise to 35 million by 2050. But why is cancer so fatal? The answer lies within the tiniest functional members of our body: cells.
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At the 18th Young Investigators' Meeting held in Pune from 2-6 March 2026, Marileen Dogterom speaks about her career journey through her talk titled, 'Building a Synthetic Cell (Community)'.
This talk was delivered as part of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) Global Lecture Series (GLS).
About the speaker: Marileen Dogterom is a Professor in the Department of Bionanoscience at the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience in TU Delft and Medical Delta Professor at Leiden University. Read more about her here
At the 18th Young Investigators' Meeting held in Pune from 2-6 March 2026, Anna Barron from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore shares her career journey through her talk titled 'Energy, Inflammation and Curiosity: A journey through Brain Metabolism and Discovery'.
This talk was delivered as part of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) Global Lecture Series (GLS).
About the speaker: Anna Barron is an Associate Professor of Neurobiology of Aging and Disease at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Read more about her here
IndiaBioscience in partnership with EMBO held an informational webinar on EMBO Global Investigator Network (GIN) and Young Investigators Programme (YIP). The webinar was aimed at early career life science researchers within six years of setting up their independent lab in India. Gerlind Wallon (EMBO) introduced the programme along with the EMBO GIN selection and evaluation criteria. Budhaditya Mukherjee (IIT-KGP) discussed motivations and experiences of being a Global Investigator.
This podcast episode features Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief of Nature's magazine and research editorial teams.
Speaking with Sreshtha Mondal from IndiaBioscience, Magdalena provides the editorial and publisher's perspective on Nature's policy change from mid-June 2025. Hear her share details about how the decision came through after a period of trial, advice on how to make the best of this decision by reviewers, authors and communicators and a lot more.
This podcast episode features Deepti Jain, Professor and structural biologist at the Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, India.
Speaking with Sreshtha Mondal from IndiaBioscience, Deepti provides an academic’s perspective on Nature's policy change. Hear her share details about the peer review process and its significance for scientific research, how structural biology, as a field, has been practising open research, and more.
This podcast episode features Sridhar Gutam, Principal Scientist at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru and journal manager of the Journal of Horticulture.
Speaking with Sreshtha Mondal from IndiaBioscience, Sridhar provides the policy and the Indian publisher’s perspective on Nature's policy change from mid-June 2025. In this podcast, he situates this decision in the Indian context, shares his views on why scientific publishing should focus on reducing the burden on everyone involved in the process, and how Indian journals can keep up with open access related policies in the domain of scientific publishing and research.
JOYI: Journey of a Young Investigator
(2025 edition)
This collection celebrates the stories of young investigators in attendance at the Young Investigators Meeting (YIM) 2025 held in North India at Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
Foundation for Neglected Disease Research (FNDR) is a not-for-profit biotech R&D organization dedicated to discovering and developing novel therapeutics, diagnostics, and devices for diseases with a high socio-economic impact. Since its inception in 2014, FNDR has generated a portfolio of …
The Research and Development Office (RDO) at Ashoka has been created to provide centralized assistance to Ashoka faculty and researchers towards academic research. This is done through a set of proactive, capacity-building strategies to increase the University’s competitive advantage and …
The DBT/ WT India Alliance (India Alliance) Early Career Fellowship (ECF) is a mentored programme for outstanding recently qualified graduates or those with short postdoctoral experience, and is designed to support their transition to independence. It offers a unique opportunity …
The Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships are designed to build long-term capacity to address global challenges and develop innovative solutions in key priority areas in both India and the U.S. We encourage proposals that are futuristic, innovative and technology focused. Selected scholars …
The aim of ‘Write On—2024’, a science writing competition by IndiaBioscience, is to encourage diverse popular science writing styles among the younger life science researchers and students in India. This booklet is a compilation of all the articles written by the winners of 'Write On—2024'.
You can view or download this booklet from here.
You can find the flip-book here.
Create-it!, the science-art competition 2024, was an exciting initiative by IndiaBioscience supported by HiMedia, which culminated in the creation of this inspiring e-compendium.
This e-compendium features a curated collection of the winning, popular choice, commendable and spotlight entries, offering a captivating glimpse into the diverse and innovative ways in which science and art can intersect.
You can view or download this booklet from here.
Academia-Industry Transitions, Volume - II is a collection of stories and perspectives on the switchover from academia to industry. With articles on a wide range of topics from professional transition stories to collaboration initiatives, this compendium is a comprehensive career resource book for industry aspirants in different phases of their career.
You can read or download this e-book here. You can find the flip-book here.
