IndiaBiospeak‪s‬ IndiaBioscience: science communication and outreach

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.

(Note: This recording was done over a zoom meeting call due to the pandemic.)

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

IndiaBioscience brings to you the International Grants Awareness Program (iGAP) which aims to improve the success rate for Indian applications at international funding opportunities. Here we explore the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) schemes with Vidita Vaidya (TIFR) and Guntram Bauer (HFSP). They discuss the fundamentals of the HFSP schemes and their insights for prospective applicants.

Learn | Discuss | Succeed

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. 

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

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’.

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