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Sandhya’s gusto for guts and affirmative action
A researcher at IISc talks about how she lobbied to modify the tenure policies for new mothers at her institute, her pathbreaking research on ‘familial diarrhoeal disease’ and the importance of partnering with clinicians.
September 28th 2018
Podcast: In conversation with Suhita Nadkarni
Suhita talks about her formative years in neuroscience research at the Salk Institute, establishing her own lab and forming a unique neuroscience collective in India
September 20th 2018
Comic: Prerna uses physics to understand the biological membranes
The Interpreter of the Infinitesimal
September 13th 2018
Coming Back to the Fold with Mahalakshmi
A photo-essay describing the tools and techniques used by a biophysicist to understand how the membrane proteins fold
September 6th 2018
Profile of rocket scientist BP Dakshayani – where BBC went wrong
A quick summary of an interesting ‘twiscussion’ about a recent BBC article profiling Indian rocket scientist, BP Dakshayani.
September 5th 2018
VR Lalithambika, on Launching Humans into Space
Mission Director Dr. V.R. Lalithambika doesn’t make much of the fanfare surrounding the mission to launch humans to space by 2022. I got the rare chance to sit down with her, accompanied by ISRO’s head of public relations.
September 4th 2018
Podcast: In conversation with Aparna Mukherjee
Aparna Mukherjee shares her research on developing novel methods to diagnose and treat paediatric tuberculosis
August 30th 2018
Sucharita’s Guide to Preventing Diabetes
A clinical physiologist hopes her lifestyle intervention program can help prediabetics, athletes and elderly people.
August 24th 2018
Suparna searches for forgotten foods
A researcher from Gurgaon is documenting living knowledge about traditional foods.
August 16th 2018
COMIC: Pinky studies the science of ‘taste’
A neurobiologist is trying to understand how organisms use taste to make feeding decisions.
August 9th 2018