Sci-ROI@India Virtual Launch Event
18-19 February, 2022
Sci-ROI@India is excited to announce a virtual launch event during February 18-19, 2022 for young Indian STEM professionals from all over the world.
We aim to introduce our programs and events catering towards the major focus areas of Sci-ROI@India during this launch event , i.e. collaboration, mentorship and scientific discourse that enables successful launch of early-career researchers in Indian STEM.
Top experts from the Indian scientific community will attend the event to assist early-career scientists gain more insights on research, funding, collaborative, mentorship opportunities in various STEM sectors in India. Panel discussions will be supplemented with multitude of pre-recorded talks and breakout rooms for networking! Early-career STEM professionals in India will also get a platform to showcase their work in any field of STEM in both academic and non-academic areas.
REGISTRATION FOR THE EVENT IS FREE AND CAN BE DONE HERE.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 17, 2022
WHO CAN ATTEND?
Early-career Indian STEM professionals who are trying to establish themselves independently in various STEM sectors in India
Undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars of Indian origin are also encouraged to attend to learn more about current trends in Indian STEM
EVENT AGENDA
NOTE: Pre-recorded presentations from successful recipients of early-career grants in India are available in the description for Session 4. Please click on the ‘+’ sign next to the Session 4 (Early Career Grants in India) name to access the presentations.
Keynote Session on Feb 18, 2022 @ 7 PM IST: Dr. Harish Iyer, India Country Lead, Health R&D & Deputy Director, Digital and Health Innovations at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Dr. Harish Iyer is India Country Lead, Health R&D and Deputy Director, Digital & Health Innovations at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, working in the India Country Office.
Dr. Iyer is deeply interested in the role of innovation, science and technology in improving public health & accelerating economic development. He is a strategic partner between Indian researchers, global partners and the Foundation’s Global Health team in critical R&D work including in vaccine-preventable diseases, understanding causes of childhood mortality, new approaches to treating neglected diseases and life science partnerships. Prior to his role at the Foundation, Harish was the CEO of Shantha Biotech (2011-2015). Dr. Iyer has also worked in various R&D roles in several biotech companies including as Head of R&D at Biocon, and in various technical roles at Biogen-IDEC and Genentech.
After getting his education in the USA and then working there for some time, he returned to India and contributed significantly to Indian STEM. Young researchers wishing to come back to India will benefit a lot from hearing about his journey, and researchers who are already back in India will get motivated by hearing about his contribution to Indian STEM.
Session 1 on Feb 18, 2022 @ 7:30 PM IST: A Conversation with Forerunners in Indian STEM
Panelists for the session:
Dr. Gagandeep Kang, Professor, Dept. of Gastrointestinal Sciences, CMC Vellore
Dr. Rohini Godbole, Professor, Center for High Energy Physics, IISc, Bangalore
Dr. Kankan Bhattacharyya, Professor, Physical Chemistry, IISER-Bhopal
Dr. Somak Raychaudhury, Director, IUCAA
Dr. R. Nagarajan, Professor, Chemical Engineering, IIT-Madras
Session 2 on Feb 18, 2022 @ 9 PM IST: Science Showcase for Early-Career STEM Professionals in India
Session 3 on Feb 19, 2022 @ 8:30 AM IST: Panel Discussion on "Collaboration in Indian STEM: Academia, Industry & Beyond"
Panelists for the session:
Dr. Mirage Singh, Program Manager, National Biopharma Mission, DBT-BIRAC
Dr. Kavita Singh, Director South Asia (India) at Drug for Neglected Diseases Initiative ( DNDi)
Dr. Ipsita Roy, Professor, Department of Biotechnology, NIPER
Ms. Kavitha Iyer Rodrigues, Founder & CEO, Zumutor Biologics
Session 4 on Feb 19, 2022 @ 10 AM IST: Pre-recordings, Panel Discussion & Breakout rooms on "Early-Career Grants in India"
Panelists for the session who are early-career fellows:
Dr. Subashika Govindan, India Alliance Early-Career Fellow, IIT Madras
Pre-recorded presentation with successful tips and strategies for IA Early Career Fellowship
Dr. Amrita Pattanaik, Assistant Professor, MAHE-Manipal Institute of Virology (ICMR grant awardee)
Pre-recorded presentation with successful tips and strategies for ICMR research grant
Dr. Atul Kumar, Assistant Professor, IISER-Bhopal (DBT IYBA awardee)
Pre-recorded presentation with successfull tips and strategies for DBT IYBA award
Dr. Ashutosh Srivastava, Assistant Professor, IIT-Gandhinagar (SERB SRG awardee)
Pre-recorded presentation with successful tips and strategies for SERB Start-up Grant
Dr. Kumardeep Chaudhury, Scientist, IGIB (CSIR Research grants)
Pre-recorded presentation with successful tips and strategies for CSIR Grants
Panelists for the session who are from funding agencies:
Dr. Madhavan Chalat, Senior Grants Advisor, India Alliance
Dr. T. Thangaradjou, Scientist ‘F’, Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
Dr. L K Sharma, Scientist ‘F’, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Session 5 on Feb 19, 2022 @ 7:30 PM IST: Live Presentation & Panel Discussion on "Mentorship for Return2India STEM Professionals"
Panelists and Speakers for the Session:
Dr. Meenakshi Munshi, Former Adviser/Scientist G, DBT
Dr. Poonam Thakur, Assistant Professor, IISER-Thiruvananthapuram
Dr. Raunak Bardia, Researcher, Shell India
Dr. Somasish Ghosh Dastidar, Assistant Professor, MAHE-KMC
Dr. Darshana Joshi, Founder & CEO, Vigyanshaala International
Session 6 on Feb 19, 2022 @ 9 PM IST: Panel Discussion on "Undergraduate Research Mentorship in India"
Panelists for the session:
Dr. Urmila Kulkarni-Kale, Professor, SPPU, India
Dr. Jayanth Vyasanakere, Assistant Professor, Physics, Azim Premji University
Dr. Kaneenika Sinha, Associate Professor, Maths, IISER-Pune
Dr. Lakshmi Revathi Perumalsamy, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Institute Of Higher Education and Research
Dr. Sheeba Vasu, Convenor, JNCASR SRFP-2020 & Associate Professor, Nueroscience, JNCASR
SPEAKERS & PANELISTS
Dr. Raunak Bardia
Researcher, Scientific Image Analysis and Simulations, Shell
Dr. Kankan Bhattacharyya
Professor, Physical Chemistry, IISER-Bhopal
Dr. Madhavan Chalat
Senior Grants Advisor, DBT/ Wellcome Trust India Alliance
Dr. Kumardeep Chaudhary
Senior Scientist, IGIB
Dr. Rohini Godbole
Professor, Center for High Energy Physics, Indian Institute of Science
Dr. Somasish Ghosh Dastidar
Assistant Professor at Center for Molecular Neurosciences, MAHE
Dr. Subashika Govindan
Wellcome DBT early career research Fellow, IIT Madras
Dr. Harish Iyer
India Country Lead, Health R&D and Deputy Director, Digital & Health Innovations at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Ms. Kavitha Iyer Rodrigues
CEO at Zumutor Biologics Inc.
Dr. Darshana Joshi
Founder & CEO, VigyanShaala International
Dr. Urmila Kulkarni-Kale
Information Scientist (Bioinformatics Centre), Savitribai Phule Pune University
Dr. Atul Kumar
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, IISER-Bhopal
Dr. Gagandeep Kang
Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College
Dr. Meenakshi Munshi
Former Adviser/Scientist G, Head HRD & Societal Program Division, DBT
Dr. R. Nagarajan
Professor & HOD, Chemical Engineering, IIT-Madras
Dr. Amrita Pattanaik
Assistant Professor, Manipal Institute of Virology, MAHE
Dr. Somak Raychaudhury
Director, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA)
Dr. Lakshmi Revathi Perumalsamy
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences, SRIHER
Dr. Ipsita Roy
Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, NIPER
Dr. L.K Sharma
Scientist E, Division of Biomedical Informatics, ICMR
Dr. Kavita Singh
Director South Asia (India) at Drug for Neglected Diseases Initiative ( DNDi)
Dr. Miraje Singh
Program Manager National Biopharma Mission DBT BIRAC
Dr. Kaneenika Sinha
Associate Professor, Mathematics, IISER-Pune
Dr. Ashutosh Srivastava
Assistant Professor, Biological Engineering, IIT-Gandhinagar
Dr. T. Thangaradjou
Scientist F, Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB)
Dr. Poonam Thakur
Assistant Professor, School of Biology, IISER- Thiruvananthapuram
Dr. Sheeba Vasu
Associate Professor, Neuroscience Unit, JNCASR
Dr. Jayanth Vyasanakere
Assistant Professor, Physics, Azim Premji University