2+ week, 3+ day ago  (133+ words) A childhood fascination with the image of a scientist led Budhaditya Mukherjee, an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) and an EMBO Global Investigator Network (EMBO GIN) awardee, to a career studying one of the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (452+ words) From biochemistry to shaping innovation ecosystems, this Resilience and Representation in Research article traces Shreya Malik's journey across industry, research, and policy spaces. Now Program Head " Life Sciences at Wadhwani Innovation Network, Wadhwani Foundation, she reflects on mentorship, .. ....

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (40+ words) Every second Sunday, The Scicomm Synapse brings science to life through conversations with researchers and communicators. From career journeys to curiosity-driven insights, their student-led initiative bridges scientists and society, celebrating diverse paths in STEM while fostering scientific te. .....

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (39+ words) From the earliest cell membranes to whale echolocation and plant waterproofing, lipids have quietly shaped the evolution of life. This article explores how these versatile molecules enabled containment, communication, adaptation, and survival across diverse organisms, revealing an often-overlooke. .....

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (45+ words) The traditional patent model relies on high sales volumes to recoup costs, a mechanism that directly contradicts the global need to conserve our last-resort antibiotics. This article by Umeshkumar explores the "stewardship paradox" and argues for delinkage models to align…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (608+ words) In this reflection, Manoj Saxena revisits conversations sparked during YIM 2026 and a train journey afterwards to examine India's evolving innovation ecosystem. From team science and biomanufacturing ambitions to fragmented execution, funding gaps, and barriers faced by returning scientists, the. .....

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (437+ words) From teaching classrooms to building a hands-on research culture, Tahsin Bennur from Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology & Biotechnology, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, shares her journey of mentoring students into independent thinkers. Set within a teaching-focused. .....

2+ mon, 18+ hour ago  (198+ words) In this piece, moderator Sanchari Banerjee (Sai Life Sciences, Hyderabad) reflects on the panel "Balancing the Equation: Motherhood, Career Shifts, and Success in STEMM, hosted by India Bioscience on 25 November 2025. The discussion highlights mentorship, work'life integration, and systemic chang. .....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (184+ words) This article is part of the Journey of a Young Investigator (JOYI) 2026 series, highlighting Amrita Saxena's journey shaped by curiosity, mentorship, and unexpected turns. Now an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied and Health Sciences, Ramaiah…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (245+ words) A missed detail on a petri dish became a reminder: Not every anomaly is noise. A puzzling observation in a petri dish became a lens to examine how discovery often begins with observation, not hypotheses. This piece by Navneet Shahi…...