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IndiaBioscience IndiaBioscience is a catalyst to promote the culture and practice of the life sciences in India.

IndiaBioscience is a non-profit science outreach initiative created to fulfill the niche gap within the Life Science sector in India. IBS is envisioned to function as a catalyst organization that will invigorate the various activities associated with establishing a strong hold for scientific research on the global scene – this includes recruitment, networking, collaborations, research oriented education and science communication. The very idea for IndiaBioscience stemmed at the first Young Investigator’s Meeting in 2009 where the desperate need for an informational and interactive forum became apparent. Thereby leading to creation of IBS as a platform that caters to the rapidly increasing needs of the life science community in India as well overseas.

Welcome back to , a weekly thread where we bring a curated list of jobs, grants, and events relevant to the Indian life...
22/09/2026

Welcome back to , a weekly thread where we bring a curated list of jobs, grants, and events relevant to the Indian life science community 👩🔬

India’s latest large-scale TB vaccine trial, PreVenTB, tested VPM1002 and Immuvac across 18 sites in six states, involvi...
21/09/2026

India’s latest large-scale TB vaccine trial, PreVenTB, tested VPM1002 and Immuvac across 18 sites in six states, involving 12,717 household contacts. Both vaccines were found to be safe, but neither showed convincing protection against all TB or pulmonary TB.

Read more: https://buff.ly/q3leHCo

VPM1002 did show protection against extrapulmonary TB, with 50.4% efficacy. But the findings also highlight how TB vaccine outcomes can vary across age, nutrition and disease forms. As Rishabh Kachroo writes, vaccines do not enter “empty landscapes”—they enter specific ecologies of risk.

What does this mean for India’s TB elimination efforts? Beyond vaccine development, nutrition, living conditions, contact tracing, preventive treatment and stronger public-health systems remain crucial.

About the image: An Indian folk-art inspired visual interpretation of TB vaccination. Credit: Moumita Mazumdar

We decoded the human genome, but why can't we fix every genetic disease? Because DNA is only the blueprint. To design ef...
17/09/2026

We decoded the human genome, but why can't we fix every genetic disease? Because DNA is only the blueprint. To design effective treatments, scientists must see the tiny protein machines built from those genes, and they're far too small for ordinary microscopes.

🔗 https://buff.ly/72UqPLS

Enter cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). By using electrons instead of light and freezing proteins in vitreous ice, researchers can capture molecular structures at near-atomic resolution, revealing how proteins move, malfunction, and contribute to disease.

From understanding epilepsy to designing precision medicines like Perampanel, cryo-EM is transforming biology by letting scientists photograph life's microscopic machinery, atom by atom. Shantanu S. Visal explains how physics, biology, and engineering come together to reveal the invisible world within our cells.

The original article was published in SciTales by CSIR-CCMB - https://buff.ly/SL7Oaos

About the image: Cellular landscape cross-section through a eukaryotic cell, by Evan Ingersoll & Gael McGill.

Applications for are open!The 19th Young Investigators’ Meeting is bringing together young investigators and postdocto...
16/09/2026

Applications for are open!

The 19th Young Investigators’ Meeting is bringing together young investigators and postdoctoral fellows from India and overseas for five days of scientific exchange, mentorship, networking and collaboration in the life sciences.

📍 Mohali, Punjab
📅 22–26 February 2027
⏰ Apply by: 30 September 2026

Hosted locally by IISER Mohali and National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI).

Not familiar with YIM? Explore these resources to learn more:
📖 Read interviews with YIM attendees over the years: https://indiabioscience.org/indiabioreads/rewind-to-the-young-investigators-meeting-series-2009-2024
🔬 Find out what happened at YIM 2026 in Pune: https://indiabioscience.org/meetings/yim-2027/looking-back-at-yim-2026

👉 Apply now: tinyurl.com/YIM2027

What if light could influence not only our cells, but the microbes living within us? Photobiomodulation (PBM) uses speci...
14/09/2026

What if light could influence not only our cells, but the microbes living within us? Photobiomodulation (PBM) uses specific wavelengths of low-intensity light to influence biological processes and is emerging as a promising non-invasive approach to healthcare.

Read the article written by Prabhat Upadhyay: https://indiabioscience.org/news/2026/light-meets-the-microbiome-a-new-path-for-affordable-healthcare-in-india?x-craft-preview=018965368b355ac9ef40861ca88119d83bf941a1791fbfb34aed8e4308b8ab97gldpbrlhmw&token=nmxUNGIqWJNfoCRZ7y--yvaP9j1UpFVC

Beyond wound healing and pain management, researchers are exploring PBM’s antimicrobial effects and its potential to influence the gut microbiome. Emerging evidence suggests light may affect microbial activity and metabolism, opening new questions around the gut–muscle axis and host–microbe interactions.

For India, PBM’s potential lies in its non-invasive, device-based and potentially scalable nature. But clinical validation, standardised protocols and interdisciplinary research are essential before it can become part of mainstream care.

About the image: Indian folk-art-inspired digital illustration that blends Indian visual with modern scientific imagery, depicting the emerging possibilities of photobiomodulation and the use of carefully calibrated light in non-invasive healthcare. Credit: Moumita Mazumdar

🚨 Deadline Extended!Moving from the bench to leading your own lab comes with a steep learning curve. The EMBO × IndiaBio...
09/09/2026

🚨 Deadline Extended!

Moving from the bench to leading your own lab comes with a steep learning curve. The EMBO × IndiaBioscience “Starting Your Own Lab” online course is designed to help junior group leaders navigate this transition with practical skills in lab leadership, hiring, resource management, delegation, negotiation and team building.

👩‍🔬 Trainers: Petra Pandur & David Lescheid
📅 28–30 October 2026 | Online
👥 18 places | For junior group leaders within their first 5 years of starting a lab
⏰ New deadline: 14 September 2026

🔗 Apply now: https://buff.ly/AA0Ap5M

Supported by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.

What if the same gene can behave differently in humans and mice? At BRIC-inStem, EMBO Global Investigator Awardee, Bhava...
07/09/2026

What if the same gene can behave differently in humans and mice? At BRIC-inStem, EMBO Global Investigator Awardee, Bhavana Muralidharan’s research is challenging assumptions about conserved genes and revealing how human-specific regulatory networks shape brain development.

Her lab studies neurodevelopmental disorders including autism, intellectual disability and schizophrenia, using human stem-cell-based systems such as cerebral organoids and assembloids to investigate disease mechanisms.

Written by Pradeep Kumar Mohapatra and Bhawna Dahiya, inStem, this conversation explores Bhavana’s research journey—from choosing an emerging frontier in human neurodevelopment to navigating mentorship, funding and the realities of building a scientific career.

Read the full conversation: https://indiabioscience.org/columns/conversations/learning-from-dysfunction-unraveling-the-mysteries-of-the-developing-human-brain?x-craft-preview=2cb15c829a1075347007a73554aa05c84da8613cfece8bb5ad9cef7ec7f07900tgprewhloa&token=4MHt3G5d-IOA4WSaVtk93b4VWkzug5Q7

As you prepare for career paths after a PhD, your CV helps you tell your story. With generative AI so accessible, it hel...
04/09/2026

As you prepare for career paths after a PhD, your CV helps you tell your story. With generative AI so accessible, it helps to know how to use it well.

IndiaBioscience, along with NCBS-TIFR, is hosting a two-hour online workshop, “Writing, Reading and Auditing a CV”, designed for PhD students preparing for career pathways within and beyond academia.

The workshop will explore how to:
🔹 Structure and tailor your CV for various career pathways
🔹 Use generative AI thoughtfully in your CV writing
🔹 Spot fabrication, factual errors, generic phrasing, bias and privacy risks in AI-assisted drafts
🔹 Apply an audit checklist to your own CV in a hands-on session

The session will be led by Moumita Mazumdar, IndiaBioscience, and Tanvi Singh, NCBS-TIFR.

21 September 2026
10 AM–12 PM IST
Online | Zoom
Participation fee: ₹500
Registration deadline: 17 September 2026

Confirmed participants will receive the Zoom details by 18 September.

👉 Register: tinyurl.com/CVWreg21

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