SciKonnect Podcast

Amrita A Iyer, Ph. D., is a science writer and geneticist who currently works at Tempus Labs, USA. With a passion for science communication, Amrita enjoys sharing her enthusiasm for science with large audiences through various modes, including blogs, talks, posters, and videos. She expresses her creativity through colorful scientific illustrations and sketches to describe essential scientific mess...

Kartik Angara is a Senior Molecular Science Liaison (MSL) at Caris Life Sciences, with over 10 years of therapeutic area experience in Neuro-oncology, Diagnostics, Psychiatry, Neurology, and Rare diseases. He is a self-driven, motivated, and solution-oriented scientist with extensive expertise in cancer diagnostics and precision medicine. As an MSL, Kartik provides unbiased scientific and clinical...

Puspam Keshri is a highly skilled research professional with a diverse background in chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology. Currently employed as a scientist at Laronde USA, Puspam is involved in analytical Development. Earlier his research focused on molecular biology and cell-based assays for quantitative measurement of biomarkers. During his PhD, he made significant contributions to th...

Dr. Shrishti Singh is a biomedical engineer who recently completed her PhD at George Mason University in Virginia, United States. She did her undergraduate degree in engineering at Ramya Institute of Technology in Bangalore, India and then went on to do a fully funded Masters degree in the United States. She worked on developing a new kind of contrast agent that can be used for imaging tumors in t...

Sreyashree (Sreya) Bose, PhD is a process development scientist at Lonza, USA. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology in India, and then went on to earn her PhD at Texas A&M University, where she studied Telomere biology in plants. She did a short postdoc in a breast cancer lab before joining Lonza. The interview process at Lonza included an online application, referral from...

Arvind Goswami, PhD is a principal molecular biologist currently working in ImmTune Therapies, United Kingdom. In this PhD talk show, Arvind discusses his journey in education and career. Arvind completed his masters in virology, then pursued his PhD at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. He then went on to do postdoctoral research at Yale School of Medicine, USA, before returning to Ind...

Interview Highlights: 1) Collaboration is one of the key components when it comes to work. 2) Application in start up and big companies are very similar. Just the timeline is different. 3) Connecting to different people helps in the long run. Job highlight: Molecular Modeling and Structure Activity Relationship, Bugworks Research (https://bugworksresearch.com/) His research training set him up to...

Interview Highlights: 1) Manoeuvring immigration issues when entering the workforce. 2) Using networking to unlock the door to an industry position 3) Tailoring your resume for an industry position 4) Importance of LinkedIn Job highlight: Leading the internal and external development and production of guide RNA (gRNA) associated with base editing technology for supporting multiple disease programs...

Interview Highlights: 1) Her transition from academia to industry, where she provides some insight about the mindset and how we should be open to think something new. 2) Her transition story from USA to India where she tells the story of how sometimes the challenging part is, taking the decision is your mind. 3) She mentioned the importance of soft skills an how we can build these skills. 4) She t...

Interview Highlights: 1) The interview process in the jobs. 2) The role of mentors in her career. 3) The role of family members and friends. Job highlight: Production and analytical characterization of recombinant proteins and therapeutic antibodies (https://www.syngeneintl.com/). Her research training set her up to be a critical thinker and efficient in time management. Connect here: https://www....

Interview Highlights: 1) Patience , Perseverance and confidence is the key to succeed Hemanthkumar Manikyam has 17 years of exeprtise in solid dosage (tablet,softgel,capsules), liquid dosage of nutraceuticals, Ayurveda, pharmaceuticals ( generic) , API hormones ( fermentation), algal technology, cosmetics and cosmonutraceuticlas. Drug Discoveries,cancer genomics , microarray, Herbal extraction tec...

Interview Highlights: 1) A key change I had to adapt to was to not go into rabbit holes and to function efficiently with very limited knowledge. 2) In PhD trainings, you go into a concept and bury yourself deep into it, so when you go into the industry you'd be inclined to do the same. 3) I learnt to do more with less information and be efficient, strategic, and fast with what I was doing. Job...

Interview Highlights: 1) Useful industry skills developed during a PhD 2) Differences in output requirements between industry and academia 3) The role of a postdoc position 4) Embracing a career journey outside academia Job highlight: Dr. Sinha is a member of Intel’s Logic Technology Development group where he works on Intel 4,Intel 3 and PowerVia technologies. He is involved as a Data Scientist f...

Interview Highlights: 1) How we can plan our PhD beforehand if we are inclined towards a particular field. 2) The role of getting connected with people. 3) The importance of soft skills. Job highlight: Research and development in the area of cell line development for biosimilar production, Biocon Biologics (https://www.biocon.com/). Her research training set her up to Implement translation researc...

Interview Highlights: Hemansi mentioned attending a workshop with IndiaBioscience (https://indiabioscience.org/) that introduced her to a variety of non-academic fields where she can contribute after completing her PhD. Her current job requires excellent communication skills, as well as critical and analytical abilities. She emphasized on the significance of reading and networking. Job highlight:...

Our guest Subodh Sankar is the co-founder of Atta Galatta, a Bangalore  based independent bookstore with a focus on Indian, vernacular writing  and a venue for the art community of the city, that is popular for its  literary, art and cultural events  Since its inception, the bookstore has hosted over 3000 events,  including book launches, poetry readings, theater performan...

Our guest Sudeep Majumdar is Vice President & Group Head HR at  Dhampur Sugar Mills.  He has always believed in the adage - "Hard work beats talent when  talent doesn't work hard." He is passionate about creating processes and  platforms for such individuals or organisations who want to go beyond  their potential through hard work. He believe in smart work but the &nbs...

Our guest Samit Das is Artist, archivist, writer, Consultant and  researcher on Art of Bengal School.  He has deep interest on archiving and documentation. Samit has held  several solo shows in London, Singapore, New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and  various other part of India and abroad. He has documented the Tagore  house Museum In Kolkata [1999-2001]. Samit’s research on San...

Our guest Anisha Chirmule is Certified Yoga Instructor. Sessions facilitated by Narendra Chirmule, CEO at SymphonyTech Biologics Join Biopatrika Newsletter on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/biopatrika-6915078341121191936/   Credits:  Promotion audio by: Preeti Singh  Promotion content by: Charu Gupta  Managed by Vikramsingh Gujar, Charu Gupta, Rajashree and...

Anuhar Chaturvedi is Associate Director Non-Clinical Safety at BioNTech SE

Everyone has ideas. Some of these ideas may be decent, while others are probably not so  good. Even if your idea is great, there’s a big difference between having a  great idea and creating a successful startup company. Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? If your answer is yes, then you need to know how to take an idea and  turn it into a startup company. For those of y...

Our guest Jennifer Gonzalez, Ph. D. is currently the Associate Director,  Strategic Initiatives in Immunology at Janssen, Pharmaceutical Companies  of Johnson and Johnson, in the Portfolio Management & External  Innovation group.  Sessions facilitated by Narendra Chirmule, CEO at SymphonyTech Biologics Join Biopatrika Newsletter on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/newslet...

Our guest Suraja Roychowdhury is Owner and Director at Crossing Point Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine.   Sessions facilitated by Narendra Chirmule, CEO at SymphonyTech Biologics Join Biopatrika Newsletter on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/biopatrika-6915078341121191936/   Credits:  Promotion audio by: Preeti Singh  Promotion content by: Charu G...

Our guest Mary Ellen Cosenza, PhD, DABT, ATS, RAC is President at MEC  Regulatory & Toxicology Consulting, LLC. She is a regulatory  consultant with over 30 years of senior leadership experience in the  biopharmaceutical industry in the U.S., Europe, and emerging markets.   Sessions facilitated by Narendra Chirmule, CEO at SymphonyTech Biologics Join Biopatrika Newslet...

Our guest  Sridhar Turaga is a leader at CitiusTech. He is passionate  about building globally innovative teams out of India. Drive growth by  intertwining customer success with organisation's success. Build high  performance teams of young and fearless - with his leadership mantra.    Sessions facilitated by Narendra Chirmule, CEO at SymphonyTech Biologics Join...