About the Workshop

This workshop is a unique opportunity for PhD, Postdoc scholars and Clinicians to receive training on how to be more effective in communicating your science. And, with the help of our mentors, you will have an opportunity to discuss and learn from decisions made by successful scientists. Most successful scientists will concede that it is not enough to get an exciting result or idea. It is also important to know how best to communicate it to a diverse set of audience. At this workshop we will review howto convey your idea using either speech or text.


"Making Effective Oral Presentations"

Accord Consultants, a Bangalore-based HR consultancy firm, has been invited to conduct this session. Accord Consultants have over 26 years of experience in training employees of various corporate and governmental organizations such as Infosys, Wipro, Astra Zeneca, IIM B etc to be more effective professionally. In this module you will learn the principles of speech communication from their facilitators. To learn more about Accord visit http://www.accordconsultants.co.in/about-us.html

"Grants Writing"

We are going to have two sessions in this module.

First, all participants will have to write a 1000 word proposal. The proposal should outline an original research project that you would like to pursue if you were an independent scientist. Outline your hypothesis/idea, describe the basis on which you propose it (literature) and the strategy you will use to test it. All relevant references should be clearly cited. You will only have 30 days to write this proposal. Please take the opportunity seriously; at the workshop, mentors will give you feedback on the proposal. Mentors typically are internationally successful scientists and would advice on how your grant would be received by an external reviewer.

Second, the India Alliance Office will share its experience with the various applications received at the office and advice on what goes into a "good" grant application. We will also elaborate on the Early Career Fellowship and what is expected on a typical application.

"Ethics in Research"

How should authorship on a paper be decided? Is plagiarism accepted in some cases? Why should I bother with animal ethical clearance? What is conflict of interest?

Has these or similar questions bothered you? This module will explore these and many such circumstances that you will face in your career. Through examples and discussions we hope you will be better informed of how the ethical choices you make can shape your career.


"Learning from Choices"

This informal session is based on the premise that all scientists make choices during their career and students can benefit by learning from decisions taken by successful scientists. You are encouraged to submit questions for panel members about choices they made to have a career in Science. Through this forum you can find out what postdoctoral supervisors are looking for and obtain advice on how to pick the most suitable postdoctoral supervisor.


"Mentors"

Dr D P Kasbekar, CCMB
Professor Sumantra Chattarji, NCBS
Professor Harish Padh, Sardar Patel University
Professor Rahul Siddharthan, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Professor Keya Chaudhuri, IICB
Dr Venkatasubramanian Ganesan, NIMHANS (India Alliance Senior Fellow)