Past Events
Date | Event | Description |
2025 (Virtual) | 10th Virtual Annual Meeting 2025 | Annual virtual meeting — flyer and details available on site. |
Sep 2024 | Annual Meeting 2024 | In-person annual meeting. Flyers/programme available on site. |
Jul 2024 | Webinar: Quantum Information Sciences in India | Are you interested in learning about emerging trends in quantum information sciences in India and how biology and medicine intersect with engineering? DATE – JULY 27, 2024; TIME – 7:30–9:30 PM (IST) |
May 2024 | 7th Virtual Recruitment Drive | Sci-ROI 7th Virtual Recruitment Drive — now closed. |
Apr 2024 | Webinar: Biomedical Engineering — Emerging Prospects in India | Webinar on Emerging Prospects of Biomedical Engineering in India, April 20, 2024, 7:30–9:30 PM IST. Recording on YouTube. |
Apr 2024 | Podcast: Transition from Academia to Scientific Publishing | Episode featuring Dr. Jayita Patwari, Associate Editor at Wiley, sharing her journey from academia to science publication. |
Feb 2024 | Webinar: DBT Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship 2024 | Detailed discussion of the application procedure and programme requirements, with coordinators Dr. Sanjay Mishra and Dr. Manoj Singh Rohilla. |
Dec 2023 | Call for Volunteers 2024 | Announcement of volunteer recruitment for 2024. |
30 Sep–1 Oct 2023 | Sci-ROI Global 2023 Annual Event (In-Person) | 8th annual event held in-person at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. Eminent directors of leading Indian institutes, funding bodies, industry representatives and recently established faculty members as speakers and panelists. |
15 Jul 2023 | Webinar: BIRAC Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) Scheme | Focused webinar on the BIG scheme from three perspectives: successful applicants, hosting partners, and policy-makers. |
7–15 Jun 2023 | 6th Recruitment Drive — June 2023 | Virtual recruitment drive to explore professional opportunities at eminent Indian institutes with 1-on-1 interview access. |
22 Apr 2023 | Webinar: Recruitment at the IITs — A Sneak Peek | Insights from recently hired IIT faculty on the hiring process, expectations of Deans and Directors, and how to make a successful transition into the IIT ecosystem. |
10 Dec 2022 | Webinar: India’s Quest Towards Energy Sustainability | Speakers across industry and academia discussed sustainable energy career and research opportunities. India’s targets: reduce carbon footprint 45% by end of decade; carbon neutrality by 2070. |
18 Nov 2022 | 5th Recruitment Drive | Virtual recruitment drive — registrations closed. |
12 Sep 2022 | Webinar: How to Feed the World — Tales from Leading Indian Plant Scientists | Speakers on sustainable agriculture, classical botany, plant biotechnology and India’s contribution to global food security. |
24–25 Sep 2022 | Sci-ROI Global 2022 Annual Event (Virtual) | 7th annual event; keynote by Dr. Soumya Swaminathan (Chief Scientist, WHO). New addition: virtual career fair. Lightning talks with expert feedback. Registration closed. |
16 & 18 Aug 2022 | Coffee Chat: BITS-Pilani (Prof. G. Sundar & Prof. Souri Banerjee) | Informal in-person 1-on-1 session on career opportunities at BITS-Pilani Hyderabad and Pilani campuses. |
11 Aug 2022 | Coffee Chat: Ashoka University (Prof. Anurag Agrawal) | Informal in-person session on career opportunities with Prof. Anurag Agrawal, Dean of Triveni School of Biosciences, Ashoka University. |
23 Jul 2022 | Webinar: Challenges and Prospects of Single-Cell Omics in India | Sponsored by 10x Genomics India. Panel discussion on adoption of single-cell omics technology in Indian research institutes. Recording on YouTube. |
11 Jul 2022 | 4th Recruitment Drive | Virtual recruitment drive — registrations closed. |
4 Jun 2022 | Webinar: SERB Ramanujan Fellowship Grant Writing | Grant-writing process for the SERB Ramanujan Fellowship — speakers included fellowship awardees and representatives from host institutes and the funding agency. Recording on YouTube. |
21 May 2022 | Coffee Chat: Prof. L.S. Sashidhara (Caltech, LA) | 1-on-1 on career opportunities at Ashoka University & IISER Pune. Prof. Sashidhara is Dean of Research and Professor of Biology at Ashoka University. |
19 May 2022 | Coffee Chat: Prof. L.S. Sashidhara (Weill Cornell Medicine, NYC) | Same as above, held in New York City at Weill Cornell Medicine. |
30 Apr 2022 | Webinar: Crafting a Career in Science Communication in India | Talks and panel discussion with established professionals and recruiters on careers in sci-comm and med-comm in India. |
22 Apr 2022 | Informal Session: SRM-IST on Re-entry Fellowships | Session with Dean of Research Dr. Rajiv Janardhanan on SRM-IST’s infrastructure, facilities and re-entry fellowship opportunities. |
2 Apr 2022 | Webinar: Academia-Industry Collaboration — Global and Local Perspectives | Panel discussion and networking on initiating and sustaining cross-sector collaboration. |
6 Dec 2021 | Sci-ROI Recruitment Drive December 2021 | Connected reputable Indian institutions (IITs, IISERs, NRIs, private institutions, start-ups) with qualified researchers and professionals from outside academia. |
25 Sep 2021 | Sci-ROI Annual Event 2021 (Virtual) | 6th annual event. Pre-recorded talks and panel discussions supplemented by networking sessions, discussion groups, virtual meet-ups. |
25 Jul 2021 | Webinar: Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship Grant Writing | Grant-writing process with fellowship awardees and representatives from host institutes and the funding agency. |
28 Jun 2021 | Sci-ROI Recruitment Drive June 2021 | Connected reputable Indian institutions with well-qualified researchers and professionals from outside academic institutions. |
22 May 2021 | Webinar: Moving to Industry | In-depth webinar for those looking to transition to Indian industry from an academic position. Talks from successful R&D personnel in various Indian companies. |
3 Apr 2021 | Webinar: DST INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship | In-depth webinar on DST-Inspire Faculty fellowships. Grant applicants from Indian institutes shared their application process; panel included host institute and funding agency representatives. |
5 Dec 2020 | Webinar: Cryo-Electron Microscopy in India | Professional opportunities and infrastructure landscape of cryo-EM at eminent Indian institutes. Five Cryo-EM experts and faculties in a panel discussion. |
26 Oct 2020 | Sci-ROI Recruitment Drive 2020 | Connected reputable Indian institutions with well-qualified researchers and professionals from outside academic institutions. |
12 Sep 2020 | Sci-ROI Annual Event 2020 (Virtual — YIM-V) | Diverse range of post-PhD career options in India: traditional academia and industry, plus tech entrepreneurship, research management, science communication, science policy, patent law. Entrepreneurship seminar by speakers from Purdue University and C-CAMP. |
7 Sep 2019 | Sci-ROI Annual Event 2019 (YIMC 2019) | 4th Annual Event at University of Chicago. Multidisciplinary event facilitating interaction of grad students, postdocs, research scientists with senior policymakers, scientists and entrepreneurs from India. |
8 Sep 2018 | Sci-ROI Annual Event 2018 (YIMC 2018) | 3rd Annual Event at University of Chicago. Multidisciplinary event for academia-industry-government collaboration between India and the US. |
9–10 Sep 2017 | Sci-ROI Annual Event 2017 (YIMC 2017) | 2nd Annual Event at University of Chicago. Multidisciplinary event for academia-industry-government collaboration. |
Sep 2016 | 1st Annual Event — YIM-C 2016 | First annual Young Investigators Meeting — Chicago. Co-hosted by The University of Chicago; co-mentored by Prof. Aseem Z. Ansari and Prof. L.S. Shashidhara (VP, Indian National Science Academy). |