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Sailing Covid waves : Motherhood and entrepreneurship
During the peak of the second wave (delta strain), I found out that I was pregnant. We were on cloud nine and were planning our first OB-GYN visit. But the virus had different plans for us as my husband got down with Covid19. His health fluctuated over the next ten 10 days with symptoms of […]
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Coronavirus: Community Transmission and Herd Immunity
Many countries went in lockdown mode as early as in the stages of community spread of Covid19, to keep the number of cases low. Lockdown has eased now in many parts of the world as we need to recover from the economic impact of it. But the ease of work means a higher progression leading […]
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Coronavirus: What is/will be “New Normal” ?
I have had many discussions with friends and family on how long will we be living like this? Under lockdown, quarantine, restricted travel, long ques for groceries and essential, always wearing masks, limited entertainment, no movie dates or dinner dates, always sanitizing surfaces, thermal scans everywhere, etc. But most importantly with fear of falling sick […]
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The tale of metamorphosis, Batra srishtensis
Originally posted on NICE:
This week was very special for the NICE lab as the first student from the lab, Srishti Batra, metamorphosed into Dr. Srishti Batra by successfully defending her thesis. As part of her PhD, she worked on a promiscuous volatile, extracted from Artimesia plant, named coffee furanone and showed its function in… -
Coronavirus: Food Safety in times of Pandemic
Hello readers, I hope you are having a great time and in the best of health during the tough pandemic times. Today I am writing about Safe food practices in times of Coronavirus. I see a lot of crazy things happening around and so many myths regarding what to eat or not, so I thought […]
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Coronavirus- Flatten the Curve
In my previous blog, I talked about Cornonviruses and COVID19 in general. I touched three major diseases- SARS2002, MERS-2012, COVID19, and how Covid19 is unique. For this blog, I will talk about what does it mean to “flatten the curve”. To understand this, first, I will explain the symptoms and spread of this virus. This […]
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Coronavirus : An Introduction
As the whole world is under lockdown due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19), I am writing this blog about the virus. Trust me, I am a biologist and will try to provide only scientific proven facts. So, all (or most) of us have seen in news and media that Covid 19 is a deadly virus […]
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How I met the world of research: A personal blog of my research journey
Originally posted on NICE:
by Srishti Batra – My thesis defense last year marked a milestone in my decade-long research studies. Wait, I didn’t spend 10 years doing a PhD! I spent only 5 and the other half was spent on a Bachelors and Masters of Science (BS- MS) from Indian Institute of Science Education and… -
ECRO 2019
Recently I had an opportunity to present at European Chemoreception Research Organisation ECRO2019 meeting. The meeting was hosted by SISSA (International School for Advanced Studies) and International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in the beautiful city of Trieste, Italy. I had been to this city previously and its always a pleasure to come back to ICTP, which […]
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Let’s Talk
Originally posted on NICE:
EDITOR’S NOTE: We often think of the sciences as objective and unemotional fields, but the stress and uncertainty of being in research means that mental health issues are common. More than 40% of postgraduate researchers face some form of depression or stress-related problem, as do many students. If you or someone you…
Window to my world: a blog about my adventures in entrepreneurship, science and motherhood
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