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  Aug 16, 2018

  Women in Science: Nutritionist Suparna Ghosh-Jerath researches forgotten foods for public health policy recommendations

  Suparna Ghosh-Jerath is a nutritionist who studies nutrition of indigenous foods. Based on her research she makes recommendations to the public health policies of India for reviving local food systems.
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  Aug 08, 2018

  Women in Science: Neurobiologist Pinky Kain studies how fruit flies make feeding decisions and process taste

  Dr Pinky Kain studies fruit flies to answer how ‘taste’ is processed by our brain
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  Aug 01, 2018

  Women in Science: Bushra Ateeq on identifying biomarkers for prostate cancer, improving lives of patients

  Bushra Ateeq is perturbed that very little is known about mutations and alterations carried by people within the Indian subcontinent. This is the scenario that her team wants to change.
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  Jul 25, 2018

  Watch: Nanotoxicologist Madhu Khatri talks about the early influences that shaped her research

  Panjab University's Madhu Khatri emphasised the importance of support systems in order to balance work and life
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  Jul 18, 2018

  Women in Science: Aparna Rao is looking for ways to counter the irreversible effects of glaucoma

  Aparna Rao is working on finding a cure for glaucoma — among the most mysterious and deadly diseases to affect the human eye.
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  Jul 12, 2018

  Women in Science: Ecologist Uma Ramakrishnan explains her work in tiger conservation

  Ecologist Uma Ramakrishnan on how she made wildlife conservation her life's work
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  Jul 04, 2018

  Women in Science: Aparna Mukherjee studies if a simple blood test could monitor TB treatment for children

  At the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), clinician-scientist Aparna Mukherjee is working on the research and development of blood-based tests to manage TB treatment for children
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  Jun 27, 2018

  Women in Science: Ecologist Farah Ishtiaq on studying the spread of malaria in birds

  Farah Ishtiaq wants to find out how malaria is introduced and if it spreads the same way in birds as it spreads in humans
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  Jun 20, 2018

  Women in Science: Physicist Prerna Sharma on unlocking the mysteries of cell structures with her research

  Prerna Sharma is taking forward a niche area of academics, while also challenging popular notions of being a physics nerd in India
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  Jun 13, 2018

  Women in Science: Sreelaja Nair on learning about the early stages of life, working with zebrafish

  Embryologist Sreelaja Nair talks about the research she conducts at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, to understand how life begins from a single cell
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