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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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  Jun 06, 2018

  Women in Science: Deepa Subramanyam on the 'stemness' of human cells, discrimination in academia

  Deepa Subramanyam's research helps us understand what makes stem cells different from the specialised cells in our body
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  May 31, 2018

  Women in Science: Mahak Sharma on the structure of cells, and why women scientists need supportive families

  Mahak Sharma talks about how cargo is trafficked inside cells, and why parents should not curb the creativity of their children
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  May 23, 2018

  Women in Science: Farah Ishtiaq on studying avian diseases, and academia's ageism problem

  Farah Ishtiaq talks about working with Pamela Rasmussen to find a rare bird, and the ageist-sexist policies in academia that thwart women's progress
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  May 16, 2018

  Women in Science: How can drugs be more efficacious? Poonkuzhali Balasubramanian has answers

  Poonkuzhali Balasubramanian is a clinical pharmacologist who studies why people react differently to the same drug
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  May 09, 2018

  Women in Science: Madhumitha Balaji studies suicide and its prevention as a public health issue

  Through her research, Madhumitha Balaji has found that rates of suicide among Indian men and women is much higher than in high-income countries
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  May 02, 2018

  Women in Science: Madhu Khatri seeks to understand the hazards of being exposed to nanoparticles

  As thousands upon thousands of new nanomaterials enter the market, we remain relatively ignorant about their effects on humans and ecological systems. This is where Madhu Khatri’s research comes in.
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  Apr 25, 2018

  Women in Science: Sucharita Sambashivaiah on her prevention plan for Type 2 diabetes

  Sucharita Sambashivaiah and her team of researchers are looking into an unconventional aspect of Type 2 Diabetes, and studying how the disease can be better managed in Indians
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  Apr 18, 2018

  Women in Science: Inside Sreelaja Nair's 'fish facility' where she studies life's early stages

  Sreelaja Nair set up her lab at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research from scratch. She now does extensive work in the field of embryology
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