Indian Scientist

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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