Although we are in the shortest calendar month, CSGians continue to make every moment count with their active participation and enriching discussions in the forum. I’ve cherry-picked some of the discussion and highlights from the past week in this post.
America’s ‘Trump’ card predicts a crackdown
USA biotech industries dread a crackdown with a travel ban for seven muslim countries and changes to the scope of H1B visa. It was sigh of relief when the court , recently rejected the travel ban, emphasising the place of judicial authority in constitutional democracy. Along the same lines, CSGian Soumya Roy Chowdhury summarised taxes and returns for the benefit of J1 visa holders.
When Disease disrupts a Degree
CSGians applaud the courage of graduates who fought medical emergencies such as cancer while surviving a PhD, in a compilation of true stories by Jyoti Madhusoodanan. Although a supervisor’s support is of utmost importance in these situations, many issues such as financial insecurity and PhD-related anxieties have haunted these survivors as they shuttled between the lab and active treatments.
We’ll beat Cancer together
While the notorious Salmonella (food-poisoning bacteria) shrinks tumours in mice , T-cell therapy with chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) is developing as promising new alternative in cancer immunotheraphy.
Love thy neighbours…
Nerdist published the ‘Chart of Solar Explorations‘ depicting graphically the very many journeys we’ve undertaken as a planet to get to know our ‘neighbours’ in the universe. On the other hand, Sathguru Management Consultants plan to initiate the Innovation in Food and Agriculture Fund (IFAF) to feed the multitudes on our planet.
The Science Filmfare 2017
The AAAS 2017 Science Showcase is in town for those interested in screening of science films and conversations with award-winning film-makers and scientists.
Resume Roadmap
CSG this week shared enormous posts listing do’s and don’ts for freshers to help them apply for their dream job. Some of the interesting ones were a list of no-no’s for industrial resumes, advice on tackling experience expectation, networking tips to face a room full of strangers and a prep recipe before you head-start the job-hunt.
Preparing your way ahead : Sign-posts and more
CSG members engaged in a detailed discussion of how to deal with a difficult but big-wig bosses in academia while CSGian Smita Salian Mehta encourages people who have successfully made their career transition to pull up their socks and keep paving their way ahead.
Funding Opportunities
Funding agencies open applications for research in Europe, UK(Newton International Fellowship), India (SERB) and more (Marie Curie). Please contact Venkateswarlu Kanamarlapudi (UK) and Nikhil Gupta (SERB) for advise if you wish to apply. Women leaders in science are invited to join hands with international network of talented women and graduate students to apply for AACR travel grant.
Together we stand….
In response to new expectations and changes put forth by Trump’s administration, hashtags such as #actuallivingscientist and #dresslikeawoman continue to trend on Twitter. Come and join the new social media vibe to promote our scientific community. CSGians are also requested to participate in a poll to gauge the relevance of CSG in your scientific career.
Have a great week ahead
Nisha Peter
