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Pratyasha's self-portrait, "Oh my love, what happened to your light?"
Falling in Love with Plant Sciences

MANMATH

"As I grew older and pursued higher studies, I realised that biology isn't just about understanding life—it's about solving problems."

Pratyasha's self-portrait, "Oh my love, what happened to your light?"
Read, Persevere and Make Friends!

PRABHLEEN

"Let me tell you my story if it helps you get a perspective about how a journey in research may go. Firstly, a disclaimer for you: Your journey will be shaped by your interests, personal experiences, motivation, determination, etc. What I mean is, it's not the same for all. I am here to just share my story."

Pratyasha's self-portrait, "Oh my love, what happened to your light?"
Birds, Not of a Feather

ZAKHIYA

"I haven't see another field accept and state more loudly the doubt, the uncertainty in its theories and concepts, and more importantly a lack of clarity about what these uncertainties are while still striving hard to make sense of the complex truths it deals with."

Pratyasha's self-portrait, "Oh my love, what happened to your light?"
Venture out of your comfort zone!

ANUPAMA

"Well, as you grow academically, you will realise that there is nothing silly in asking questions, every question is different and will have an answer. Always ask "Why?", because at the end that's what research is all about."

Pratyasha's self-portrait, "Oh my love, what happened to your light?"
Rahul's Evolution Lab

RAHUL

"I believe “wherever life plants you, bloom with grace.”"

Pratyasha's self-portrait, "Oh my love, what happened to your light?"
A Scrapped Cloning Story

ANONYMOUS

"​This piece by Anonymous is an ode to the thousands of failed experiments/projects that never see the light of the day, and never get talked about."

Pratyasha's self-portrait, "Oh my love, what happened to your light?"
An Ode to Drosophila

SUBHIKSHA

"Whilst I explore the world of cell lines and mouse models,
You remain the one that ignited my passion for genetics.
For which I’m forever grateful."

Pratyasha's self-portrait, "Oh my love, what happened to your light?"
Studying networks because of networks!

ZAKHIYA

"Forced to guide oneself in work, career and personhood; With a lot of love from people who were not obliged to help…"

Pratyasha's self-portrait, "Oh my love, what happened to your light?"
Laboratory Maps

MULTIPLE

"In the third Biotales workshop, participants drew interesting maps of their laboratories. People used varied interpretations of the prompt “Draw a map of your laboratory space in a way that depicts how you experience the space”. In this post are a few interesting laboratory maps made by the participants!"

Pratyasha's self-portrait, "Oh my love, what happened to your light?"
Eventually, it is all worth it!

SUBHIKSHA

"What is an adventurous journey without small hitches and hurdles along the way. It is often limited resources that breeds creativity. Equip yourself with strength and resilience to explore the world filled with opportunities and seek your interests."

Biotales is an innovative outreach project involving early career biology researchers where they co-create outreach material on their personal research journeys. Through structured activities in workshops involving reading, writing, reflecting and making art, participants open up the world of life sciences research as experienced by them to aspiring biology researchers, enthusiasts as well as those within the scientific community.

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This project is supported by 5th IndiaBioscience Outreach Grant.

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