Doing biology in India
By reading iThink Biology, you have been introduced to a range of scientific processes and tools in biology. You have even got a glimpse of the ways in which biology and society intersect. This means a lot of thinking! But, what about the doing?
There are different ways to ‘do biology’ all around us. Real-life engagement with science not only offers you the chance to participate in what you have read and learned about during class hours, but also acquaints you with the diverse areas of work or study that you may be interested in exploring.
Moreover, keeping an eye on people and groups who ‘do biology’ can also help you to keep up to date with the latest debates and discoveries in the relevant fields.
To encourage you to start your adventures with biology, we are sharing a non-exhaustive list of organisations or opportunities of work based in India that you can go through. This list will be updated to accommodate new opportunities. If an organisation does not have current openings, search for faculty or researchers in that organisation who are working on topics that interest you – they may need a helping hand!
Educational institutes
- Ahmedabad University
- Ashoka University
- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)
- Centre for Human Genetics (CHG)
- Delhi University
- The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
- Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISC)
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune (IISER Pune)
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay)
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB)
- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
- National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS)
- Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Hyderabad (TIFR Hyderabad)
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai (TIFR Mumbai)
- The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU)
Other organisations
- Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)
- Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
- Centre for Wildlife Studies
- Dakshin
- Keystone Foundation
- Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF)
- Wild Otters
- Strand Life Sciences
- Young Ecologists Talk and Interact (YETI) – A collective of students and researchers of ecology, evolution, behaviour and conservation.
If you are an organisation or individual who wishes to have your name and details added to this list, please write to us at ithinkbiology@apu.edu.in.
