2018 Khorana Scholar Dibin Baby Co-Authors a Paper at University of Maryland Improving plant genome editing with high-fidelity xCas9 and non-canonical PAM-targeting Cas9-NG Abstract Engineered SpCas9 variants, namely xCas9 and Cas9-NG, have shown promising potential on improving targeting specificity and broadening the targeting range. In this study, we evaluated these Cas9 variants in the model
Read More150 Sci-ROI members attend YIM2016, Chicago A three-day Young Investigators Meeting – Chicago (YIM-C) was held at the Consulate of India, Chicago and the prestigious University of Chicago with about 150 young Indian scientists gathering in the windy city to discuss ways for getting the best of minds back to their country, India. The first
Read MorePress Release YIM-C 2017 Science and Research Opportunities in India (Sci-ROI; https://sciroi.net/) a volunteer not-for-profit organization composed of research scientists, postdoctoral scholars, students, engineers and entrepreneurs, successfully held their second Young Investigators Meeting in Chicago (YIM-C 2017). Sci-ROI encapsulates the notion of Science-Return on Investment, and YIM-C 2017 brought together nearly 300 young Indian
Read MoreThis year’s Young Investigators Meeting, YIM-C 2018, was held at the University of Chicago from September 7-9, making this the fourth year that the Science and Research Opportunities in India non-profit (Sci-ROI) has hosted the STEM based forum. Comprised of graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, entrepreneurs, and science policy makers, the YIM-C meetings are unique in their
Read MoreWINStep CEO and and Executive Director Naveeda Qadir were fortunate to be able to spend some quality time with the University of San Diego Khorana Bose Alumni Chapter this past summer. Dr. Ansari squeezed in time to attend Khorana Alum Annie Rathore’s PhD defense. Annie was a 2013 Khorana Scholar and returned to Scripps for
Read MoreWINStep Forward and SciROI, in partnership with The University of Chicago, will be hosting the Young Investigators Meeting 2018 at The University of Chicago, September 7-9. This year’s event will include a Young Entrepreneur’s Summit, which will discuss the current entrepreneurial climate and opportunities in India, and will feature notable speakers such as Rattan Khosa,
Read MoreStarting in 2017, WINStep Forward has presented our US Bose Program once a summer to students who are apart of WisconsinAlliance for Minority Participation (WiscAMP). WiscAMP’s goal is to address retention and persistence of underrepresented minorities in STEM disciplines by expanding and improving on successful models already in place and fostering and sustaining an alliance among
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Professor Aseem Ansari met with Khorana Bose alumni this past weekend for a lunch in the Boston area to officially begin the Boston Alumni Chapter for the Khorana Bose Program. The names of the scholars that are excited to become apart of the Alumni Chapter are Jishnu Das, Kalki Kukreja, Chetan Srinath, Deepshikha Dogra, Eeshit
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Symposium in New Delhi Unites Khorana, S.N. Bose, and Viterbi Body The Khorana Program, the S.N. Bose Program, and the Viterbi program are summer exchange internships between the United States and India. All three programs run for 8-12 weeks from the end of May to the end of July, and participating students return to India
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