It was January 8th, 2019 when it all started. In the evening, sitting with my bed-table in my hostel, I checked my e-mails and found that I have been provisionally shortlisted for the ‘S.N. Bose Scholars Program’. I was as excited as I was anxious to find out if there are more steps to be
Read MoreVisiting a western country while being an Indian citizen gives you a plethora of experiences that helps in building a lot of your future. USA is the only superpower in the world and is still the frontrunner when it comes to science, technology and R&D. I have a chemistry major and hence applied to one
Read MoreVision Sci-ROI opens channels between India and the U.S., keeping talented young scientists and entrepreneurs apprised on the latest professional opportunities in India, allowing them direct access to policy makers and directors of leading scientific and academic institutions across the subcontinent, and helping young professionals make informed decisions before committing to a position. We aim to
Read More“When the awareness of what is achievable brushes your life, your journey has begun.” – Lorri Myers I took a big leap forward in my life through the S.N. Bose Scholars Program 2019. I could not think of doing a foreign internship without the support of this program. Getting selected into it was in itself
Read More“Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.” Saadi Shirazi The above lines perfectly define my journey through the Khorana Program this year. It may just be an internship of two months, but it has been a lifetime memory for so many new and first experiences. The first time I heard about the
Read More“Always make yourself happy, and satisfy yourself with knowledge and truth”- This was the sentence that my supervisor used to tell me during my tenure of project work at the Department of Geosciences, Auburn University, Alabama. It was a very beautiful and peaceful place, far away from tall buildings and big downtown areas and I
Read More“Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” – Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption. Well, I guess this summarizes my philosophy in approaching this internship. I had an interesting summer last year at NYU Tandon School of Engineering which exposed
Read MoreLast week a few of the UW Madison Khorana and SN Bose scholars had the chance to go on a boat ride with Eric, WINStep Team Member and his wife. On one of the hottest days of the summer, they got to enjoy time spent on the lake! Since there are such a high number
Read MoreDuring the summer of 2019, our Program Coordinator, Lexi had an opportunity to visit India for a few weeks. She was traveling mostly in Southern India, spending time with friends and volunteering with different people who had charitable programs. Below are some photos from Lexi’s trip including eating on a banana leaf, visiting friends, visiting
Read MoreCheshta Bhatia, student at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali- India, is a Khorana fellow this year, 2019 . She is currently a Khorana intern at Harvard University who did a previous summer internship with Dr. Lav Varshney at the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign. Read more to find out how
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