It starts from the day when I receive the surprising delight from winstep forward regarding my selection for this program. For any Indian student it is the golden dream to go to US for Grad school, but when it is for summer internship, it becomes much more exciting. The 79 days of my life in
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 MoreI really didn’t know what to expect from traveling to India with the US Bose Scholarship Program. Having never really traveled outside of the United States, I was excited, nervous, and ready for a new adventure. I was lucky enough to work at the Christian Medical College in Ludhiana and with the students in the Punjab Agricultural
Read MoreAll our dreams come true if we have the courage to pursue them. I had a dream, a plan and a goal the second I decided to pursue Biomedical Engineering. My father always says, “Keep your eyes open, you never know what can inspire you”. I chose biomedical engineering to explore the fine line between
Read MoreLittle Lhasa where Culture, Compassion, and and Innovation Meet: My Summer 2018 With support from the Bose Scholar Program, I was able to pursue a research opportunity that sent me to India for two months during my first summer as a medical student. I went to work with the Zero TB in Tibetan Children’s Campaign
Read MoreMy journey with the Khorana Program started in summer of 2013 as a junior year student majoring in Biotechnology at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. It was a life changing moment in my career. Like many engineering students, I was unsure of my future career path among MBA, MS, job or IAS. Even though
Read MoreTwo months has passed since I returned from US after completing summer internship and I still remember how happy I was when I learned acceptance to this program. It was around 2:00 am I got the mail notifying my selection. I was euphoric and had to hold back until morning to share the word with
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