My 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
Read MoreIt was the evening of my 21st birthday on 20th February, 2018. I was regretting having to spend it going to an evening class at 5pm. Around half the lecture had passed and my attention was waning and I quickly heard my phone buzz under my desk. I normally don’t check my phone in class
Read MoreIt was during my first year of the master’s course that I first heard about the Khorana program through a friend. I had had plans of pursuing a PhD in the United States; here was a golden opportunity for me to experience the pedagogy and work in one of the top universities in the world.
Read MoreMy experience as a Bose scholar was incredibly impactful upon me as a person and as a scientist. I was challenged beyond what I had expected and in ways that I had not foreseen. These challenges pushed me to grow, and at the end was incredibly fruitful. My first month there was like the first
Read MoreThat day was not less than a dream when a mail stating that you are provisionally short listed for Khorana program for scholars had been received by me while I was in the movie hall with my friends. At that moment a spark of happiness, excitement as well as nervousness grabbed my mind. Although I
Read MoreRewind to the 20th day of January 2018; I was in middle of some lab work when my phone buzzed with a mail from the IUSSTF. I could not believe what I was reading! Yes, I had been selected for the Khorana Program. What was more?? Just a few days prior to getting this mail,
Read More“Eventually, everything will fall into its place.” This is exactly what happened with me. Being a biomedical science student, I always wanted to work on something that would ultimately improve public health, but I didn’t know whether research is what I want to pursue or not. Khorana program gave me this opportunity to find more
Read MoreBefore I even arrived in the ‘green city,’ I was habituated to international communication and networking. For months, I contacted several principal investigators around India to see if their interests matched mine and if they could accommodate me for the summer. Finally, a match was made to a neurobiology lab in the Indian Institute of
Read MoreBeing in Bangalore is upbeat and exciting. It is always rushing with traffic and taking walks down the nearby Bel road with the smells of roasted corn and fried pani puri is an activity worth experiencing. I enjoy this city, but it is definitely not like rural India. Bangalore is more modern and has lots
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