Showkat Gojery

Academic guest at ETH Zürich, Visiting Research fellow at Michigan State University, USA||CSIR||
PhD Candidate,Plant Evolutionary genetics,Local adaptation

[Showkat Gojery @GojeryShowkat]

🎓 Excited and humbled to share that I have successfully passed my PhD defense and have been awarded the PhD.
I am grateful beyond words to my supervisor and collaboratares from ETH Zurich and MSU, USA for their support throughout this incredible journey.

[Shahid Choudhary @listenshahid]

The last few days have been deeply disturbing.

News from different districts of Jammu & Kashmir about young students taking their own lives after the Class 10 results should shake our collective conscience. One child lost is one too many. No examination result can ever justify such a loss.

At the same time, social media is flooded every year with public expressions of disappointment , sometimes even shame, when children score “only” 85% or 90%. This culture of comparison, flaunting, and silent humiliation has become an annual ritual. It is unhealthy, illogical, and dangerous.

As per NCRB data, India reports nearly fourteen thousand student suicides every year. Many are linked to academic stress, exam failure, or fear of disappointing family and society.

Class X (or XII) board marks do not determine life outcomes. They never have.

Globally, the most advanced education systems do not obsess over marks. Many follow pass–fail or broad distinction systems, focusing on conceptual understanding, curiosity, creativity, and skills. During my time at Oxford, I saw firsthand how learning is valued over scoring , how education is meant to expand minds, not trap children in rank lists.
In real life, society needs scientists, doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs, artists, policy professionals, judges, and innovators — not lifelong “Class 10 distinction holders”.

For perspective: I scored 55% in Class X. Years later, I secured Rank 51 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination. Life has turned out just fine. Marks did not define the journey but learning, resilience, and purpose did.

To parents, relatives, neighbours, and well-wishers:
Please show restraint.
Do not flaunt marks publicly.
Do not compare children.
Do not reduce a child’s worth to a percentage.

To our students:
One exam does not define you.
One result does not limit your future.
Your life matters far more than any marksheet.

Let us be kinder. Let us be wiser.
Let our children learn, grow, fail, recover, and discover their own paths , without fear.
A society is judged not by its toppers, but by how safely it holds its children.

[Showkat Gojery @GojeryShowkat]

@termsheetinator Yes

[Jason Sheltzer @JSheltzer]

I’m excited to share a new postdoctoral opportunity in my lab to use chromosome engineering to study the consequences of chromosomal rearrangements in iPS cells. Check out the posting below and shoot me an email if you’re interested -

[Meixia Zhao @MeixiaZhao]

I am seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic PhD student to join my lab in Spring or Fall 2026. If you are interested in genetics, epigenetics, or bioinformatics, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].

[Meghna @MeghnaSrishti]

Abhilasha is a wonderful mentor! Please consider applying.

[iDigBio @iDigBio]

Applications now open for the Digitization Academy online course “Digital Imaging for Biodiversity Collections” (July 21 - 24). Apply by June 20. Learn more and find the application link at https://t.co/OVATiptlfb

[Showkat Gojery @GojeryShowkat]

Deserted gulmarg- once a tourist hub

Give peace a chance

[Ashwini Ashokkumar @AshuAshok]

🚨🚨 I’m looking for a postdoctoral fellow to join my lab at Harvard's Psychology Department starting Fall 2025!🚨📣

Please retweet/share widely, and spread the word to interested candidates!

Application review begins April 30

Apply here: https://t.co/q2bUUfMUPM (1/2)

[SSE @sse_evolution]

Register for #Evol2025 by Tuesday April 15 to sign up for a talk! Students are eligible to submit their abstracts to the SSE Hamilton Award. Finalists receive $500 and will present during the Hamilton Symposium in the virtual meeting. https://t.co/V1zg2B1SPm @evol_mtg @SSEgrad

[Showkat Gojery @GojeryShowkat]

Our ongoing RTE at high altitude Botanical Garden ~ 2700 m. asl.
# Local adaptation# Kashmir Himalaya

[Showkat Gojery @GojeryShowkat]

Eid Mubark!

[Showkat Gojery @GojeryShowkat]

Unfortunate to see motorboats cruising in Dal Lake without safety jackets for passengers! Authorities must act now and enforce strict regulations before a tragedy strikes. Safety should never be an optional! #DalLake #SafetyFirst"

[Anzar A. Khuroo انظار احمد کھورو @Khuroo_Kashmir]

#biodiversity #hotspots
#Himalaya

[Joachim Schork @JoachimSchork]

After 3 years, 4 months & 2 days of hard work, I have just hit a very big milestone:

I have just published the 1000th tutorial on the Statistics Globe website!!!

https://t.co/sT4lgmC4st

Thank you for being part on the way to this achievement!

#RStats #Statistics #DataScience

[Markus Weingarth @MarkusWeingarth]

I have 3 PhD and 3 postdoc positions available at Utrecht University, all in the context of ‘solid-state #NMR & drug discovery (#antibiotics: small molecules & peptides)’

Starting date is flexible.

Please see here:
https://t.co/uaUmzev1Pd

#Postdoc #PhD

[Showkat Gojery @GojeryShowkat]

Our ongoing RTE in Kashmir Himalaya - a collaborative project ( ETH Zurich & Kashmir University)

[SSE @sse_evolution]

Applications now open for the 2025 International Travel Stipends to attend #Evol2025! Funds cover registration, travel, food, and lodging. Can also be used to attend #ESEB2025! Apply by January 31: https://t.co/k99nlWz91V @evol_mtg @eseb2025

[Xian Wu @Xiansonnet]

I’m joining @UT_Dallas as an Assistant Professor starting January 1, 2025, and I’m looking for 1–2 #PhD students to join my lab to study Climate Dynamics and Prediction. Feel free to reach out, and retweets are appreciated!

[Showkat Gojery @GojeryShowkat]

Joined ETH as a visiting research fellow in Jake alexander's group!