Saurabh Mahajan

Faculty of Life Sciences @AtriaUniversity. Ex grad student @NCBS_Bangalore. Here, discovering interesting things to be discovered.

[Saurabh Mahajan @userSaurabh]

@kmr_dilip @paraschopra The school space has some interesting experiments, e.g. https://t.co/HJsWnUD8Ce. But higher education is far behind.

[Saurabh Mahajan @userSaurabh]

@kmr_dilip @paraschopra Last point, one way to structurally amplify this is to invest in teacher training. Which is right now stuck in useless formalities. Need to scale programs that actually give authentic experiences to teachers. Science academies have a program, not aure how succesful.

[Saurabh Mahajan @userSaurabh]

Idea - a traffic simulation game that you can play while you are stuck at Hebbal, Silk Board etc.

Serious question - can the simulations be open-sourced and made available to public?

[Saurabh Mahajan @userSaurabh]

@DeepaAgashe @vscooper Also, another study reports some correlation between (a) optimal growth temperature (Topt) changes and magnitude of GC jumps, and (b) GC changes and magnitude of Topt jumps. https://t.co/q8cBxsoHnW

[iThink Biology @ithinkbiology]

Are you a PhD or Master's interested in UG Biology Education? We've got an opening https://t.co/nGxrCCKKAo
@azimpremjiuniv, working on a innovative new textbook https://t.co/UYQVGDQ0J4. Please share the news widely!! @IndiaBioscience @VoicesofIndAcad @HBCSE_TIFR @CoESMEIISERPUN1

[Saurabh Mahajan @userSaurabh]

@SomdattaKarak @meghaphd @Ashwini76690549 @badjoby I have seen- individual faculty & institutions vary by prior research experience, res tradition, infra, funds, access to scientists. Even in a research metro like Blr. Needs will differ too. Maybe a systematic survey will help target? India BioSci should know more and help.

[Somdatta Karak @SomdattaKarak]

I seek to hear from BSc & MSc teachers of India. Would you like to run small research projects with your students? If so, I'd love to know i) if you would need help from a scientist/research facility, ii) would you design the project or a scientist should define the prob? RT pls

[Saurabh Mahajan @userSaurabh]

@SomdattaKarak @meghaphd @badjoby Great way to go, because it will have an amplifying effect. Colleges/univs need to alleviate some constraints e.g. teaching load. If we want to enable amplification, then we should enable independence and quality. Start with given problems, but then mentor for independence?

[Saurabh Mahajan @userSaurabh]

@pjie2 @pmoyniha @surt_lab So I would be curious what one finds after excluding ribosomal proteins (and few other highly expreased genes).

[Saurabh Mahajan @userSaurabh]

@odorobjects Love the name! Congratulations @Pvnkmrksk!!

[Megha @meghaphd]

We started a new program 5 mo ago.
MSc. Life Sciences (Ayurveda Biology).
A vignette from my biochem class.
Thread. /n

[Seed2Sapling Education @seed2sapling]

Would you like to get your students to think deeply and critically?
Here are some simple follow-up questions that help learners to think deeper, get everyone involved and creates a rich discourse in classrooms.
#thinkingclassrooms #QuestionTime

[ipsa jain (she/her) @ipsawonders]

Doing a zine-making workshop this coming weekend. Join in if you are in Bangalore.
#zine #scicomm
https://t.co/9jIyGzPxda

[iThink Biology @ithinkbiology]

One of the authors of @ithinkbiology! @sravUpp will share what motivated her and her colleagues at
@azimpremjiuniv to develop the iThink Biology project. Be sure to join us at 5 pm tomorrow to hear Profs Sravanti & Kaustubh in conversation with Prof Shashidhara from @AshokaUniv

[iThink Biology @ithinkbiology]

Here is an example of an exercise from the chapter on Figs! When we said that we take a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to teach biology... we meant it! 😁

[Gaurav Sharma, Ph.D. @sharmaG30]

You know, what is one of the toughest tasks in online teaching?

For me it is "Taking practical classes". Any suggestions if you find it easier.

@AcademicChatter @AcademicsSay @VoicesofIndAcad @OpenAcademics