A podcast series by IndiaBioscience. IndiaBioscience, is an organisation, which fills a unique niche in the ecosystem of life sciences in India. We function as a catalyst to promote changes that affect the culture and practice of science in India - through engagement with academia, government and industry at various levels.
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IndiaBioscience: science communication and outreach
Crafting Your Career is an IndiaBioscience flagship where workshops and podcasts come together to discuss various pathways and careers in STEM. In this podcast series, hear informational interviews where we talk to various science professionals about their career journeys and the field itself. As a science graduate, one can use this tool to approach and learn from experts about their domain and simultaneously grow their network. To hear the Crafting Your Career (CYC) podcast series, visit- https://indiabioscience.org/indiabiospeaks/crafting-your-career
About the guest- This episode features Madhuri Dutta, Head of Strategic Partnerships and Commission Research at the George Institute for Global Health, India and leads research, management and capacity building initiatives. An Indian Research Management Initiative Fellow supported by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India Wellcome Trust India Alliance, Madhuri is also a part of the Global CORE Unit and works with colleagues from other regional offices of the institute. She has contributed to several courses, workshops and training programmes in research skills for early career researchers. Madhuri is interested in creating institutional processes that facilitate quality research and an enabling research environment.
Host and produced by: Sreshtha Mondal
28 Jan 2026
Transparency in Peer Review of Scientific Publications- Ep. 4 ft. Magdalena Skipper
IndiaBioscience (https://www.indiabioscience.org/), through its podcast channel IndiaBiospeaks, presents a special feature series titled "Transparency in Peer Review of Scientific Publications." This multi-guest series gathers community perspectives on the peer review process in scientific publishing. It specifically addresses the implications of Nature (http://www.nature.com/)'s decision to require the publication of peer review reports alongside submitted manuscripts.
The series features a diverse panel, including researchers and policy experts from India, as well as the Editor-in-Chief of Nature. IndiaBioscience aims to understand the motivations behind these changes, their potential benefits and challenges, and the broader impact on scholarly publishing, science, and research. It offers valuable insights for all participants in the research ecosystem, from those submitting and reviewing manuscripts to those involved in the publishing process.
If you are curious to look into the articles to know the process- check out this article and its peer review file
About this episode:
This podcast episode features Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief of Nature's magazine and research editorial teams.
Speaking with Sreshtha Mondal from IndiaBioscience, Magdalena provides the editorial and publisher's perspective on Nature's policy change from mid-June 2025. Hear her share details about how the decision came through after a period of trial, advice on how to make the best of this decision by reviewers, authors and communicators and a lot more.
21 Jan 2026
Transparency in Peer Review of Scientific Publications- Ep. 3 ft. Deepti Jain
IndiaBioscience (https://www.indiabioscience.org/), through its podcast channel IndiaBiospeaks, presents a special feature series titled "Transparency in Peer Review of Scientific Publications." This multi-guest series gathers community perspectives on the peer review process in scientific publishing. It specifically addresses the implications of Nature's decision to require the publication of peer review reports alongside submitted manuscripts.
The series features a diverse panel, including researchers and policy experts from India, as well as the Editor-in-Chief of Nature. IndiaBioscience aims to understand the motivations behind these changes, their potential benefits and challenges, and the broader impact on scholarly publishing, science, and research. It offers valuable insights for all participants in the research ecosystem, from those submitting and reviewing manuscripts to those involved in the publishing process.
If you are curious to look into the articles to know the process- check out this article and its peer review file
About this episode:
This podcast episode features Deepti Jain, Professor and structural biologist at the Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, India.
Speaking with Sreshtha Mondal from IndiaBioscience, Deepti provides an academic's perspective on Nature's policy change. Hear her share details about the peer review process and its significance for scientific research, how structural biology, as a field, has been practising open research, and more.
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