Smita Jain
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Associate Director, Academic & Government Relations (India)@Cactusglobal | Enabler, Mentor and Leader | Loves Nature & Simplicity| Tweets are personal | She/Her
Bengaluru, India
Joined September 2017
India publishes large number of research papers but how many are effectively communicated to diverse stakeholders? Current status & impact of research communication has been caputured in the white paper by Impact Science. Download the report https://t.co/BEktZ0sj45
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The @IndiaBioscience Outreach Grants are now open for this year. Our DMs (and mine) are open if you have questions. Please help spread the word @skvdst @SarahHyder @NehaaaKum @SciSoup @ranjinirag @SomdattaKarak @PoortiKathpalia @SmitaJainIISc @ShreyaScilens
(1/3)๐ขIndiaBioscience is excited to announce the 6th IndiaBioscience Outreach Grants! Calling all young investigators in India passionate about #SciComm and outreach in the #lifesciences! ๐Application opens 13 June 2025 ๐ฏDeadline 14 July 2025 ๐ฐFirst-time Grants: 1
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No time to read every paper? Weโve got you covered. The IEEE #Sensors Alert emailer simplifies the science with weekly, plain-language digests of top research published in @sensorsjournal. Sign up today: https://t.co/rJu2LHY9fb
#IEEE #Subscribe
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๐๐๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ธ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐-๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฎ! ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฆ is thrilled to partner with IIM Kozhikode, making it the ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ง๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐ญ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น
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๐ Indian Life Science Diaspora: Ready to Transition Back to India? Join our virtual event to explore Academia, Industry, and Entrepreneurship opportunities! Eligibility and event details below. @kvijayraghavan
@pkvemula @DivyaKumar182 @ShahAridni @cbm2577 @hurryram @mnwsth
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The day included a panel discussion feat. Prof LS Shashidhara (@ncbs_bangalore), @SarahHyder, @smitajainiisc (@cactusglobal) @Taslimarif (C-CAMP) & @chaudharyayesha (@womenlifthealth) exploring gender disparities in STEM fields, the role of impactful allyship & new strategies for
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With the support of DBT, the fourth hands-on workshop for Teacher's in using Drosophila for classroom teaching will be held at IISER Pune. All interested, please apply and circulate amongst others @IISERPune @bhupro @SmitaJainIISc @DBTIndia @ugc_india
https://t.co/jA3XBuxz2G
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5 bridge collapses in succession in Bihar and collapse of Delhi Airport terminal-1 roof. All in a matter of a few days. Sign of things to come if 90% of all our top talent goes for coding and CSE. Country needs a proactive action plan. An article I wrote about this issue in
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@NaviClar and @NpdsPost announce a collaboration SPARK Conversation Series! Stay tuned for further updates. @NCBS_Bangalore @AshokaUniv @arungs070 @SmitaJainIISc @shivangiv10 @ShailyaVerma
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A garden city to garbage city? A drive in Bangalore city makes you wonder why we have to deal with strewn n burning garbage, chaotic traffic, unruly behavior? Shouldn't the city be taking pride in its beautiful weather and trees? @BbmpchdTeam @BBMPCOMM @krishnabgowda
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R Discovery is celebrating a major milestone โ it has earned the trust of 500,000+ researchers in India who rely on the AI literature search & research reading platform to stay ahead of the curve.๐ฎ๐ณ @electronish @jayaisales @NikeshGo @siddharth1988_ @SmitaJainIISc @ruchichauhan
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Happy to have been able to spend some time pursuing a hobby that still gives me same level of joy!!! #hobby #embroidery
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Horribly pathetic parking condition and management at @MOA_Bangalore. Waiting for more than an hour to get car out n security can't find the keys of car parked below our car. No announcement system in the mall to find the person.
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Day 1 of scientific writing workshop is off to an amazing start with around 100 participants! Dr. Smita Jain, Associate director, Academic & Govt Relations(India),Cactus gave us a glimpse into the aims and corporate services of CACTUS Communication #ScientificWriting #Workshop
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Looking forward to the workshop happening at my alma mater!
Two days hands-on scientific writing workshop is being organised under the aegis of Student #Leadership & #LifeSkills Development Initiative, Institute of Science, BHU in collaboration with @Cactusglobal tailored for Phd students and post docs on 25th-26th April. Register soon !!
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Podcasting is the newest format in town, and everyone is embracing it. Everyone seems to host one, from entrepreneurs to gamers to bakers to scientists. Soโฆis SciRio getting on the bandwagon, you ask? Wellโฆ.yes, but not exactly.
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2nd Drosophila Teachers Training workshop is scheduled between 29th May- 4th June 2024. This one will be hosted in NCBS. All interested teachers please register. Application last date 20th April. Number of seats 15. @SmitaJainIISc @NCBS_Bangalore
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