Pioneers in Science- Meet Dr. Gautam Basu
Pioneers of Indian Science - Meet Dr. Gautam Basu
Guest - Dr. Gautam Basu
Gautam Basu is a Biophysicist who worked as a Professor at Bose
Institute, India, until his retirement in July 2021. After studying at
Presidency College, Kolkata, and IIT Kanpur, he did his PhD from
Cornell University, USA, and later pursued his postdoctoral studies
from Kyoto University, Japan. The focus of his research group is to
understand how molecular structures play a vital role in orchestrating
biological functions.
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Host- Tanaya Roychowdhury,
SRF, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology
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00:00 Introduction
02:07 What motivated you to pursue a career in science?
04:45 Why did you choose to move abroad for your doctrate?
09:05 How was the experience abroad?
12:03 What changes can be made to improve academics in India?
18:48 Pressure to publish a paper
24:40 Is publishing a research paper prerequisite for a PhD?
31:00 Getting a PhD in the US
37:24 PhD structure of which one is better, US or Europe?
39:09 How to choose?
40:57 Academia structure in Japan
48:00 Present funding situation for PhD or postdoc programs
53:18 Are there any research funding from reputed journals?
57:36 Personal experience related to lack of funding
01:11:58 Who can be called a good candidate?
01:18:18 What is to you a pioneer?
01:20:57 Thank you