JOYI: Journey of a Young Investigator (2025 edition)

This collection celebrates the stories of young investigators in attendance at the YIM 2025 in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Hailing from widely different backgrounds and with varying research interests, these researchers are united in their passion for science and their ability to persist in spite of challenges in their path. We hope that these stories will serve as inspiration for other young investigators in India as well as for those hoping to launch their scientific careers in India in the near future.

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Credits

JOYI theme design: Manoj Rangan

Editing: Ankita Rathore, Moumita Mazumdar and Yousuf Khan

Compilation: Moumita Mazumdar

Design, illustration and layout: Suraj Kohli

A glimpse of the foreword by Smita Jain, Former Executive Director, IndiaBioscience

"When I was invited to write the foreword for Journey of a Young Investigator 2025, I was instantly taken down the memory lane to the time when this idea was first conceived and the vision that shaped it. IndiaBioscience has long served as a vibrant platform to foster mentoring of and networking between the young torchbearers of biological sciences in India. Over the years, every conversation that IndiaBioscience initiated—whether small or big, virtual or physical, in print or in person—has enriched its fellows and followers. The Journey of a Young Investigator (JOYI) emerged as another powerful means of carrying this legacy forward. I have always believed that shared experiences are one of the strongest means of learning and growing.

As I went through the narratives in this years’ compendium, I was impressed with the uniqueness that gives the true strength to each story. I also appreciate the immense courage and confidence shown by each writer in opening up one’s personal journey for others to learn from and draw inspiration. It is this personal angle penned by the writers that has made each of these stories so powerful and impactful.

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