Somdatta Karak
@SomdattaKarak
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Making science accessible #scicomm. Head @ccmb_csir's scicomm & outreach. Co-lead @SaSuperbugs. @TIFRScience - @UniGoettingen - @TeachForIndia alum. she/her
India
Joined December 2016
Our Gene-Health Connect has finished its continuous run of about 1.5 years. That marks some time for me to reflect on it. If you are an educator who wants to reach out to young people on genes and genetic diseases, I hope this will help you too: @CSIR_IND
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RT @PonnariG: 🌸 Gynic issues affect women of all ages impacting every aspect of life. Many endure in silence or fight alone to be taken ser…
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RT @ClusterPune: Only 2 weeks left for our upcoming workshop on Measures for Reducing AMR Burden: Technology, Policy & Stewardship. Have a…
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With the Climaze board game and our climate change comics, I feel we have a formidable combination for educational purposes. Use them and let us know what more can be done and better.
Climate change is a part of school syllabus. Here is Climaze for you, a board game by @SomdattaKarak, her team and scientists at LaCONES-CCMB, appropriate for class 5 onward. You can now get it from @think_tac: @CSIR_IND @CsirJigyasa @ncert
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RT @SaSuperbugs: 🎥 Looking for engaging content on #AntimicrobialResistance? This #WAAW2024, check out our awareness videos that simplify A…
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RT @SaSuperbugs: This #WAAW2024, we’re teaming up with amazing partners like @Nivarana4India, @CCMB_Hyderabad, #DoScience & #Yatharth @nsss…
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Human-wildlife conflicts aren't easy to solve. But it was eye-opening for me to know that less than 5% of Indian landmass falls under protected landmass. Do you think we can do better?
Are our national parks equipped with the growing tiger populations? Why is it important to address this problem, not just for the tigers but for the bigger ecosystem? How to address them? The zine based on Anuradha Reddy's recos is a conversation starter.
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The more I work on #AMR awareness in India, I only understand better how #TB has been killing people for millennia. It is imperative we figure out how to deal with this malady asap. In this article, I try to give the different ways scientists are trying to control Mtb pathogen.
@SomdattaKarak writes @TheHinduScience on how Vinay Nandicoori's lab & others globally are demystifying the survival strategies of TB-causing Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Antimicrobial development should focus on targeting these. @CSIR_IND
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RT @SaSuperbugs: ✨At the recent @g_sparc, SaS participated in a thought-provoking discussion on #AMR , exploring with #patientadvocates, #m…
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#NewProfilePic from #CCMBOpenDay2024 @ccmb_csir. If you are in Hyderabad today , this is the place you want to be!
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Many thanks to @NehaaaKum, @hippo_campy and @GokulanCG to come together to make this video. If you want to know how scientists make plants with different desirable traits, this video is for you!
You must have heard of development of improved rice varieties. But what goes on behind the scenes? How do scientists choose which varieties to make? And how do they really make these varieties? Here is a glimpse from Hitendra Patel's recent work: @CSIR_IND
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Join Rachel Thomas and me in our @HydLitFest discussion on Sunday. We will talk about how she went on to become India's first woman skydiver when the sport was limited to men in the military forces. This will be a conversation of what it takes to make a field more accessible.
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RT @SarahHyder: Is your institution #SciComm ready? Check out this SciComm Readiness Toolkit developed as part of #SciCommThinkLabs to asse…
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RT @SarahHyder: There's recognition for #SciComm in 🇮🇳 but to truly unlock its potential we need to streamline & professionalise the field…
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If you run a pharmacy shop or work with pharmacy shop owners, here is a poster for you to put up in the shop. Start raising conversations on how to prevent AMR, as a responsible partner in health.
🚀✨ Check out our latest poster! Share it with your local pharmacy! 🙋🏾⚕️💁🏾♂️ #Pharmacists and #customers are key players in preventing #AMR by selling and using #antibiotics responsibly. Be a smart pharmacist, be a smart customer💊🤝 #PartnersInHealth #KeepAntibioticsWorking
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RT @SaSuperbugs: 🚀✨ Check out our latest poster! Share it with your local pharmacy! 🙋🏾⚕️💁🏾♂️ #Pharmacists and #customers are key players…
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@hippo_campy is off to Bangalore to newer pastures, and I am looking for a new Outreach coordinator @ccmb_csir. Next year, a lot of focus will be on building forums of science for taxpayers, while running our ed projs well. If this is you, check the post:
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