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Somdatta Karak

@somdattakarak

Making science accessible #scicomm.
Head @ccmb_csir's scicomm & outreach. Co-lead @SaSuperbugs.
@TIFRScience - @UniGoettingen - @TeachForIndia alum.
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Join Rachel Thomas and me in our Hyderabad Lit Fest 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.

Join Rachel Thomas and me in our <a href="/HydLitFest/">Hyderabad Lit Fest</a> 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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Many thanks to Neha Kumari (she/her), Annapoorna P K (she/her), PhD and Gokulan, Ph.D. 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! youtube.com/watch?v=ohARPd…

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✨At the recent Global South Conference on IPC & AMR, SaS participated in a thought-provoking discussion on #AMR , exploring with #patientadvocates, #media, #sciencecommunicators on how we can move from #awareness to #action in our everyday lives💪🗣️ Learn more👇 🔗 sasuperbugs.org/debugging-amr-…… ✍️Sarah Hyder Iqbal

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Thanks to Aditya Undru on team, we are going crazy with conceptualizing and conducting science treasure hunts. Starting with a LaCONES focused wildlife treasure hunt at CSIR-CCMB last week. If you think around science treasure hunt too, please do get in touch.

Thanks to Aditya Undru on team, we are going crazy with conceptualizing and conducting science treasure hunts. Starting with a LaCONES focused wildlife treasure hunt at <a href="/ccmb_csir/">CSIR-CCMB</a> last week. If you think around science treasure hunt too, please do get in touch.
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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.

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.
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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?

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This #WAAW2024, we’re teaming up with amazing partners like Nivārana, @CCMB_Hyderabad, #DoScience & #Yatharth NSS, Shivaji College to raise awareness through impactful stories, creative performances & engaging discussions on #AMR✨ Let’s Educate. Advocate. Act Now to #StopAMR!💪

This #WAAW2024, we’re teaming up with amazing partners like <a href="/Nivarana4India/">Nivārana</a>, @CCMB_Hyderabad, #DoScience &amp; #Yatharth <a href="/nssshivaji/">NSS, Shivaji College</a> to raise awareness through impactful stories, creative performances &amp; engaging discussions on #AMR✨ 

Let’s Educate. Advocate. Act Now to #StopAMR!💪
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🎥 Looking for engaging content on #AntimicrobialResistance? This #WAAW2024, check out our awareness videos that simplify AMR, its risks, and how YOU can make a difference! 🦠💊 Watch & share to spread the word: youtu.be/7GUJB3GF4VE?si… & youtu.be/U2ffUDqDJsQ?si… #FightAMR

🎥 Looking for engaging content on #AntimicrobialResistance? This #WAAW2024, check out our awareness videos that simplify AMR, its risks, and how YOU can make a difference! 🦠💊

Watch &amp; share to spread the word: youtu.be/7GUJB3GF4VE?si… &amp; youtu.be/U2ffUDqDJsQ?si…

#FightAMR
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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.

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Only 2 weeks left for our upcoming workshop on Measures for Reducing AMR Burden: Technology, Policy & Stewardship. Have a look at the interesting lineup of speakers! 📆31st January, 2025 🕘9:00 am to 5:00 pm 📍IISER, Pune 📌Register here: bit.ly/pkcws1

Only 2 weeks left for our upcoming workshop on Measures for Reducing AMR Burden: Technology, Policy &amp; Stewardship. Have a look at the interesting lineup of speakers! 

📆31st January, 2025
🕘9:00 am to 5:00 pm 
📍IISER, Pune
📌Register here: bit.ly/pkcws1
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🌸 Gynic issues affect women of all ages impacting every aspect of life. Many endure in silence or fight alone to be taken seriously. Let’s break the silence on women’s health! 📍Join us for this conversation Hyderabad Lit Fest 🙏 #ScienceAndTheCity for the opportunity to curate this

🌸 Gynic issues affect women of all ages impacting every aspect of life. Many endure in silence or fight alone to be taken seriously. Let’s break the silence on women’s health! 
📍Join us for this conversation <a href="/HydLitFest/">Hyderabad Lit Fest</a> 
🙏  #ScienceAndTheCity for the opportunity to curate this
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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: edexlive.com/opinion/2025/F… CSIR, India

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Young changemakers like Khushi Goel are proving that tackling #AMR isn’t just for doctors or scientists-it’s for all of us! On National Science Day, Khushi shared her journey with SaS at TERI School of Advanced Studies, highlighting how #youth-led action is key in raising #awareness and action.

Young changemakers like <a href="/KhushiGoel__/">Khushi Goel</a> are proving that tackling #AMR isn’t just for doctors or scientists-it’s for all of us! On National Science Day, Khushi shared her journey with SaS at <a href="/terischool/">TERI School of Advanced Studies</a>, highlighting how #youth-led action is key in raising #awareness and action.
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If you want to understand the biology of the public health crisis called TB, this piece is for you: indianexpress.com/article/explai… For a starter, this is a complex multi-faceted disease that we don't understand very much.

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On #GlobalHealthDay, vaccines for long-standing diseases like TB have to be part of the discussion. Is it the lack of scientific understanding of the disease or the funds+will for it that is holding us back? Somdatta Karak writes: nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/1234567… CSIR, India CSIR-NIScPR

On #GlobalHealthDay, vaccines for long-standing diseases like TB have to be part of the discussion. Is it the lack of scientific understanding of the disease or the funds+will for it that is holding us back? <a href="/SomdattaKarak/">Somdatta Karak</a> writes:
nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/1234567…
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Thanks to the many studies on proteins, my understanding of their structures kept on getting more and more nuanced in the last two decades. Lipids on the other hand remained what I had studied in high school. That has been because studying lipids is way more difficult. More here:

Thanks to the many studies on proteins, my understanding of their structures kept on getting more and more nuanced in the last two decades. Lipids on the other hand remained what I had studied in high school. That has been because studying lipids is way more difficult. More here:
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As people around me discuss wars, to me it's a reminder that wars-->infections, and many of which will be difficult to treat due to #AMR. Our fight against AMR requires us all to do our bit, and that's what I write for The India Forum: theindiaforum.in/health/safegua…

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Biodiversity hotspots aren’t always lush green forests 🌿— they come in many forms, some defying our stereotypes. These overlooked ecosystems deserve our attention too. Read more: buff.ly/ZPCK3xk The original infographics were published in SciTales by CSIR-CCMB -

Biodiversity hotspots aren’t always lush green forests 🌿— they come in many forms, some defying our stereotypes. These overlooked ecosystems deserve our attention too. 

Read more: buff.ly/ZPCK3xk 

The original infographics were published in SciTales by <a href="/ccmb_csir/">CSIR-CCMB</a> -