Education and teaching
Karishma was a member of Hema Bhagvathi's PhD committee defense.
Congratulations to Hema and Dr. Adline Princy Solomon for the work!
January 2023
Karishma was a member of Sahana Vasudevan's PhD committee defense.
Congratulations to Sahana and Dr. Adline Princy Solomon for the work!
September 2022
Mhade S, Kadam S, Kaushik KS.
Talk To A Scientist: A Framework for a Webinar-Based Outreach Platform for Scientists to Engage with K-12 Students.
JMBE (2023).
Kadam S, Methwani K, Kaushik KS.
Biofilms with a dash of color: A hands-on acrtivity for school students to build a biofilm model and use it to understand antibiotic tolerance in biofilms.
J Microbiol Biol Educ (2022).
This model was built and executed by Talk To A Scientist for India Science Festival
(January 2022).
Kaushik K, Zinjarde S. An Interactive, Accessible and Affordable Science-Art Based Activity to Foster Team-Building among New Students. J Microbiol Biol Educ (2020).
We describe a hands-on science-art based activity organized as part of an orientation program for new students at our institute. Based on developing team-building skills and serving as an ‘ice-breaker’ for incoming students, this activity aims at creating a composite piece of art work depicting a scientific theme. In our experience, this activity is well-suited for implementation and improvisations as a collaborative, time-and cost-effective tool for new student engagement in a classroom setting.
The entire activity was executed at a cost of ~$1.50 (INR 100) per participant!
We thank the 2019-2024 batch of students for their participation, enthusiasm and for bringing the activity to life.
Karwa S, Kadam S, Kaushik K (2020).
How do Scientists develop antibiotics? Front. Young Minds.
In this article written for young minds, we explain how antibiotics, commonly used for bacterial infections, are developed from the laboratory to the pharmacy.
Kadam S, Kaushik K (2020).
From Ouch to Ah-ha! Understanding Wounds, Healing and Infections. Front. Young Minds.
In this article written for young minds, we explain the ABCs of wound infections, stages of wound healing and how bacteria can delay this process.
Virtual student induction program at IBB, SPPU - 2021
Karishma conducted the student induction program and an ice break activity with the new batch of students 2021-2026!
Novemnber 2021
Virtual student induction program at IBB, SPPU - 2020
October 2020 - Happy to have met our new batch of students 2020-2025!
