About Biotales
Narrating research journeys
Biotales is an innovative outreach project involving early career biology researchers where they co-create outreach material on their personal research journeys. Through structured activities in workshops involving reading, writing, reflecting and making art, participants open up the world of life sciences research as experienced by them to aspiring biology researchers, enthusiasts as well as those within the scientific community.
FEATURED
Disentangling the Self from the Laboratory
ALKA
"The defense mechanisms I built around myself to cope with being overwhelmed— routines, structure, and emotional detachment—seemed to fit seamlessly into lab life. Over time, it felt like my personal life and lab life were two parts of the same system, so intertwined that one couldn’t exist without the other."
RECENT
Lab Troubles
ALKA & NISHTHA
"In this post, Alka and Nisththa through their light hearted narratives on travails with lab equipments and reagents, talk about how laboratory life impacts the personal life of a researcher."
Events
How does the world of biological sciences research feel like?
What does the everyday life of an early career biologist look like?
What are the joys, anxieties and hopes of early career biologists?
What messages do they have for young people curious about biological sciences research?
If you are curious about the above questions, take a tour of our sci-art exhibition at National Science Day, HBCSE, which showcases the experiences and stories of biologists who are beginning their research careers.
When: Feb 28, 2025
Where: Room no.217, 2nd floor,
Main Building
Homi Bhabha Centre for
Science Education, TIFR, Mumbai
