Ep 87 – Conversation with Karishma Kaushik: Medicine, Motherhood & Science Leadership | IndiaBioscience

Karishma Kaushik is a medical doctor with a PhD in microbiology, led an independent lab at university & now heads IndiaBioscience as Executive Director: https://indiabioscience.org/authors/qw8pNKgnooLdJRA In this episode, we explored her intellectual journey through MD-PhD, motherhood, as a head of a research lab and now as a science leader who is passionate about science and its interface with society. What drives her to do all this? Watch/listen as we humanize science! References: 1.       IndiaBioscience. “Karishma Kaushik,” February 5, 2024. https://indiabioscience.org/authors/qw8pNKgnooLdJRA. 2.       X (formerly Twitter). “Karishma Kaushik, MBBS, MD, PhD, Mom (@_KarishmaK) / X,” January 22, 2025. https://x.com/_karishmak. 3.       “Human-Relevant Infection Biology Group.” Accessed January 22, 2025. https://www.karishmakaushiklab.com/. 4.       Global Young Academy. “Karishma Kaushik.” Accessed January 22, 2025. https://globalyoungacademy.net/kkaushik/. 5.       “Karishma Kaushik | LinkedIn.” Accessed January 22, 2025. https://www.linkedin.com/in/karishma-kaushik-45572927a/. 6.       “‪Karishma S Kaushik - ‪Google Scholar.” Accessed January 22, 2025. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fN1MEdsAAAAJ&hl=en. 7.       WomenLift Health. “Karishma Kaushik.” Accessed January 22, 2025. https://www.womenlifthealth.org/profile/karishma-kaushik/.