DBT WT India Alliance

09/06/2026

In the second article of our Health Systems in Practice series, we explore a question that sits at the heart of healthcare delivery: how do we ensure that the tools used to diagnose disease work accurately for the populations they serve?

Dr. Ashok Kumar Yadav shares how his research on kidney function assessment is helping generate the local evidence needed to improve diagnosis, guide treatment decisions, and strengthen patient care in India.

Read the story: https://www.indiaalliance.org/stories_of_science/health-systems-in-practice-ashok

Wellcome Trust Department of Biotechnology, India

02/06/2026

Introducing the first article in our Health Systems in Practice series, highlighting the research of Dr. Rohan Michael Ramesh!

Years of working in the remote regions of Tamil Nadu and Nagaland led Dr. Rohan to a simple but important question: how do we understand healthcare access for communities living in difficult terrain?

He shares how field experiences shaped a research programme that combines public health and geospatial science to better understand access to care.

Read the story: https://www.indiaalliance.org/stories_of_science/health-systems-in-practice-rohan

Department of Biotechnology, India Wellcome Trust

27/05/2026

Healthcare systems are shaped by far more than infrastructure and policy. They are influenced by people, local realities, everyday decisions, and the practical challenges of delivering care across diverse settings.

To explore these questions more closely, we are introducing a new thematic series, Health Systems in Practice, featuring conversations with IA-funded researchers working across healthcare delivery and health systems research in India.

The series looks at how research evolves in practice, the experiences that shape work in the field, and the journeys of researchers working within real-world healthcare systems.

Read about the series here: https://www.indiaalliance.org/stories_of_science/health-systems-in-practice

Stay tuned for the upcoming stories!

Department of Biotechnology, India Wellcome Trust

19/05/2026

Our next video in the video series using Saral AI explores how bacteria rapidly adapt to antibiotics and what drives the evolution of resistance over time, led by Dr. Nishad Matange!

The video focuses on research in E. coli under trimethoprim stress, showing how bacteria use temporary gene duplication before shifting to more stable genetic changes, and how protein quality control influences this process.

Watch to learn more about the research, and stay tuned for more research stories in this series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnrYVc-AxAk

Department of Biotechnology, India Wellcome Trust

This video explores how bacteria adapt to antibiotic stress through...

12/05/2026

Next in our How I Got Here series, Alpana Dave reflects on her journey from the lab to building the systems that support research.

From navigating research challenges to shaping research management at BRIC-NIBMG, her story highlights how enabling science can be as impactful as doing it.

Read more: https://www.indiaalliance.org/stories_of_science/how-i-got-here-alpana-dave

Department of Biotechnology, India Wellcome Trust

05/05/2026

Next in our How I Got Here series, Dr Madhuri Dutta reflects on building the backbone of research in India.

From supporting researchers to shaping research management systems, her journey highlights the importance of bridging science, institutions, and policy to strengthen the research ecosystem.

Read the story here: https://www.indiaalliance.org/stories_of_science/how-i-got-here-madhuri-dutta

Department of Biotechnology, India Wellcome Trust

28/04/2026

Applications closes soon!

The deadline for the following grants is fast approaching:

• Career Development Grant & Catalytic Collaborative Grant – 18 May 2026
• Multi-institutional Collaborative Grant – 15 May 2026

Read the guidelines and apply now:
🔗: https://www.indiaalliance.org/phase-iii/competitions

Department of Biotechnology, India Wellcome Trust

21/04/2026

Next in our How I Got Here series, Dr Upendra Bhojani reflects on understanding health beyond the clinic.

From a small village in Gujarat to shaping public health thinking in India, his journey traces the shift from clinical dentistry to exploring the commercial determinants of health and the systems that shape health and inequity.

Read this story here: https://www.indiaalliance.org/stories_of_science/how-i-got-here-upendra-bhojani

Department of Biotechnology, India Wellcome Trust

14/04/2026

From classroom curiosity to building accessible ultrasound technologies in India.

In this How I Got Here feature, Karla P. Mercado-Shekhar shares her journey across continents, shaping innovations that make healthcare more affordable and impactful.

Read more: https://www.indiaalliance.org/stories_of_science/how-i-got-here-karlamercado-shekhar

Department of Biotechnology, India Wellcome Trust

07/04/2026

This , we are kicking off a new video series using Saral AI to simplify and share published research.

Our first video focuses on HIV research, looking at how HIV-1 strains in India respond to broadly neutralising antibodies and why regional differences matter, led by Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya.

Watch to learn more about the research, and stay tuned for more research stories in this series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8fqpJUuxNg

Department of Biotechnology, India Wellcome Trust

This video explores how HIV-1 clade C viruses from India respond to broadly neutralising antibodies (bnAbs), a promising strategy for HIV prevention. By comp...