Outreach and engagement

Nucleate Outreach

May 2025

Swisstech Convention Center, Lausanne, Switzerland

Hosted the Nucleate booth at the Swisstech Convention Center, pitching the Activator program to potential cohort applicants and expanding our expert/mentor network.

Co-hosting the Nucleate boothEngaged with attendees to share Nucleate’s mission, pitched our Activator program to potential cohort applicants, and secured several new additions to our expert and mentor pool.

Decolonizing North-South Research Collaboration Workshop

August 2022

Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern

Participated in a workshop exploring challenges and opportunities in North–South research collaboration. Discussions focused on identifying barriers to equitable partnerships and co-developing strategies to address them. I contributed to sessions on power dynamics, knowledge production, and capacity building in global research networks.

iGEM India BioSummit

July 2020

Online

Moderated a discussion on Health & Medical Data Privacy, framed around the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure (Goal 9) and Good Health and Well-Being (Goal 3). The session was part of the iGEM India BioSummit 2020 and brought together young researchers and practitioners to explore ethical and regulatory perspectives in health data management.

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Outreach to highschool students

August 2016

Vidya Mandir School, Chennai, India

Introduced high school students to the basics of synthetic biology and the iGEM competition, sharing insights into student-led research and opportunities in bioengineering. The session aimed to spark curiosity in the life sciences and highlight how students can engage with real-world challenges through science.

Aiswarya Prasad speaking to an auditorium of highschool students