Position:
Staff
Institute Name:
NCBS Bangalore
Link to profile:
https://theory.ncbs.res.in/people/siddharth-kankaria
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About:
Communications & Program Coordinator, Simons Centre for the Study of Living Machines, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Reseaech, India
Science Committee Member & DEIA Sub-Committee Co-Chair, The Netork for the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST)
Biography:
Siddharth Kankaria works at the intersection of science communication research, practice, and teaching in India, with a special interest in developing intersectional science engagement practices for the Global South.
Siddharth currently works as the Communications & Program Coordinator at NCBS Bangalore and is the founder of SciCommSci Club. He holds a BS (Research) in Biology from the Indian Institute of Science, an MSc in Science Communication and Public Engagement from the University of Edinburgh, UK, and more than 8 years of work experience in the fields of science communication and public engagement with science.
Siddharth spends his time exploring the research-practice-teaching continuum within science engaement; contributing to mentorship, capacity-building & DEIA efforts; and building policy, infrastructure and communities of practice around science-society interfaces. He can be reached at siddharthk[at]ncbs[dot]res[dot]in or on most social media platforms at @SiddhrthKnkaria.
Publications:
Kankaria, S., Chakraborty, A., & Manna, A. (2023). Making Knowledge Visible: Artisans, Craftsmen, Printmakers, and the Knowledge Sharing Practices of 19th-Century Bengal. In Race and Sociocultural Inclusion in Science Communication (pp. 222-238). Bristol University Press. https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/display/book/9781529226829/ch014.xml
Kankaria, S. (2023). Making a case for an Indian SciComm conference: Reflections from PCST 2023, IndiaBioscience website. Jul 10, 2023. https://indiabioscience.org/columns/indian-scenario/creating-dedicated-communities-of-practice-for-indian-scicomm-reflections-from-an-international-science-communication-conference
Duca, E., Klinkert, A., Cutajar, C., Rea, H., & Kankaria, S. (2021). Mentor, mentees & public engagement. 16th International Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference (PCST 2020+1), Virtual Global Conference, 26-28 May 2021. https://www.pcst.network/slug/mentors-mentees-and-public-engagement/
Kankaria, S. (2021). ‘Visible’ but not yet ‘Celebrities’: The Case of Indian Scientists during COVID-19. 16th International Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference (PCST 2020+1), Virtual Global Conference, 26-28 May 2021. https://www.pcst.network/slug/visible-but-not-yet-celebrities-the-case-of-indian-scientists-during-covid19/
Kankaria, S. & Manna, A. (2021). An Inclusive History of Science Communication. Lifeology University SciComm Program. https://app.us.lifeology.io/viewer/lifeology/scicomm/a-brief-history-of-science-communication
Kankaria, S., Basha, C. B., Singh, V., Champak, S., Kapoor, Y., Anam, Z., Kaushik, A. K., Khan, F. Policy Recommendations for Strengthening Indian SciComm, SciCommSci Club and Science Policy Forum. 2020. https://thesciencepolicyforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Policy-Recommendations-for-Strengthening-Indian-SciComm-Updated.pdf
Bhatter, N., Roy, R., Shah, S., Sastry, S. P., Parbin, S., Iyappan, R., Kankaria, S. & Rajyaguru, P. I. (2019). Arginine methylation augments Sbp1 function in translation repression and decapping. The FEBS journal, 286(23), 4693-4708. https://febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/febs.15057