Biology Discussion Forum (BDF)
Year 2014-2015
Convener: Ritu Roy Chowdhury
Co-convener: Harshavardhan Thyagarajan
Faculty Coordinator: Dr. Nagaraj Prasad
The IISER-M BDF (Biology Discussion Forum) is a student based group dedicated to facilitating informal discussions, talks and lectures on current biology. Typically, once a week, we organise student talks (by IISER-M students who are working on, or have worked on some particular topics), lectures (by visiting scientists), and the occasional nature walk (our campus is a haven for ornithologists) with the hope that we can broaden our understanding of the subject, to bring to our attention new developments and ideas that are constantly flooding the field of Biology. We work in close relation with some of the other clubs on campus, like the Curie club (for Chemistry lovers), the Math club, phi@I (for Physics), IMQC (the quiz club) and the Photography club; with many overlapping talks and events.
IISER-M BDF is also proud to have organised the celebrations for the 2014 International Darwin Day, which makes us one of the only 4 institutes in all of Asia to be on the World map on this occasion.
All said and done though, we are simply a bunch of geeks who love to sit down and talk about ideas, and in this group we talk about Biology.
BDF Gallery
Photos clicked by Ritu Roy Chowdhury & Harshavardhan Thyagarajan
