Merck Young Scientist

Award
We are in-search of curious minds driven by passion to make a
difference in millions of people across India.
Register Here: https://mpoweringlifescience.com/mysa/register/
Merck Young Scientist Award Purpose
• Merck Young Scientist Award is a biennial program that began with its
first season in 2019. The second season returned in 2021. The award
recognizes the innovative contributions of young Indian scientists
towards research.
• The award is given to an Indian researcher or scientist with less than
12 years of research experience (post-PhD) and affiliated with a
research institute.
• Season 1 of MYSA honoured six curious minds from the fields of
Biological Sciences and Chemical Sciences.
Journey as Winner of Merck Young
Scientist Award

Dr. Debojyoti Chakraborty

COVID Research
CSIR-Institute of Genomics and
Integrative Biology, New Delhi
Meet Our Eminent Juries

DR. SHAHID JAMEEL

Visiting Professor

Ashoka University, India, Fellow at

OCIS and Green Templeton College,
University of Oxford, UK
Award Winners of 2021
• The Merck Young Scientist Award - Season 2 recognized young
researchers who made a positive impact on the lives of millions of
people. Season 2 drew over 2000 registrations and more than 500
applications from nearly 1000 institutes across India. Season 2
honored seven winners, three in the Biological and Chemical sciences
category and one in COVID-19 research.
Dr. Kanishka Biswas
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific
Research, Bengaluru

Dr. Chandra Volla

Chemical Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai
Dr. Debojyoti Chakraborty
COVID Research
CSIR-Institute of Genomics and
Integrative Biology, New Delhi

Dr. Kartik Sunagar

Biological Sciences
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Thank You