Select students of the Telangana State Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) had a weeklong opportunity to interact with scientists of CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and also carry out hands-on experiments and activities designed to help them understand the prescribed school syllabus .
The students, who were selected based on a quiz programme, are part of the ‘Milo CCMB’ programme started during the COVID-19 pandemic when scientists made animated videos on some of their well-known work aligned with high school curricula and conducted online scientist interactions with students over six months.
TSWREIS has a state-wide network of 235 schools, largely catering to female students from marginalised families. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) funded the interaction programme. “Milo CCMB programme aims to create role models in the TSWREIS community who are aware of the scientific advances and possess problem-solving abilities. We strongly believe that these skills are important for the young people, no matter what careers they choose for themselves,” said science communication and outreach officer at CCMB, and lead of Milo CCMB, Somdatta Karak, on Friday.
