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Dr Karishma Kaushik is a physician, scientist, educator, and science communicator whose career spans medicine, research, policy, and outreach across India and abroad. After earning her MBBS and MD in Microbiology, she completed a PhD in Biophysics in the US, returning to India to lead an independent research group and later a national life science program. She co-founded Talk To A Scientist, India’s only webinar-based science outreach platform for students. Featured on the cover of a UNESCO book on women in science, Karishma continues to inspire young scientists through her work, writing, and advocacy.