ENS-IISER partnership - IISER Bhopal student’s internship experience

Ashley Suraj Hermon, IISER Bhopal's student in Biological Sciences, has completed his two month internship at the IGFL in mid-2022. In the frame of the international strategies and common actions of the Écoles normales supérieures in France, ENS de Lyon has taken the lead in the creation of a partnership with the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) in India. In 2018 the ENS-IISER network implemented a framework agreement allowing their institutions to collaborate on different levels: development of exchange programs, joint training, seminars, joint research and publications, as well as research internships. 3rd year of BS-MS integrated degree in Biological Sciences at IISER Bhopal, intern at IGFL in spring 2022 My name is Ashley Suraj Hermon, I am a 20 years old student in 3rd year of BS-MS integrated degree in Biological Sciences at IISER Bhopal, India and I have successfully completed a 2 months internship through the IISER-ENS Internship program. I was looking for an internship in research in the field of science and knew that France offered good opportunities for international students in scientific research. I heard about the joint program between my institution and ENS de Lyon which offered internship in biology, more specifically my field of research, developmental biology, so I chose to apply. After two selection rounds and an interview I was chosen to undertake an internship under the supervision of Dr. Julie Carnesecchi at the Ontogenesis and Molecular Interactions Team of the Institute of Functional Genomics of Lyon.