MFCEM Connect…with alumni
MFCEM Connect is an initiative to connect with IITK alumni and explore the multitude of possible career options at the interface of biology, medicine and engineering.
Devika Garg
[BTech-2008, BSBE, IIT Kanpur]
Life Sciences & Healthcare Marketing || GTM strategy || Freelance Science writer
MFCEM: Hi Devika! wonderful to connect. From being an undergrad at IIT Kanpur to providing a GTM (Go-To-Market) strategy for the Life Sciences industry—did it require a leap of faith, or was it a natural progression?
I strongly believe that you have to really connect with your career choices and in many ways, they have to come from a place of ownership.
Mohit Kumar Jolly
[BTech-2010, MTech-2012, BSBE IIT Kanpur]
Assistant Professor
Centre for BioSystems Science and Engineering,
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
MFCEM: Being part of the Academia—was it a natural career path having done your BTech from IIT Kanpur?
MKJ: At IIT Kanpur, thanks to diverse courses in computational/mathematical biology and biomechanics,
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The Bhupat & Jyoti Mehta Family Foundation
MFCEM at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is generously supported by the Mehta Family Foundation.