Shambhavi Naik quoted in the Nature on industry to academia transition

Shambhavi Naik, Head of Research at Takshashila Institution, was quoted in the Nature. She was quoted as saying:

Cancer biologist Shambhavi Naik knew she wanted to move into the field of public policy, but such a move was uncommon in India, where she is based, and she struggled to find people to advise her. “Some of my mentors told me that if I really wanted to impact science policy in India, then I should stay in academia,” she remembers. “It was almost as if I was betraying academia by leaving, so people advised me against going into industry.”

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