Dr. Abhijeet Bayani is an accomplished wildlife biologist, educator, researcher, and scientific writer with over 15 years of experience in biodiversity research, higher education, academic mentoring, and science communication. 
           He has completed his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune. Also, he has served various roles like Visiting Faculty at Garware College, Pune and faculty at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. 
     In addition to his academic contributions, he has gained experience in scientific writing, editing, content development, and publication support. He has worked on scientific content creation, manuscript editing, copyediting, digital educational resources, and AI-assisted content development across biological sciences and statistics. Along with this, he has authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications in reputed national and international journals, along with books and popular science articles. 
             We are delighted to have Dr. Abhijeet Bayani leading this course, where he will share practical insights, writing strategies, and publication techniques that will help participants improve their scientific writing skills and to navigate to the world of academic publishing.

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His Key Achievements:​

• 13+ peer-reviewed scientific papers in reputed journals.

• Scientific Editor, Reviewer, and Subject Editor for several international journals including Nature Conservation, Check List, Biological Conservation, Current Science, and Biodiversity Data Journal

• Reviewer and Editor for Biodiversity Atlas India citizen science platforms including Birds of India, Mammals of India, and Amphibians of India.

• Contributor to popular science platforms including IndiaBioscience and Think Science

• Recipient of multiple national and international wildlife photography awards, including recognition from The Royal Society, London.

• Author of the book "On the Web with Spiders: A Handbook with Field Notes and Pictorial Field Guide".