Dr. Siddhi Kashinath Jalmi, Assistant Professor of Botany, at School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Goa University and Dr. Sangeeta Mahableshwar Naik, Assistant Professor of Marine Microbiology, at School of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, has received prestigious research grant under CSIR- ASPIRE, Govt of India’ initiative to empower women and have been selected among 300 women scientists across India under all five subjects.