We were honored to welcome Dr. Rajesh S. Gokhale, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), at the Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad, on 13.09.2025 for the first leadership talk. He had an engaging interaction session with the second batch of i3c BRIC–RCB PhD in Biosciences students, sharing his vision for the i3c initiative and its role in building innovation-driven, interdisciplinary research