Kavita Babu
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C. elegans Neurobiologist | Assoc Prof at IISc Bangalore, India. Personal views
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Our lab has a handful of manuscripts that will be preprinted over the next couple of months. This pinned/embedded thread will get them on here when available on bioRxiv. 1/n
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Genetics Society of America
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A systematic analysis of claudin-like cell adhesion molecule expression in
#Celegans
nervous system identifies CLC-3 as a neuronally expressed claudin that regulates motor system output. 🪱 Learn more about this work from
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lab in
#GENETICS
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The International C. elegans meeting
#worm27
is coming to Asia for the first time. Do consider joining us!
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The International C. elegans meeting
#worm27
is going to Kobe, Japan in 2027!
genetics-gsa.org/celegans/
Organizers: Erik Andersen
@erikandersen.bsky.social
, Johns Hopkins University Kavita Babu
@kavita-babu.bsky.social
, IISc Bangalore Suhong Xu, Zhejiang University
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So great to see @usbumer1's cool story out at
@commsbio.nature.com
! Funding thanks DBT and India Alliance. Umer et al have found a role for the neuropeptide FLP-15 in worm foraging. Thanks to all authors and our collaborators
@monikakscholz.bsky.social
lab.
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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FLP-15 functions through the GPCR NPR-3 to regulate local and global search behaviours in Caenorhabditis elegans - Communications Biology
FLP-15 neuropeptide regulates foraging in C. elegans via NPR-3 in dopaminergic neurons, controlling reversal dynamics and spatial exploration during off-food search
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-026-10188-x
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Navneet
3 months ago
Explaining science to a general audience, without equations, detailed methods, or specialized jargon, demands a different kind of clarity. Thanks, RFCSR, for inviting me to contribute my opinion article
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Thanks
@kavita-babu.bsky.social
for constant support & encouragement.
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Thank you
@biopatrika.bsky.social
for spotlighting Navneet's work.
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Thank you Indian IISc and Souptika Das for highlighting this work. All credit to Navneet for leading this work with Nisha, Sharveri, Dimple and collaborators' Egemen and Askin. Funding thanks: DBT/WT India Alliance, ANRF and DBT.
#CNSIISc
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Very cool work by Navneet on collective behaviour in worms now out in
@pnas.org
. Congratulations to all the authors Nisha, Sharveri, Dimple and collaborators Sarıtekin and Aşkın Kocabaş. We show that calsyntenin mutants in C. elegans show a collective swarming behaviour.
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Neuromodulation of swarming behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans: Insights into the conserved role of calsyntenins | PNAS
Collective animal behaviors arise from a complex interplay between internal physiological states and external environmental cues. In Caenorhabditis...
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2520029123
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UMass Chan Medical School
9 months ago
New study in The Lancet confirms Rabishield, developed by UMass Chan in partnership with the Serum Institute of India, is a safe, effective alternative to older rabies treatments:
direc.to/nLSh
In India, two people die of rabies every hour.
#rabies
@thelancet.com
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New Lancet study highlights UMass Chan’s Rabishield as safe and effective in preventing rabies
A new study in The Lancet confirms a rabies monoclonal antibody therapy, co-developed by UMass Chan, is a safe alternative to existing rabies immune globulins.
https://direc.to/nLSh
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Cool story by Atal et al from Abhishek's lab at
@ncbsbangalore.bsky.social
. Do have a read.
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Molecular Configuration, Regulation and Function of Heterochannel Electrical Synapses
Neuron-specific expression of particular gap junction channel components defines the configuration and functional properties of electrical synapses. However, how a neuron utilises multiple, simultaneo...
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Bluma Lesch
10 months ago
This was also an exciting paper for us because we got to pre-review it even before submission with q.e.d’s AI
qedscience.com
. really helpful and improved a lot!
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q.e.d Science
Critical Thinking AI for constructive criticism and science evaluation
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Thank you! It makes me want to pull my hair out too :)
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International Brain Research Organization
11 months ago
The results are in! We're excited to announce the awardees of the IBRO/SfN Travel Grants to attend
#SfN25
, who will present their work on a global stage & engage with the international neuroscience community 👏 Find out who they are:
ibro.org/ibro-sfn-tra...
@sfn.org
#neuroscience
#conference
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International Brain Research Organization
12 months ago
IBRO Parenthood Grants cover various costs for early-career
#neuroscientists
, helping them stay active in their career while balancing the new parent life 👨🍼 Discover what's covered & apply by 15 Aug👇
buff.ly/k0Fx2ah
#IBROinAsiaPacific
#IBROinUSCanada
#IBROinAfrica
#IBROinLatAm
#IBROinEurope
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bioRxiv Neuroscience
12 months ago
Neuromodulation of Swarming Behavior in C. elegans: Insights into the Conserved role of Calsyntenins
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.06.663344v1
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International Brain Research Organization
about 1 year ago
🚨Looking for
#grant
opportunities in
#neuroscience
? Here are all the current open calls at IBRO. Don't wait too long to apply - the deadlines are approaching!
buff.ly/17r6uS3
#IBROinAsiaPacific
#IBROinUSCanada
#IBROinAfrica
#IBROinLatAm
#IBROinEurope
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bioRxiv Neuroscience
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FLP-15 functions through the GPCR NPR-3 to regulate local and global search behaviours in Caenorhabditis elegans
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.02.651881v1
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International Brain Research Organization
about 1 year ago
Make
#IBRO2027
a dynamic & inclusive global gathering by proposing candidates to join the Scientific Program Committee! Learn more & help us shape an innovative, inclusive & high-impact program:
ibro.org/ibro-2027-wo...
Deadline: 16 May 2025
#conference
#neuroscience
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Alexey Amunts
about 1 year ago
Ageing speeds up at high altitudes, unless you’re native Tibetan. Their DNA methylation patterns adapt immune function and oxygen use to extreme conditions. A beautiful example of epigenetic resilience.
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Javier Apfeld
about 1 year ago
Love worms, molecular genetics, and big questions? We’re hiring a postdoc to build a CRISPRa toolkit to identify new aging mechanisms in C. elegans. Email or DM me to find out more. Please share & repost!
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Biology
About the Opportunity Job Summary The Apfeld Lab at Northeastern University is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to investigate how genes work together to determine the maximum lifespan of the nematod...
https://northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/Boston-MA-Main-Campus/Postdoctoral-Research-Associate--Biology_R132827
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Jeremy Berg
about 1 year ago
Yet another horrible, wasteful decision…
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National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru
about 1 year ago
#NewComicAlert
! We are back with another inspiring comic with Tinkle Magazine featuring cognitive and behavioural neuroscientist Dr Abhilasha Joshi! 🧠 🐀 Happy reading! Download your free copy here:
bit.ly/ncbsxtinklec...
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#sciencecomics
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Dr. David Miller 🏳️🌈
over 1 year ago
1/11 Though it's personal, I’m sharing this analogy if it helps others: In the last few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about my past journey with cancer. Years ago, I found out in the worst way. My doctor accidentally released the biopsy results to my online patient portal. 🧵 Thread
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bioRxivpreprint
over 1 year ago
🎉 bioRxiv & medRxiv are now managed by openRxiv, a new independent nonprofit. This transition allows for more flexibility and innovation. Our mission remains being a free service to authors ensuring rapid sharing of scientific information before peer review. ℹ️
openrxiv.org/introducing-...
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Introducing openRxiv: a new independent home for preprint sharing in the life sciences - openRxiv
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences. openRxiv ensures that r...
https://openrxiv.org/introducing-openrxiv/
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Nishanth M J
over 1 year ago
Recent Trends in Biotechnology 2025 | St Joseph's University, Bengaluru|
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Hank Green
over 1 year ago
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
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Oded Rechavi
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Friends! The science that we love is under threat. World-wide, there're forces seeking to make it corporate-like, focused on deliverables, or even the enemy of society. Take a stand & celebrate science & music!
#theconferencetoendallconferences
- Registration starts NOW!
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Itai Yanai
over 1 year ago
Registration is now open for the event of the summer! Take a stand for the science that we know & love and join us for this once in a lifetime meeting, with amazing science, fun and a ton of surprises! Only 226 spots left!
woodstock.img.cas.cz
#TheConferenceToEndAllConferences
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Manuel Mendoza
over 1 year ago
We're hiring! The Development & Stem Cells department at
@igbmc.bsky.social
, Strasbourg 🇫🇷 is recruiting a group leader working in cell & developmental biology. Our Integrated Structural Biology department also has an open call. More details below! + contact me for informal enquiries
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Derek Thompson
over 1 year ago
Unbelievable news. Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers. New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Michalis Averof
over 1 year ago
As the world of science wakes up to modern fascism, it's worth remembering older generations who stood up for humanity in much harsher circumstances. Jacques Monod worked actively for the resistance in WWII, while pursuing early stages of his research in occupied Paris.
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Harmit Singh Malik
over 1 year ago
I think people both within science and outside science don’t fully appreciate the miracle that were the Covid-19 vaccines. How much courage it took to get the sequence out, how much work had already gone into figuring out the best viral antigen and how best to present it. 1/
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Jeremy Berg
over 1 year ago
ATTENTION (PLEASE SHARE) If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread. There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.
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Buck Samuel 🪱🦠🧬🔬
over 1 year ago
For these uncertain times, we all need support of our communities more than ever. An updated list of 180+ researchers for the
#Celegans
community is here: C. elegans #1 (150 full) -
go.bsky.app/HP1h3nW
C. elegans #2 (30+) -
go.bsky.app/J7soTHG
#CeleganSky
🧪 1/n cc:
@genetics-gsa.bsky.social
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Javier Apfeld
over 1 year ago
Worm people: we have ~60 people signed up to be mentors for this year's C. elegans Mentor Match program. If you are thinking about it, please sign up now! Please repost to spread the word! 1/n
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Mentor sign-up for the 2025 C. elegans Community Mentor Match program
Thanks for volunteering to be a Mentor! The 2025 C. elegans Community Mentor Match is open to postdocs and faculty at any career stage. This survey collects information to help the committee identify...
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDuwiKEcTotF_fuhuxsYIbi1Inw4yIedIPZUbxR9hLbcAJBg/viewform
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Maureen Barr
over 1 year ago
🧪The Genetics Society of America "our commitment to inclusivity is unwavering and we will continue to advocate for scientific research and the advancement of the field."
@genetics-gsa.bsky.social
genestogenomes.org/letter-from-...
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Letter from the GSA President on recent developments arising from the U.S. Presidential administration
To the GSA Community, We are carefully monitoring the changes coming from the new United States Presidential administration, including the communications pause and travel ban affecting employees of ...
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Savage-Dunn lab
over 1 year ago
🧪Very proud of our latest publication at
@elife.bsky.social
, brought to you by
#NIH
funding! This collaboration with Chris Rongo's lab covers a lot of ground, focusing on the transcriptional response to BMP/Smad signaling. 1/n
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Genome-wide analysis of Smad and Schnurri transcription factors in C. elegans demonstrates widespread interaction and a function in collagen secretion
Smad and Schnurri transcription factors engage in context-dependent interactions as well as independent genomic activities, leading to regulation of collagen secretion to mediate body size regulation ...
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.99394.3
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Javier Apfeld
over 1 year ago
Worm friends: Join the C. elegans Community Mentor Match Program! Become a mentor and pay it forward by sharing your wisdom with people at earlier stages of their career. Click on the link to sign up (we will be signing up mentees and peer-mentoring groups soon). Please repost and spread the word!
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Mentor sign-up for the 2025 C. elegans Community Mentor Match program
Sign up is close for now, but please add your name here for the next matching cycle. Thanks for volunteering to be a Mentor! The 2025 C. elegans Community Mentor Match is open to postdocs and faculty...
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aiv-zJtPcAFXAUaCGeOSRpbevYjFduW1AH6dp8ILCtg/viewform?edit_requested=true
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Jeremy Berg
over 1 year ago
This is so important for understanding why research in model organisms is so powerful. Trained bioscientists find it easy to believe that many results relevant to cancer were discovered in yeast. By laypeople, particularly if they are skeptical for other reasons, think we are stupid or nuts. /fin
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Ardem Patapoutian
over 1 year ago
Let’s stop treating "leaving academia" as negative. Scientists train for academia, industry, or what suits them. Industry isn’t an alternative; it’s a choice. In fields like engineering, most PhDs go to industry, and no one calls it "leaving academia." We should train scientists for diverse paths.
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FMI science
over 1 year ago
📣 Please share: We’re hiring a tenure-track Group Leader in Multicellular Systems to explore the molecular and cellular mechanisms driving the formation, maintenance, or destabilization of tissues, organs and organisms. Apply at:
www.fmi.ch/education-ca...
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Harmit Singh Malik
over 1 year ago
I participated in a faculty panel a few weeks ago in which senior (ahem) faculty gave advice on careers in academia by pretending luck had very little to do with our success. One piece of advice riled me up, in which it was argued that a reason for their success was their ability to say no. 1/
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Anne C. Hart
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This is going to be really fun to watch…lots of previously undiscovered genes encode tiny uncharacterized proteins
www.science.org/content/arti...
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‘Dark proteome’ survey reveals thousands of new human genes
Database confirms that overlooked segments of the genome code for a multitude of tiny proteins
https://www.science.org/content/article/dark-proteome-survey-reveals-thousands-new-human-genes
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Scott Dworkin
over 1 year ago
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Neha Ghosh
over 1 year ago
Hi Bluesky universe! Sharing with you my latest work. This study highlights the importance of the ZP protein Dusky-like in controlling the shape of the fly corneal lens (an apical ECM). A thread 🧵
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Apical cell expansion maintained by Dusky-like establishes a scaffold for corneal lens morphogenesis
Cell expansion remodels the apical extracellular matrix to give the developing Drosophila corneal lens its curvature.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ado4167
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Mark A. Hanson
over 1 year ago
Happy Fly Day! November 18th is
#Drosophila
day. It commemorates the isolation of a white-eyed mutation, which is now used across the world. That mutation is white[1118], with the numbers standing for Nov 18th, the day it was isolated by Bob Levis. 🪰
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Buck Samuel 🪱🦠🧬🔬
over 1 year ago
The irony of this is that it is itself a political statement. The notion that the only role of science is to dispassionately inform does not reflect the current realities. It is under attack, and who else but scientists will defend it? 🧪
#academicsky
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Science is neither red nor blue
Long before the 5 November US presidential election, I had become ever more concerned that science has fallen victim to the same political divisiveness tearing at the seams of American society. This i...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adu4907
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Alper Akay
over 1 year ago
Call for submissions for the
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special issue on C. elegans genetics and biology.
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