co-founder of CurioSci. A Neuroscientist passionate about hands-on science education
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Joined September 2016
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The transcription factor LHX2 suppresses astrocyte proliferation in the postnatal mammalian cerebral cortex
Read this #LifelongDevSI #OA Research Report by Archana Iyer @Arch_eee, Shubha Tole @shubhatole and colleagues @TIFR_Bio
journals.biologists.com/dev/…
ALT Figure 2 - Differential proliferation of upper layer (UL) and deep layer (DL) astrocytes, panels B (left) and C (right). Left: At P5, KI67 immunostaining shows increased proliferation of Ai9+ cells in the control UL (10%±1.61) versus the control DL (3%±1.2, **P=0.0054). Right: This is further increased in the mutant UL (17%±1.52, **P=0.002) but not in the mutant DL (3%±1.07, P=0.8).
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🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨
A postdoc position is open in my lab at the Dept. of Biological Sciences, TIFR Mumbai
🧠 Focus: #zebrafish #imaging #interdisciplinary
📅 Deadline: October 10, 2025
🔗 More details: symmetry-lab.com/contact/
Please share widely!
@TIFRScience @TIFR_Bio
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Postdoc position available in a TIFR-IGIB collaborative project to investigate the development of the choroid plexus in the brain using brain organoids. For details see devneurolab.org/open-positio…. Application deadline October 15th 2025
@arpan_parichha
Archana I retweeted
The transcription factor LHX2 suppresses astrocyte proliferation in the postnatal mammalian cerebral cortex
Read this #LifelongDevSI Research Report by Archana Iyer @Arch_eee, @shubhatole @TIFRScience and colleagues:
journals.biologists.com/dev/…
ALT Figure 4 Long-term consequences of LHX2 loss in astrocytes.
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This is not just an update. This is also an appeal. 🆘
We stepped out of our comfort zone & conducted sessions in *two* tribal schools (आदिवासी शाळा) in जवाहर, Maharashtra. It reinforced why we must do this. Read on to know about our experience & how u can help.👇@IndiaBioscience
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Hidden sugar, salt & fat, but especially sugar is killing us! The rates of rise of #diabetesmellitus in low income families is terrifying. We need to change our #diets, #foodsystems to deliver for people’s health. Behaviour change also key, along with policy levers
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A novel test of honeybees’ waggle dancing shows that they can learn to do it better. sciencenews.org/article/bee-…
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I will be talking about atypical astrocytes this Tursday! Join me to have a fun discussion about what happens to astrocytes when the BBB is disrupted.
Reminder: the US changed to summer time, but Europe hasn't yet. That means that it will be at 11 am EST, 10 CST and 8 PST.
We meeting on Thursday the 16th of March @AstrocyteCafe. Looking forward to the presentations of Matthew Broadhead and Carmen Munoz-Ballester. @MatthewBroadhe6 @Canxuki 🤩🤩🤩
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We meeting on Thursday the 16th of March @AstrocyteCafe. Looking forward to the presentations of Matthew Broadhead and Carmen Munoz-Ballester. @MatthewBroadhe6 @Canxuki 🤩🤩🤩
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My main conclusion from yesterday (kind of sad in my opinion): A significant percentage of the scientific community doesn't think ideas are a real thing that should be credited and value ideas less than hard work*
*based on hundreds of replies to our commentary
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We got the cover!
Two male isopods' fight to gain access to the female residing in that burrow under them is now on the cover of the latest @ESAEcology issue. Some fights make it big 🙂
Photo clicked by Dror Hawlena!
Our February issue has many papers & subject areas to peruse!
With #opendata from @figshare @zenodo_org @datadryad @EDIgotdata @GBIF @4TUResearchData @IllinoisLibrary @BorealisData @NEON_sci @NCBI's #GenBank @NOAANCEI @RecNParks @ONenvironment & more!
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ALT Ecology Volume 104, Issue 2 (February 2023) journal cover featuring male desert isopods fighting for access to a female residing inside a burrow in Yeruham, Israel.
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We are meeting at the first #astrocytecafe of 2023 on Thursday, the 19th of January 🤩🤩 Looking forward to the talks of Andreia, Valentina and Gabriele! @andreia_rocha_ , @Valentina_Cerr and @gabrielelosi3
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So many calls about China, about what that means for India, about XBB, about 3rd waves, about new mandates, about travel bans, about vaccine boosters- thought best to get views out to summarise the current situation. Long thread, be warned 🙂 1/n
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Another beautiful 3D analysis of mouse eye vasculature using tissue clearing and light-sheet microscopy. Unlike many others (but like EyeDISCO) it can be applied to pigmented eyes @LucKrimpenfort et al., Lars Jakobsson lab
biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor…
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Astrocyte Cafe is happy to announce that Chris Dulla @DullaChris and Christabel Tan @xbel_tan will be presenting on coming Thursday, the 15th of December! 🤩🤩
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Looking forward to co-charing @AstrocyteCafe with @CarmenFalcone6
and the talks of @drkruyer and @LauCiviero 🤩🤩
Join us for our 5th #AstrocyteCafe on Thursday, Oct 20!
We are excited to hear the talks by @drkruyer and @LauCiviero 😍🙌
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This is what baby starfish look like:
#biology by I. Adameyko
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Hi everyone, I have a piece of good news to share with you. I have participated in the brain awareness video making contest organized by Society for neuroscience. Its in top 10 now.
**Please like the video to nominate me**
youtu.be/gCSKpNdJkZo
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Mugged near Napoli Centrale within the last hour, passport gone, looks impossible to catch 6:40 flight to Frankfurt-Bombay @DrSJaishankar @IndiainItaly @OIA_MEA