This is an official twitter account for Nexus Institute of Research and Innovation (NIRI) Nepal established by a group of Nepalese professionals
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1 Oct is International Day of Older Persons. A UN treaty on older people's rights is being drafted. In Lo Manthang, Upper Mustang, our Senior Citizen Care project works with older adults. Their voices must help shape it. #AgeWithRights @GAROP_Sec
When families search for loved ones after a disaster, DNA is often the only answer. 🧬
Join NIRI's free webinar this Saturday to learn how forensic DNA identification actually works.
📅 Sept 26 | 7:45 PM Nepal Time
💻 Zoom ID: 982 371 1633 | PW: NIRI2025
#NIRIWebinar #DNA
Melting glaciers is more than rising rivers. Dr. Santosh Dulal & Devraj Pokhrel's new Op-Ed in @kathmandupost: ancient microbes, resistant genes, a warning already seen in Siberia. The ask: surveillance before crisis. 🔗
kathmandupost.com/columns/20…
Welcome to our newest NIRI members!
We’re excited to have you join our community and look forward to learning, collaborating, and growing together to advance research and create meaningful impact.
Welcome to NIRI!
Metabolism isn't just fuel it's a control switch for inflammation.
Congrats to NIRI member Dr. Rajendra Karki on a new review in Trends in Immunology on metabolic control of inflammatory cell death.
NIRI's Dr. Rajendra Pangeni and Dr. Umed Pun met with Hon. Dr. Mahabir Pun, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, to talk research and innovation in Nepal.
Once considered biological noise. Now a key trigger of inflammation.
Congrats to NIRI member Dr. Rajendra Karki on a new review in Communications Biology on Z-nucleic acids' role in infection, cancer & inflammation.
doi.org/10.1038/s42003-026-1…
What's life really like for older adults in Upper Mustang?
Join NIRI's webinar this Saturday with Dr. Tulasi Acharya as he shares findings and reflections from his Senior Citizen Care research project.
📅 June 27 | 7:45 PM Nepal Time
💻 LIVE on Facebook
Fat isn't just stored energy,it's a whole communication system in your body.
Join NIRI's webinar this Saturday with Dr. Prashant Rajbhandari to learn what adipose tissue is really doing.
📺 Also LIVE on Facebook
#NIRIWebinar #Science #Nepal
A cancer researcher left the US to come back and build
Nepal's future.
Dr. Rajendra Pangeni shares his story, his mission, and
his vision. 🇳🇵
Worth watching 👇
youtu.be/vnAoOzqahdI
#Nepal #ReturnToNepal #NIRI #CancerResearch
Orientation day ✅
The NIRI Bioinformatics Bootcamp 2026 has officially begun. So glad to have each one of you here welcome, students! 🧬
#BioinformaticsBootcamp #NIRI #Bootcamp2026 #Orientation #Nepal
He traded a research career in the US to come build Nepal's future in science.
Hear Dr. Rajendra Pangeni's story this Saturday.
🗓 April 25 | 7:45 PM NPT | FB Live + Zoom ID: 982 371 1633 | Passcode: NIRI2025
Webinar with Dr. Richa Lamichhane Topic: TTP & Lung Injury Exploring immune regulation and inflammation.
📅 Saturday, March 28th 📷us02web.zoom.us/j/9823711633…
Nepal faces a growing physical inactivity crisis
A guest editorial in the Journal of NHRC highlights rising inactivity, urbanization, and NCD risks.
🧬 New study co-authored by NIRI members highlights cancer disparities in Nepal across gender, ethnicity & access to care.
🔗 Read the full article: link.springer.com/article/10…
🎙️ NIRI Chairperson Dr. Rajendra Pangeni featured on the “Who Do You Trust?” podcast sharing his journey back to Nepal and thoughts on education & change.
youtube.com/watch?v=3oHRwxhU…
🎥 Credit: Who Do You Trust? Podcast (YouTube) - WhoDoYouTrust-k7m9e
🎉 Congratulations to Samikchya Baskota (Founding Member, NIRI) on her nomination as a Member of Parliament from RSP.
Wishing her a successful tenure ahead
Eye health is about more than vision it’s about dignity and opportunity.
Watch our webinar with Dr. Chet Raj Pant on eye health & blindness prevention in Nepal.
▶️youtu.be/stfLledvlHc
#EyeHealth #BlindnessPrevention #Nepal
What are kidneys and what do they do?
Watch the full webinar by Dr. Rishi Kumar Kafle: youtu.be/wOz1EKNPKvc?si=-C-d…