Happy to share our latest study by Annesha Ghosh, published in PLOS Pathogens. Our work shows that disruption of RNA cap methylation can act as a danger signal to activate protective innate immunity. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

RNA methyltransferase CMTR-1 inhibition activates a GATA transcription factor-mediated protective immune response

Author summary The immune system is commonly thought to defend the body by recognizing invading microbes. However, organisms can also detect infections indirectly by sensing damage to their own cellul...

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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 @kavita-babu.bsky.social lab in #GENETICS: 🔗 buff.ly/30wGQVN

The International C. elegans meeting #worm27 is coming to Asia for the first time. Do consider joining us!

Maureen Barr@barrlab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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 @genetics-gsa.bsky.social

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 @genetics-gsa.bsky.social

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...

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 rfcsr.org/wp-content/u... Thanks @kavita-babu.bsky.social for constant support & encouragement.

Thank you @biopatrika.bsky.social for spotlighting Navneet's work.

BioPatrika@biopatrika.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#researcherspotlight Dr. Navneet Shahi @navneetshahi.bsky.social from Prof, Kavita Babu lab @kavita-babu.bsky.social at IISc Bangalore talks about her work on "How a Single Neuron Controls Social Swarming in Worms" #CNSIISc biopatrika.com/academia/res... via @biopatrika.bsky.social

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 iisc.ac.in/events/wormi...

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. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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...

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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 @umassmedicine.bsky.social

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.

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Cool story by Atal et al from Abhishek's lab at @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social. Do have a read. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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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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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Thank you! It makes me want to pull my hair out too :)

jordan jordan jordan@jordan.matelsky.com · 12mo ago

This work is extraordinary and makes me half excited to see where the field takes us, and half pull my hair out and scream WHY EVEN BOTHER TRYING TO UNDERSTAND NEUROSCIENCE AT ALL. In the most awesome way possible 🥹❤️

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

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

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

🚨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

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

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 @thebalelab.bsky.social

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.

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!

Yet another horrible, wasteful decision…

Dr. Jen Gunter@drjengunter.bsky.social · last yr.

Let’s dream up to ways to shit on women. Oh hey, let’s cancel the largest clinical trial ever for women www.science.org/content/arti...

#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... @rhythmicspikes.bsky.social #sciencecomics #womenscientists

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

🎉 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-...

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...

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Recent Trends in Biotechnology 2025 | St Joseph's University, Bengaluru| sju.edu.in/TiBT

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

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.

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Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · last yr.

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

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! woodstock.img.cas.cz

Oded Rechavi@odedrechavi.bsky.social · last yr.

IT'S HAPPENING! The Woodstock of Biology 2.0 meets Night Science @nightsciencepod.bsky.social 10-13 of June in Prague & the Woods of Bohemia... Be there or be REJECTED. #theconferencetoendallconferences

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

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 #sciencejobs