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Professor @ Delhi University | Neurobiologist | Drosophilist | Interested in brain disorders & neurodevelopment | Tweets are personal.

New Delhi, India
Joined September 2022
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Glutamine vs Polyglutamine: Our latest finding suggests that glutamine (an amino acid/ nutrient) treatment activates the S6K/4E-BP branch of insulin signalling pathway to restrict pathogenesis of poly(Q) disorders such as Huntington’s disease, SCAs etc. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…
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Our latest publication suggests an interesting link between insulin signaling pathway & pathogenesis of human tauopathies (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s diseases etc) link.springer.com/article/10…
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Human ‘mini-brains’ implanted in rats prompt excitement — and concern nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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Let's this auspicious moments of Mahalaya awaken the creative side of us to rebuild the world with new knowledge, prosperity and peace!!
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Congratulations to ‘Prerna’ for the Second Prize in Sci Poem Competition..👏🏼👏🏼
Replying to @IGIBSocial
Congratulations to all the winners of #Mendel #SciPoem #Competition! Read the winning entries here: sites.google.com/igib.in/sci… Special thanks to our judge, Dr. Samatha Mathew.
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