Ananya Thakur
ananyathakur.bsky.social
Ananya Thakur
@ananyathakur.bsky.social
Project Researcher at the University of Oulu| MSc Biochemistry
Exploring metabolism, hypoxia, and the role of biological clocks.
The best resource that helped me design graphical abstracts for my journal article:

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It's freely available and a genuinely valuable resource provided by @biorender.bsky.social!

#researchpaper #science #graphicalabstract
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October 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Reposted by Ananya Thakur
A Comment article in Nature Medicine discusses how obesity and associated complications can be managed by obesity medications, which prompts the revision of criteria for the diagnosis and staging of the disease. go.nature.com/4hoODhD #medsky 🧪
October 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Starting the week right, with a quote from Einstein.

#quote #science #research
October 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
T cells fight infections, but what keeps them from attacking our own body?

This year’s #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine honors the scientists who discovered the cells called regulatory T cells (Tregs) that keep T-cells in check
October 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"Creativity is seeing what others see and thinking what no one else has thought" -Albert Einstein

And that's my reason for reading, Lateral Thinking by Edward De Bono.
A book that trains your brain to think differently.

#BookTwitter #books #thinking #Research
October 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
My data values showed patterns I couldn't understand.

I knew I was missing.

And I found myself back to the fundamentals.

For anyone interested in cell biology, I highly recommend Essential Cell Biology by Bruce Alberts.

#books #biology
October 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Biologists: “I’ll organize my data tomorrow.”
Six months later → 500 files named final_v2_LAST_reallyfinal.csv

This paper is your solution.

dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

Thank you @wnoble.bsky.social !
September 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Deubiquitinases (DUBs) regulate key cellular processes-metabolism, cell cycle, DNA repair-by removing Ubiquitin.

So, can targeting specific DUBs halt MASLD progression to fibrosis or liver can
cer?
Could they advance precision medicine?

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#CancerResearch
Deubiquitinases in metabolic diseases, fibrosis and cancer of the liver
Obesity is a key driver of the progression from metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), to metabolic dysfunction-associated …
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July 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Younger me: I can't get started with writing a literature review. Can you help me?
Me: Oh my. Yes. I can.
Let me give you 6 simple steps to begin. Here they are:
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#Researchpaper #SCIENCE
April 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
A workflow that simplified how I approach literature reviews.

Hope it helps you as well :)
April 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
How could I not be fascinated?

Beautiful protein molecules, perfectly packed inside tiny crystals.

#protein #crystals #science
April 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Posters: printed ✅
Pulla: ordered ✅
Playlist: vibing ✅

Tomorrow, we share stories while sipping coffee and having fun.

Our faculty at the @unioulu.bsky.social is organizing a gathering for researchers to share the stories behind their science.

#AcademicLife #Research #Science #Stories
April 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Working with a new protein?

My first step: Uniport

It’s like watching a trailer before watching the full movie.
A database with functions, structures, interactions, and more.

Whether studies, research, or just curiosity, it gave me the context I needed.

# Bioinformatics
April 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
One biological concept that helps me even outside biology:

#anatomy #science #LifeLessons
April 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Problems don't feel the same anymore.

#thinking #books #reading
April 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I thought students didn’t care about science.
Then I introduced Oulu’s 9th graders to Biochemistry.
They lit up.
The issue isn’t disinterest—
It’s the absence of someone saying:
“You’ve got this. I’ve got your back.”

#science #biochemistry #teaching
April 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM