Rupinder Kaur, PhD
@kaurr.bsky.social
#NewPI @UIC (Jan 2026)
Studying Host-Symbiont-Virus Interactions in 🪰 and 🦟
#Wolbachia #Spermatogenesis #Embryogenesis #ChromatinBiology #Epigenetics #Microscopy
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Studying Host-Symbiont-Virus Interactions in 🪰 and 🦟
#Wolbachia #Spermatogenesis #Embryogenesis #ChromatinBiology #Epigenetics #Microscopy
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Rupinder Kaur, PhD
@kaurr.bsky.social
· Sep 9
Meet the Faculty | Biological Sciences | University of Illinois Chicago
bios.uic.edu
Excited to share that I’ll be joining @uicbios.bsky.social as an Asst. Prof. in Jan 2026! My lab will explore the epi/genetic principles of host–microbe interactions, symbiosis, and vector biology. We’ll be hiring postdocs and techs—details and lab website coming soon!
bios.uic.edu/news-stories...
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Such an impactful work showing that the "chromatin fatigue" is real to pose consistent stress for the survival of the cell! Kudos to the team! 👏👏
𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗡𝗔 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲?Excited to share our new study “Repair of DNA double-strand breaks leaves heritable impairment to genome function”, revealing DNA repair’s hidden cost, out now @science.org tinyurl.com/5n6zw3ye. Led by @sbantele.bsky.social and Jiri Lukas.🧵👇1/n
Repair of DNA double-strand breaks leaves heritable impairment to genome function
Upon DNA breakage, a genomic locus undergoes alterations in three-dimensional chromatin architecture to facilitate signaling and repair. Although cells possess mechanisms to repair damaged DNA, it is ...
tinyurl.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Such an impactful work showing that the "chromatin fatigue" is real to pose consistent stress for the survival of the cell! Kudos to the team! 👏👏
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
Beyond Wolbachia—Can a small molecule control insect reproduction?
Beyond Wolbachia—Can a small molecule control insect reproduction?
Kaur et al. demonstrate reduced histone acetylation as a key mechanism underpinning Wolbachia’s paternal-effect embryonic lethality trait in Drosophila melanogaster. Recapitulation of this trait by inhibiting host histone acetyltransferase activity exposes opportunities for symbiont-independent applied research.
dlvr.it
October 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Beyond Wolbachia—Can a small molecule control insect reproduction?
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
This book has never been more timely. Thanks to @sonali-m-19.bsky.social for writing it and for sending me a copy.
October 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This book has never been more timely. Thanks to @sonali-m-19.bsky.social for writing it and for sending me a copy.
🚨 New pub alert! Check out our latest one that showcases how chemical and genetic innovations can recreate complex host–symbiotic interactions in the absence of the symbiont.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
October 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🚨 New pub alert! Check out our latest one that showcases how chemical and genetic innovations can recreate complex host–symbiotic interactions in the absence of the symbiont.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
Direct single-molecule detection and super-resolution imaging with a low-cost portable smartphone-based microscope www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Direct single-molecule detection and super-resolution imaging with a low-cost portable smartphone-based microscope - Nature Communications
Loretan and colleagues present a low-cost smartphone-based microscope capable of detecting single-molecule fluorescence. This approach opens doors to personalised and widely distributed applications in diagnostics, biosensing, and science education.
www.nature.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Direct single-molecule detection and super-resolution imaging with a low-cost portable smartphone-based microscope www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
New research from EMBL Rome shows how paternal environment prior to conception can shape early embryo development.
These findings are a step toward understanding the mechanism of epigenetic inheritance, opening up new possibilities for disease prevention.
www.embl.org/news/science...
These findings are a step toward understanding the mechanism of epigenetic inheritance, opening up new possibilities for disease prevention.
www.embl.org/news/science...
September 30, 2025 at 6:55 AM
New research from EMBL Rome shows how paternal environment prior to conception can shape early embryo development.
These findings are a step toward understanding the mechanism of epigenetic inheritance, opening up new possibilities for disease prevention.
www.embl.org/news/science...
These findings are a step toward understanding the mechanism of epigenetic inheritance, opening up new possibilities for disease prevention.
www.embl.org/news/science...
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
absolutely wild, from the Small Molecules Considered (SMC) branch:
"...this work provides another piece in a complex biological puzzle aiming to understand the persistent and pervasive nature of 𝘞𝘰𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢 endosymbionts." (doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...)
#MicroSky #SymbioSky
"...this work provides another piece in a complex biological puzzle aiming to understand the persistent and pervasive nature of 𝘞𝘰𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢 endosymbionts." (doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...)
#MicroSky #SymbioSky
#Wolbachia has puzzled scientists with its power to rewire insect reproduction. What if I tell you that we found one of the keys Wolbachia use to rewire its host AND a small molecule inhibitor uses this key to mimic what this microbe has mastered for millions of years.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Beyond Wolbachia—Can a small molecule control insect reproduction?
Kaur et al. demonstrate reduced histone acetylation as a key mechanism underpinning
Wolbachia’s paternal-effect embryonic lethality trait in Drosophila melanogaster.
Recapitulation of this trait by in...
www.cell.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
absolutely wild, from the Small Molecules Considered (SMC) branch:
"...this work provides another piece in a complex biological puzzle aiming to understand the persistent and pervasive nature of 𝘞𝘰𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢 endosymbionts." (doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...)
#MicroSky #SymbioSky
"...this work provides another piece in a complex biological puzzle aiming to understand the persistent and pervasive nature of 𝘞𝘰𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢 endosymbionts." (doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...)
#MicroSky #SymbioSky
#Wolbachia has puzzled scientists with its power to rewire insect reproduction. What if I tell you that we found one of the keys Wolbachia use to rewire its host AND a small molecule inhibitor uses this key to mimic what this microbe has mastered for millions of years.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Beyond Wolbachia—Can a small molecule control insect reproduction?
Kaur et al. demonstrate reduced histone acetylation as a key mechanism underpinning
Wolbachia’s paternal-effect embryonic lethality trait in Drosophila melanogaster.
Recapitulation of this trait by in...
www.cell.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
#Wolbachia has puzzled scientists with its power to rewire insect reproduction. What if I tell you that we found one of the keys Wolbachia use to rewire its host AND a small molecule inhibitor uses this key to mimic what this microbe has mastered for millions of years.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make"
October 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make"
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
Identification of optimal fluorophores for use in the Drosophila embryo by Timothy E Saunders and team: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Identification of optimal fluorophores for use in the Drosophila embryo by Timothy E Saunders and team: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
These awesome microscopy images show what actually happens when E. coli is exposed to an antibiotic.
A bacterium starts to look bumpy as it tries to put more “bricks” in its defensive wall. But as it builds, it leaves gaps that let the antibiotic to kill it. 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2498...
A bacterium starts to look bumpy as it tries to put more “bricks” in its defensive wall. But as it builds, it leaves gaps that let the antibiotic to kill it. 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2498...
Extraordinary pictures show what a common antibiotic does to E. coli
A commonly used class of antibiotics seems to kill bacteria like E. coli by breaking down their tough armour
www.newscientist.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
These awesome microscopy images show what actually happens when E. coli is exposed to an antibiotic.
A bacterium starts to look bumpy as it tries to put more “bricks” in its defensive wall. But as it builds, it leaves gaps that let the antibiotic to kill it. 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2498...
A bacterium starts to look bumpy as it tries to put more “bricks” in its defensive wall. But as it builds, it leaves gaps that let the antibiotic to kill it. 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2498...
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
Out First Release in @science.org this week:
A large scale analysis of the epigenetics of transposable elements in Arabidopsis shows transgenerational stability
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PlantScience
A large scale analysis of the epigenetics of transposable elements in Arabidopsis shows transgenerational stability
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PlantScience
Transposable elements are vectors of recurrent transgenerational epigenetic inheritance
DNA methylation loss at transposable elements (TEs) can affect neighboring genes and be epigenetically inherited in plants, yet the determinants and significance of this additional system of inheritan...
www.science.org
September 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Out First Release in @science.org this week:
A large scale analysis of the epigenetics of transposable elements in Arabidopsis shows transgenerational stability
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PlantScience
A large scale analysis of the epigenetics of transposable elements in Arabidopsis shows transgenerational stability
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#PlantScience
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
T-minus 14 days for registration opening for the Annual #Drosophila Research Conference in Chicago next March.
Looking forward to seeing all our meeting support staff from @genetics-gsa.bsky.social . Ditto for our valued curators @flybase.bsky.social .
#genetics
genetics-gsa.org/drosophila-2...
Looking forward to seeing all our meeting support staff from @genetics-gsa.bsky.social . Ditto for our valued curators @flybase.bsky.social .
#genetics
genetics-gsa.org/drosophila-2...
Homepage - 67th Annual Drosophila Research Conference
Visit our website to learn more.
genetics-gsa.org
September 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
T-minus 14 days for registration opening for the Annual #Drosophila Research Conference in Chicago next March.
Looking forward to seeing all our meeting support staff from @genetics-gsa.bsky.social . Ditto for our valued curators @flybase.bsky.social .
#genetics
genetics-gsa.org/drosophila-2...
Looking forward to seeing all our meeting support staff from @genetics-gsa.bsky.social . Ditto for our valued curators @flybase.bsky.social .
#genetics
genetics-gsa.org/drosophila-2...
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
ReMOT Control reagents are now available on @addgene.bsky.social! Go git 'em!
www.addgene.org/Jason_Rasgon
www.addgene.org/Jason_Rasgon
Addgene: Jason Rasgon Lab Materials
www.addgene.org
September 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
ReMOT Control reagents are now available on @addgene.bsky.social! Go git 'em!
www.addgene.org/Jason_Rasgon
www.addgene.org/Jason_Rasgon
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
"Striking diversity of male-killing symbionts and their mechanisms"
by Hiroshi Arai (@haraipapilio.bsky.social), Daisuke Kageyama (@daisukekageyama.bsky.social) & co
"Why [and how] do maternally inherited endosymbionts kill male hosts?"
Find out here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
by Hiroshi Arai (@haraipapilio.bsky.social), Daisuke Kageyama (@daisukekageyama.bsky.social) & co
"Why [and how] do maternally inherited endosymbionts kill male hosts?"
Find out here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"Striking diversity of male-killing symbionts and their mechanisms"
by Hiroshi Arai (@haraipapilio.bsky.social), Daisuke Kageyama (@daisukekageyama.bsky.social) & co
"Why [and how] do maternally inherited endosymbionts kill male hosts?"
Find out here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
by Hiroshi Arai (@haraipapilio.bsky.social), Daisuke Kageyama (@daisukekageyama.bsky.social) & co
"Why [and how] do maternally inherited endosymbionts kill male hosts?"
Find out here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
Excited for you to join us!
Excited to share that I’ll be joining @uicbios.bsky.social as an Asst. Prof. in Jan 2026! My lab will explore the epi/genetic principles of host–microbe interactions, symbiosis, and vector biology. We’ll be hiring postdocs and techs—details and lab website coming soon!
bios.uic.edu/news-stories...
bios.uic.edu/news-stories...
Meet the Faculty | Biological Sciences | University of Illinois Chicago
bios.uic.edu
September 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Excited for you to join us!
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
Congratulations Rim! Will be great to have you in the Midwest!
Excited to share that I’ll be joining @uicbios.bsky.social as an Asst. Prof. in Jan 2026! My lab will explore the epi/genetic principles of host–microbe interactions, symbiosis, and vector biology. We’ll be hiring postdocs and techs—details and lab website coming soon!
bios.uic.edu/news-stories...
bios.uic.edu/news-stories...
Meet the Faculty | Biological Sciences | University of Illinois Chicago
bios.uic.edu
September 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Congratulations Rim! Will be great to have you in the Midwest!
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
Congratulation Rim! I can not wait to see what you accomplish in your next chapter!
Excited to share that I’ll be joining @uicbios.bsky.social as an Asst. Prof. in Jan 2026! My lab will explore the epi/genetic principles of host–microbe interactions, symbiosis, and vector biology. We’ll be hiring postdocs and techs—details and lab website coming soon!
bios.uic.edu/news-stories...
bios.uic.edu/news-stories...
Meet the Faculty | Biological Sciences | University of Illinois Chicago
bios.uic.edu
September 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Congratulation Rim! I can not wait to see what you accomplish in your next chapter!
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
Ignite and launch: After six years of super science together, @kaurr.bsky.social is heading to Chicago to start a science team and lab. 🚀
Excited to share that I’ll be joining @uicbios.bsky.social as an Asst. Prof. in Jan 2026! My lab will explore the epi/genetic principles of host–microbe interactions, symbiosis, and vector biology. We’ll be hiring postdocs and techs—details and lab website coming soon!
bios.uic.edu/news-stories...
bios.uic.edu/news-stories...
Meet the Faculty | Biological Sciences | University of Illinois Chicago
bios.uic.edu
September 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Ignite and launch: After six years of super science together, @kaurr.bsky.social is heading to Chicago to start a science team and lab. 🚀
Excited to share that I’ll be joining @uicbios.bsky.social as an Asst. Prof. in Jan 2026! My lab will explore the epi/genetic principles of host–microbe interactions, symbiosis, and vector biology. We’ll be hiring postdocs and techs—details and lab website coming soon!
bios.uic.edu/news-stories...
bios.uic.edu/news-stories...
Meet the Faculty | Biological Sciences | University of Illinois Chicago
bios.uic.edu
September 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Excited to share that I’ll be joining @uicbios.bsky.social as an Asst. Prof. in Jan 2026! My lab will explore the epi/genetic principles of host–microbe interactions, symbiosis, and vector biology. We’ll be hiring postdocs and techs—details and lab website coming soon!
bios.uic.edu/news-stories...
bios.uic.edu/news-stories...
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
Drs @minealtinli.bsky.social @spleonard1.bsky.social @alainkohlvirology.bsky.social & @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social review #bacteria-mediated #dsRNA delivery for #mosquito-borne #virus control. #RNAi #vectorcontrol #symbiont #engineering #mosquito #arbovirus
www.cell.com/trends/paras...
www.cell.com/trends/paras...
August 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
Feeling awed and a bit starstruck that @science.org chose to run a book review on #LabworkToLeadership!!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Leading a lab, and all it entails
A chemist offers actionable leadership advice to principal investigators
www.science.org
August 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Feeling awed and a bit starstruck that @science.org chose to run a book review on #LabworkToLeadership!!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
With many postdoc grants like the NSF PRFB, Ford Fellowship, and Hanna H. Gray fellowships disappearing, I am currently looking for grants that could fund incoming postdoctoral scholars. Here is a thread of some of them 🧵
July 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
With many postdoc grants like the NSF PRFB, Ford Fellowship, and Hanna H. Gray fellowships disappearing, I am currently looking for grants that could fund incoming postdoctoral scholars. Here is a thread of some of them 🧵
Reposted by Rupinder Kaur, PhD
I’m thrilled to share my first review about microbial ecology + mosquito-borne disease control! Bacteria block pathogen development in the mosquito gut, but which bacteria will produce long-lasting results in the field? Let’s think about colonization and persistence in the mosquito gut! (1/4)
Drs @holly-nichols.bsky.social & Kerri Coon review #microbial #ecology for #mosquito-borne disease control. #Paratransgenesis #Colonization #Resistance #Transmission #Microbiota #Transplantation @uwbact.bsky.social @uwmadisonmdtp.bsky.social @uwmadison.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/paras...
www.cell.com/trends/paras...
Leveraging microbial ecology for mosquito-borne disease control
Mosquitoes transmit pathogens causing 700 000 deaths annually. Microbe-based vector
control, which reduces vector populations or blocks pathogen development within vectors,
offers an innovative way to...
www.cell.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I’m thrilled to share my first review about microbial ecology + mosquito-borne disease control! Bacteria block pathogen development in the mosquito gut, but which bacteria will produce long-lasting results in the field? Let’s think about colonization and persistence in the mosquito gut! (1/4)