Martha Bhattacharya
@marthabhattacharya.bsky.social
Neuroscientist doing cell bio/genetics/genomics in Drosophila/mouse/iPSC neurons @ U of Arizona. Wife and Mom of 2. Love endorphins, learning new things, and sunrises.
And probably the duration of employment will be about 2 weeks as well.
November 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
And probably the duration of employment will be about 2 weeks as well.
Wow. It’s already really tough for my seniors, who are applying to WAY more schools that I would normally advise. (And that is also expensive!!)
October 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Wow. It’s already really tough for my seniors, who are applying to WAY more schools that I would normally advise. (And that is also expensive!!)
The website is throwing up roadblocks and screens that prevent me from seeing my profile so I can cancel. Any thoughts?
September 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The website is throwing up roadblocks and screens that prevent me from seeing my profile so I can cancel. Any thoughts?
What a great idea!
August 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
What a great idea!
Ugh. I am so so sorry. We are all calling reps and fighting for a full NIH budget for next year (well, I will speak for myself).
August 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Ugh. I am so so sorry. We are all calling reps and fighting for a full NIH budget for next year (well, I will speak for myself).
The universities link for the “ground avelo” campaign is not working.
August 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The universities link for the “ground avelo” campaign is not working.
They have two eyes, just many lenses. 70% of genes in flies match those in humans! And many genes contributing to cancer were first identified in flies. They still have much to teach us. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24651013/
From fly wings to targeted cancer therapies: a centennial for notch signaling - PubMed
Since Notch phenotypes in Drosophila melanogaster were first identified 100 years ago, Notch signaling has been extensively characterized as a regulator of cell-fate decisions in a variety of organism...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
August 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
They have two eyes, just many lenses. 70% of genes in flies match those in humans! And many genes contributing to cancer were first identified in flies. They still have much to teach us. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24651013/
Wow! Amazing work!
August 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Wow! Amazing work!