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Mrunal Kulkarni
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Mrunal Kulkarni @mrunalnk.bsky.social · Apr 1
I just completed one year at the NCBS Communications office, and my experience has been nothing short of excellent! 😍

Here’s what I worked on at NCBS, what I learned, and how it all shaped my journey this year.

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#sciencecommunication #scicomm #outreach
Reflections: 1 year at NCBS
I just completed one year at the NCBS communications office, and my experience has been nothing short of excellent! My broad goal in pursuing science communication has been to foster scientific temper...
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#ResearchExplained!

Without 3D structural data, how can we uncover the functions of the vast majority of proteins?

Read here: bit.ly/4mEzJpg

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August 26, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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#StudentSpotlight
Can fruit trees help fight autoimmune diseases?
Shailya Verma from Prof. R. Sowdhamini's lab talkes about her work in the new Student Spotlight video series!▶️

🔗Watch here: youtube.com/shorts/WMsL6...
July 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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I've written for Instagram Reels, I've written for Youtube videos. Now I finally got to writing an article :)

👇Do give it a read folks :)

#scicomm #sciencecommunication #sciencewriting
ncbsbangalore.bsky.social National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social · Jul 11
#ResearchExplained!
A recent study from Prof. Gaiti Hasan's lab at NCBS investigated PLA2G6-associated Parkinson’s disease using patient-derived iPSC's.

Read Here: bit.ly/3GtTD6v

@thasneemmusthafa.bsky.social @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social

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July 15, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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#NewsletterLaunch!
📢Introducing Transcript- our new quarterly newsletter featuring stories of discoveries, ideas & the people bringing them to life at NCBS!

📖Read here: bit.ly/transcript_n...

📩Subscribe to get our Newsletter delivered directly to your inbox: bit.ly/4kEQxvh
June 12, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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#ResearchExplained!
Latest study from @stpalli.bsky.social's lab highlights a potential biophysical mechanism that could have enabled early multicellular clusters to grow larger & more complex before specialised transport systems evolved.
Read here: bit.ly/3G8i6xQ

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June 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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We had the immense privilege of hosting #NobelLaureate Sir Paul Nurse, at our campus.

He delivered a fascinating talk on the control of the cell cycle, sharing insights from the work that won him the #NobelPrize & also from what his lab is currently exploring in the domain.

@crick.ac.uk

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May 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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#ResearchExplained!
Riddhi Deshmukh & team from Dr Krushnamegh Kunte's lab examined butterfly populations in Southeast Asia to reveal how species split and evolve when their populations become geographically separated.🦋
Read here: bit.ly/3SHBNzq
✏️ Christeen Paulson
June 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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#ResearchExplained!
@shaonchakrabarti.bsky.social's lab at NCBS explored a new strategy to detect the internal clock’s control over the cell cycle, offering valuable insights that could enhance the effectiveness of chronotherapy-based cancer treatments.
Read Here: bit.ly/42X82Ax
✏️ Christeen Paulson
May 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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#ResearchExplained!
Himanshu C. & team from Prof Uma Ramakrishnan's group is using trace DNA at livestock kill sites to help ID the exact predator- species & individual, paving the way for more informed & strategic conservation resolutions
Read here: bit.ly/4k1HKmL
✏️ @rupsykhurana.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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#NewFaculty!
Welcome to the campus, Dr @pritiagarwal.bsky.social !

🎙️In an interview with Rupsy Khurana, Dr Priti Agarwal talks about her journey, motivations, and research, along with her exciting plans for the future at NCBS.

Read Here: news.ncbs.res.in/spotlight/nc...

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May 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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#NewPublicationAlert
Swarnadip Ghosh and Bhavnesh Bishnoi from Dr Soumyashree Das's lab have published a comprehensive review on Artery Regeneration across systems.

Read here: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🎉Congratulations to the team!
Artery regeneration: Molecules, mechanisms and impact on organ function
Replenishment of artery cells to repair or create new arteries is a promising strategy to re-vascularize ischemic tissue. However, limited understandi…
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May 5, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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#NewComicAlert!

Sharing the latest comic of our collaboration with @TinkleMagazine, featuring ecologist Dr Meghna Krishnadas!
Dr Meghna's lab studies plants & their interactions with other species & the environment!🌱

Free Download: bit.ly/ncbsxtinklec...

Happy Reading!

#scicomm #sciencecomics
April 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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#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
April 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
mrunalnk.bsky.social
I just completed one year at the NCBS Communications office, and my experience has been nothing short of excellent! 😍

Here’s what I worked on at NCBS, what I learned, and how it all shaped my journey this year.

linkedin.com/pulse/reflec...

#sciencecommunication #scicomm #outreach
Reflections: 1 year at NCBS
I just completed one year at the NCBS communications office, and my experience has been nothing short of excellent! My broad goal in pursuing science communication has been to foster scientific temper...
linkedin.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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We are excited to announce #OpenDay at the Archives! - School edition!
A variety of activities for children of all ages!

🏛️Visit the Archives!
🎨Art Workshop
💡History Quiz by Berty Ashley
✂️Origami Workshop

Register here: ncbs.res.in/events/open-...

🗓️17 April 2025
📍Archives @NCBS
March 31, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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A special issue on #WomensHealth in #ScienceAdvances highlights a growing wave of research focusing on women’s unique biological and psychological experiences.

Learn more: scim.ag/3R59fPe (THREAD 🧵)
Science Advances’ special issue on women’s health highlights a growing wave of research focusing on women’s unique biological and psychological experiences. Articles cover a range of studies from the interplay between menopause and Alzheimer’s risk to the menstrual cycle’s influence on the brain-heart connection. It also describes the opportunities pregnancy provides to research aspects of both physical and mental health. By prioritizing women’s unique physiological and psychological experiences, research can expand the frontiers of knowledge in ways that benefit everyone.
March 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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#ResearchExplained!
A latest study from Prof Raghu Padinjat's lab at NCBS has proposed that a key protein found in the brain can act as a natural smart sensor hinting at impending neurodegeneration in cells.

Read Here: bit.ly/3QUH1qt

🖊️Anjali Marar

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March 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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#BookLaunch!
📖We are excited to share the launch of 'Bacterial Genomes: Trees and Networks', a new book by Dr Aswin Sai Narain Seshasayee, Faculty NCBS, Bengaluru.

🧵Scroll to know more!
(Free download available!)
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March 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Let's make #rare visible! #RareDiseaseDay2025

📢 In collaboration with the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society, India, we are observing Rare Disease Day on 28th February with a day filled with interesting sessions!

Open to UG and PG students.

Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Rare Disease Day 2025 awareness program at NCBS Bangalore on 28 February 2025 (Rare genetic disorders, awareness campaigns, disability advocate, genetics, genetic diseases)
February 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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#WorkshopAlert
Technology Platforms for Advancing Biological Research

🗓️ 2nd May 2025
📍 BLiSc Campus, Bengaluru
🪙 Registration fee: ₹ 700
🔗 Registration Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

⏲️ Registration Deadline: 31st March 2025

📧 For queries write to facilitiesday2@gmail.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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#WorkshopAlert
Workshop on Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM): Exploring TEM & Cryo-TEM Techniques

📆 9-11 April, 2025
📍 BLiSC Campus, Bengaluru
💳 Registration Fee:
₹ 5000 (Academia)
₹ 15000 (Industry)

🔗 Registration Link: bit.ly/41hoyu6
📅 Last date of Application: 10 March 2025
February 17, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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📢 #NewCourseAlert!
Lecture Series in Advanced Biology 2025
🗓️ 4 May - 29 June 2025
📍Every Sunday morning at NCBS Campus
🧑‍🎓Eligibility: UG & 1st year PG students of any discipline
🔗 Registration: bit.ly/416dqPz
🌐 For more details visit: www.ncbs.res.in/events/ugser...
February 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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A man who seemed genetically destined to develop Alzheimer’s disease while still young has reached his mid-70s without any cognitive decline ― in only the third recorded case of such resistance to the disease

https://go.nature.com/4hUfvVy
A man was destined for early Alzheimer’s ― these genes might explain his escape
Nature - Scientists identify nine genetic variants that could have helped a man avoid dementia at least two decades longer than expected.
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February 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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👩‍🔬Happy #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience!
In collaboration with Tinkle Comics Studio, we have been bringing the stories of NCBS women scientists to life—highlighting their passion for discovery & inspiring curiosity in young minds.
Free Download 👉 bit.ly/3MJZWlR

#sciencecomics #womeninSTEM
NCBS Bangalore collaboration with Tinkle Comics,India for a "superwoman" series featuring women scientists of NCBS , bangalore Shared on occasion of Internation day of women and girls in science (National centre for Biological Sciences)
February 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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#NewComicAlert!
Our latest comic with Tinkle Comics Studio featuring the inspiring story of Dr Dimple Notani is out now!
Dimple is an Associate Professor at NCBS studying gene regulation.

Check it out and let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
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@dimplenotani.bsky.social
Title: Meet Superwoman Dimple Notani! Publisher: NCBS, Tinkle Issue #821 (February 2025) This comic introduces Dimple Notani, a scientist studying gene regulation, through engaging illustrations and dialogue. Panel 1: An elephant, a monkey, and a woman stand in a green outdoor setting. The elephant says, "I’m big and I have a trunk." The monkey, swinging from a tree, adds, "I have long arms that help me swing from trees." The woman, dressed in an orange shirt and blue jeans, says, "I walk on two legs and don’t have a trunk or long arms. We are so different! Yet, our DNA is 98% similar!" This highlights genetic similarities despite physical differences. Panel 2: A scientist in a white lab coat and glasses stands with the group. She explains, "We all have a genetic code—our DNA. It contains instructions that determine height, eye color, behavior, and more." The characters listen attentively. Panel 3: The scientist introduces DNA’s four building blocks: A, T, G, and C. A diagram shows how these nucleotides pair. She explains, "These letters are in all DNA. Their arrangement creates differences between species. When their order changes, they form different ‘words’ and ‘sentences,’ leading to changes in us." A footnote clarifies that nucleotides are DNA’s building blocks. Panel 4: In a lab, a digital display of a DNA helix is shown. The scientist, joined by her students in lab coats, says, "We study DNA’s ‘sentences’ to understand genetic differences." A student adds, "Our field of study is gene regulation." This educational comic explains DNA and gene regulation through engaging visuals and simple analogies, emphasizing how genetic codes shape living beings. Continued to page 2 Title: Meet Superwoman Dimple Notani! (Page 2) Publisher: NCBS, Tinkle Issue #821 (February 2025) This page continues introducing Dr. Dimple Notani and her passion for decoding DNA. Panel 1: A surreal scene features an elephant with tiger stripes, a monkey with a trunk, and a tiger walking upright like a human and a woman with one half of her hair curly and the other half straight. Dr. Notani explains, "There is a reason an animal looks and behaves in certain ways. We don’t often question how it all works. Decoding this is my passion." Panel 2: Dr. Notani, in a lab coat, speaks to two colleagues. She says, "Decoding DNA is like finding the secret language of life. It helps us understand why some people get diseases and some don’t, helping prevent or treat them." She holds a folder while explaining. Panel 3: A young girl observes tadpoles and wonders, "How do they become frogs?" An inset of Dr. Notani states, "I didn’t always know I would have such an awesome job." Another inset adds, "Even though I wasn’t always good at studies, I was fascinated by animals and insects." Panel 4: A younger Dr. Notani, excited, thinks, "I have to tell my professors about this discovery!" She explains, "My curiosity turned into a passion for understanding differences. My school teacher encouraged me to pursue science. Despite hardships, I became my family’s first graduate and scientist." Panel 5: Dr. Notani shares, "My postdoctoral mentor, Michael Geoff Rosenfeld, inspired me. I now encourage young people to pursue science. No matter the challenges, you’ll find a way past them!" A note clarifies "Studies done after PhD." The comic concludes: "Dimple Notani is associated with the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru."
February 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM