Rejji Kuruvilla
@rkuruvi1.bsky.social
Neurobiologist, Professor, fond of reading, cats, thrillers, and food
From a trip to PNW and being reminded how beautiful this country is. My childhood was spent in a crowded and polluted city (much as I loved it). But the majestic splendor of the natural beauty in the US will never cease to amaze me. Hope we can sustain the national parks.
August 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
From a trip to PNW and being reminded how beautiful this country is. My childhood was spent in a crowded and polluted city (much as I loved it). But the majestic splendor of the natural beauty in the US will never cease to amaze me. Hope we can sustain the national parks.
Finding comfort in little things these days. Working with a good group of people, discussing science, sharing ideas. Trying to tune the noise and chaos out in moments like this. Lab lunch.
July 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Finding comfort in little things these days. Working with a good group of people, discussing science, sharing ideas. Trying to tune the noise and chaos out in moments like this. Lab lunch.
Finding joy in little things-fluffy idlis (as close to my mother’s as I could make them), morning coffee, cats snoozing in the quiet hum of the house, and manuscript submitted this week.
July 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Finding joy in little things-fluffy idlis (as close to my mother’s as I could make them), morning coffee, cats snoozing in the quiet hum of the house, and manuscript submitted this week.
No matter what I’m doing, this little guy likes to hang close. Left all the nooks and corners in the house to curl up on my work desk, occasionally giving me an admonishing look for working on a Sunday 😀
June 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
No matter what I’m doing, this little guy likes to hang close. Left all the nooks and corners in the house to curl up on my work desk, occasionally giving me an admonishing look for working on a Sunday 😀
Neurotrophic Factors GRC 2025 complete. Felt good to focus on science with an awesome community for a few days, and shut out the nonsense outside. Newport RI is an amazing venue, makes up for the bunkbeds in dorms housing.
June 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Neurotrophic Factors GRC 2025 complete. Felt good to focus on science with an awesome community for a few days, and shut out the nonsense outside. Newport RI is an amazing venue, makes up for the bunkbeds in dorms housing.
Congratulations to Xiangning Chen (co-mentored with Haiqing Zhao) and Joselyn S. Ramirez-Gutierrez who had their PhD hoodings this week. You keep hope alive in scientific curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge at a time when higher education and research are under attack. We wish you the very best!
May 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Congratulations to Xiangning Chen (co-mentored with Haiqing Zhao) and Joselyn S. Ramirez-Gutierrez who had their PhD hoodings this week. You keep hope alive in scientific curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge at a time when higher education and research are under attack. We wish you the very best!
Ominous skies, raging storm…
May 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Ominous skies, raging storm…
A truly Baltimore welcome and protest at Penn station 😀
May 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A truly Baltimore welcome and protest at Penn station 😀
Reminding myself that there are joys in life despite the challenges around us. Celebrating @samerhattar.bsky.social birthday in NYC at our favorite eating holes, Buena Vista Social Club, and just enjoying the humdrum of NYC
May 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Reminding myself that there are joys in life despite the challenges around us. Celebrating @samerhattar.bsky.social birthday in NYC at our favorite eating holes, Buena Vista Social Club, and just enjoying the humdrum of NYC
Love the intense spring showers in Baltimore. Reminds me of monsoons in India.
April 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Love the intense spring showers in Baltimore. Reminds me of monsoons in India.
To add to the good news from the lab, congratulations to Xiangning Chen for defending her beautiful thesis work on the direct effects of light on glucose metabolism!! It’s been a pleasure for Haiqing, @samerhattar.bsky.social and I to mentor you. Thank you for allowing us to be part of your journey!
April 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
To add to the good news from the lab, congratulations to Xiangning Chen for defending her beautiful thesis work on the direct effects of light on glucose metabolism!! It’s been a pleasure for Haiqing, @samerhattar.bsky.social and I to mentor you. Thank you for allowing us to be part of your journey!
In the midst of the chaos, happy to find moments of celebration-congrats to Jieying Li, PhD student in the lab for being awarded the Ben Barres Junior Investigator Award for Scientific Excellence at the 2025 CSHL Brain Barriers Meeting. Way to go, Jieying!!
April 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In the midst of the chaos, happy to find moments of celebration-congrats to Jieying Li, PhD student in the lab for being awarded the Ben Barres Junior Investigator Award for Scientific Excellence at the 2025 CSHL Brain Barriers Meeting. Way to go, Jieying!!
This week both @samerhattar.bsky.social and I ended up at home due to Covid. Finding joy in little things, resting, spending time with our cats in the middle of the day, working from home, and enjoying Residence on Netflix. Fully restored now, Covid negative and on to the next week!!
April 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
This week both @samerhattar.bsky.social and I ended up at home due to Covid. Finding joy in little things, resting, spending time with our cats in the middle of the day, working from home, and enjoying Residence on Netflix. Fully restored now, Covid negative and on to the next week!!
Cherry blossoms on my street in Baltimore-have to remind myself every day (these days) to enjoy the beauty in life
March 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Cherry blossoms on my street in Baltimore-have to remind myself every day (these days) to enjoy the beauty in life
I have an empty wine bottle on my office shelf that says “First R01!! Feb 1 2007”. I never really paid attention to it until today and a wave of poignancy swept over for decades of steady NIH funding for our research on the sympathetic nervous system, for funding to train many students and postdocs
March 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I have an empty wine bottle on my office shelf that says “First R01!! Feb 1 2007”. I never really paid attention to it until today and a wave of poignancy swept over for decades of steady NIH funding for our research on the sympathetic nervous system, for funding to train many students and postdocs
Love the stillness of falling snow-comfort in little things…
February 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Love the stillness of falling snow-comfort in little things…
Soul refreshing and inspiring to visit the the National Museum for African American History and Culture
February 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Soul refreshing and inspiring to visit the the National Museum for African American History and Culture
Two foxes having a blast playing in the snow outside our home. Wildlife in the middle of the city
January 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Two foxes having a blast playing in the snow outside our home. Wildlife in the middle of the city
Snow specifically after the heat and humidity of India is welcome. But battling whatever one picks up during travel (a hacking cough, congestion) is rough when I’m ready to hit work in the the new year. Contrasting pictures of winter in my two worlds….
January 7, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Snow specifically after the heat and humidity of India is welcome. But battling whatever one picks up during travel (a hacking cough, congestion) is rough when I’m ready to hit work in the the new year. Contrasting pictures of winter in my two worlds….
And I found this picture from the archives to note that 3 labs have worked together for a loooong time!
December 15, 2024 at 7:00 PM
And I found this picture from the archives to note that 3 labs have worked together for a loooong time!
Holiday cheer from the Kuruvilla, Zhao, and Hattar @samerhattar.bsky.social teams. Lots to celebrate this year with papers accepted, fellowships awarded, new folks joining. Fortunate to work with a curious, collaborative, and fun team!
December 15, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Holiday cheer from the Kuruvilla, Zhao, and Hattar @samerhattar.bsky.social teams. Lots to celebrate this year with papers accepted, fellowships awarded, new folks joining. Fortunate to work with a curious, collaborative, and fun team!
“Are you going to stop now?” The accusing glare
November 27, 2024 at 6:58 PM
“Are you going to stop now?” The accusing glare
Hugo has decided that no more work shall be done today 😂
November 27, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Hugo has decided that no more work shall be done today 😂
Hello there! My lab studies the sympathetic nervous system and its interactions with body organs and tissues. I post about my science, academia, food, cats, travel, my experience as an immigrant scientist and politics (occasionally). Check out our lab website www.kuruvillalab.com
November 10, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Hello there! My lab studies the sympathetic nervous system and its interactions with body organs and tissues. I post about my science, academia, food, cats, travel, my experience as an immigrant scientist and politics (occasionally). Check out our lab website www.kuruvillalab.com