Varsha Singh
@varshasinghuk.bsky.social
PI at University of Dundee, UK.
Love my kids, C elegans, microbes and Art.
We study olfaction during development and disease (PD, anosmia) and odours produced by microbiome of animals.
Love my kids, C elegans, microbes and Art.
We study olfaction during development and disease (PD, anosmia) and odours produced by microbiome of animals.
Congratulations Alessio!
May 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Congratulations Alessio!
May 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Bloom by Fithie burn in Dundee. #bloomscrolling
May 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Bloom by Fithie burn in Dundee. #bloomscrolling
#SUNDAYWHIFF
ISOAMYL ACETATE (C7H14O2): Fruity smell of bananas, pears, apples and many other fruits.
Even more exciting is the fact that honey bees release it as an alarm pheromone when they sting. It promotes cooperative stinging behaviour in other bees, as defense mechanism for the colony.
ISOAMYL ACETATE (C7H14O2): Fruity smell of bananas, pears, apples and many other fruits.
Even more exciting is the fact that honey bees release it as an alarm pheromone when they sting. It promotes cooperative stinging behaviour in other bees, as defense mechanism for the colony.
April 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
#SUNDAYWHIFF
ISOAMYL ACETATE (C7H14O2): Fruity smell of bananas, pears, apples and many other fruits.
Even more exciting is the fact that honey bees release it as an alarm pheromone when they sting. It promotes cooperative stinging behaviour in other bees, as defense mechanism for the colony.
ISOAMYL ACETATE (C7H14O2): Fruity smell of bananas, pears, apples and many other fruits.
Even more exciting is the fact that honey bees release it as an alarm pheromone when they sting. It promotes cooperative stinging behaviour in other bees, as defense mechanism for the colony.
Old stone staircase with new spring! #bloomscrolling
April 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Old stone staircase with new spring! #bloomscrolling
Drawing instead of graphical abstract for a manuscript I should be working on.
April 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Drawing instead of graphical abstract for a manuscript I should be working on.
Who says plants can not locomote on their own?
April 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Who says plants can not locomote on their own?
Spring in Dundee.
April 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Spring in Dundee.
SUNDAY WHIFF
PETRICHOR: The evocative scent that arises when RAIN kisses the parched earth. The essence of rejuvenation and nostalgia (Petrichor cafe, Edinburgh)
GEOSMIN is a volatile bicyclic alcohol, made from geranyl bi phosphate by bacteria. Also made by blue green algae and plant.
PETRICHOR: The evocative scent that arises when RAIN kisses the parched earth. The essence of rejuvenation and nostalgia (Petrichor cafe, Edinburgh)
GEOSMIN is a volatile bicyclic alcohol, made from geranyl bi phosphate by bacteria. Also made by blue green algae and plant.
April 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
SUNDAY WHIFF
PETRICHOR: The evocative scent that arises when RAIN kisses the parched earth. The essence of rejuvenation and nostalgia (Petrichor cafe, Edinburgh)
GEOSMIN is a volatile bicyclic alcohol, made from geranyl bi phosphate by bacteria. Also made by blue green algae and plant.
PETRICHOR: The evocative scent that arises when RAIN kisses the parched earth. The essence of rejuvenation and nostalgia (Petrichor cafe, Edinburgh)
GEOSMIN is a volatile bicyclic alcohol, made from geranyl bi phosphate by bacteria. Also made by blue green algae and plant.
Standing up for worms, women and all of science and scientists!
March 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Standing up for worms, women and all of science and scientists!
Snapshot of my lilypond, taken few years ago.
Warm and cool!
Peace and harmony!
Warm and cool!
Peace and harmony!
February 16, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Snapshot of my lilypond, taken few years ago.
Warm and cool!
Peace and harmony!
Warm and cool!
Peace and harmony!
Sunrise on a cloudy day in Broughty Ferry.
December 26, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Sunrise on a cloudy day in Broughty Ferry.
Stunning colours over Fife and river Tay.
December 11, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Stunning colours over Fife and river Tay.
November 21, 2024 at 9:38 AM
I do not normally get to hear seminar focused on cancers. This one by Alex Toker, HMS was fantastic. AKT inhibitor for treating triple negative breast cancer intersects with effects of statins.
November 15, 2024 at 9:32 AM
I do not normally get to hear seminar focused on cancers. This one by Alex Toker, HMS was fantastic. AKT inhibitor for treating triple negative breast cancer intersects with effects of statins.
Stunning sunset over Dundee and river Tay.
November 11, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Stunning sunset over Dundee and river Tay.
Wow!
Here is globe-bearing tree hopper from the naturalist.
Here is globe-bearing tree hopper from the naturalist.
March 1, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Wow!
Here is globe-bearing tree hopper from the naturalist.
Here is globe-bearing tree hopper from the naturalist.
Olfactory landscape is diverse and contributed by microbes and plants in our environment. Here is one example you might know as petrichor.
February 20, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Olfactory landscape is diverse and contributed by microbes and plants in our environment. Here is one example you might know as petrichor.
