Ashu Sharma

I am a professor who studies how oral bacteria colonize the mouth, grow and cause gingivitis/periodontitis. I love everything science, soccer and ManU.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

"Take care of the people around you; it will bring you strength and happiness that will then propel you to do creative things. And stay curious."
- Life advice from chemistry laureate @francesarnold

Read more about Arnold's role as a evolver of nature:
https://t.co/1YKaKxEztz

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

In January 1923 Banting, Collip and Best received the American patents on insulin and its creation process. The three sold their patents to @UofT for 1 USD.

According to Banting: “Insulin does not belong to me, it belongs to the world.”

[Paola Gori-Giorgi @paolagorigiorgi]

Imo one of the best explanations to this was by David Graeber in https://t.co/6k1cl4DIF5
"There was a time when academia was society’s refuge for the eccentric, brilliant, and impractical. No longer. It is now the domain of professional self-marketers"

[Ashu Sharma @AshuMicro]

Tannerella forsythia strains differentially induce interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (IP-10) expression in macrop… https://t.co/wmWBUR8DQM

[John Damianos, M.D. @john_damianosMD]

Oral bacteria contribute to inflammation and disease progression in #IBD

🦷Oral dysbiosis➕disrupted intestinal microbiota (PPI, antibiotics)⬇️ colonization resistance▶️ translocation of oral🦠to intestine▶️ oral🦠⬆️inflammation🔥

#GITwitter #microbiome
https://t.co/xEYGuxIgOB

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Take a look at this wedding photo from 26 July 1895 of the most renowned couple in the history of the #NobelPrize: Marie Skłodowska and Pierre Curie.

Instead of a bridal gown, Marie Curie wears the very dark blue outfit that would serve her for many years as a laboratory outfit.

[Cell Host & Microbe @cellhostmicrobe]

Maturation of neonatal oral mucosa: Oral #microbe burden is higher in neonate vs adult. Neutrophils recruited via IL-17& #microbiota defend permeable epithelium yet disappear w/ weaning when epithelium seals, adopts adult features & saliva reduces microbes https://t.co/zwroJGa1sL

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

The basis for the first commercial antibiotic, Prontosil - the first drug effective against bacterial infections - was discovered #OnThisDay in 1932.

German Gerhard Domagk received the #NobelPrize for this discovery, but was forced by the Nazi regime to refuse it.

[Connect Magazine @Connect_IISc]

A biochemistry researcher shares his experiences as a new teacher: https://t.co/EwuGox9dCB
(Photo courtesy: Purusharth Rajyaguru)

[Ashu Sharma @AshuMicro]

Did I Learn to Teach or Teach to Learn? – Connect with IISc https://t.co/QF3DcOJpQO

[Ashu Sharma @AshuMicro]

@Ruhl_Lab Congrats Stefan!!!

[BlackInImmuno @BlackInImmuno]

#BlackInImmuno week. It’s time y’all! Look at this welcome video from our #BlackInImmunoCoFounders and don’t forget about #BlackInImmunoRollCall

[Addgene @Addgene]

How many times have you tried in vain to find a plasmid created by a former member of the lab? To remember the cloning sites used to create a plasmid? Or worried about losing your stocks from a freezer meltdown? Addgene QCs... and we know where all of it is! #DepositorWeek

[Ashu Sharma @AshuMicro]

win for democracy too!

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

Editorial: The election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris is a win for facts, research and empathy. Each of these must be deployed to fight the pandemic, combat misinformation, mitigate climate change and rebuild the United States’ global relationships. https://t.co/ZSsKtHvLM5

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Marie Curie died of aplastic anaemia on 4 July 1934, a result of years of exposure to radiation through her work. Even today her laboratory notebook from 1899-1902, is radioactive and will be for 1,500 years.

[Ashu Sharma @AshuMicro]

Termite mounds: building architectural marvels with strength and porosity using saliva https://t.co/BTIbKvp4Vq

[Ashu Sharma @AshuMicro]

Periodontitis?

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

The theory that an infection might cause Alzheimer’s has been rumbling for decades on the fringes of neuroscience research. The majority of researchers think instead that the key culprits are sticky molecules in the brain called amyloids. https://t.co/emeCPpS2b2

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Shoot your shot. https://t.co/XdZz4dh82T

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Spring forward, fall back - how do you adjust to the clock change?

The 2017 Medicine Prize shed light on the mystery of our circadian rhythms and how our bodies manage our internal body clocks.

For more on how we adapt our biological rhythm see: https://t.co/yuN3bssvKb

[Ashu Sharma @AshuMicro]

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[Dr Scribouille @DrScribouille]

#researchseminars #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter