Rupinder Kaur, PhD

Assistant Professor @thisisUIC
Host-Symbiont-Virus interactions in 🪰 and 🦟
#Wolbachia #Spermatogenesis #Embryogenesis #Epigenetics #Imaging

[Rupinder Kaur, PhD @KaurTweets]

Nothing beats the reproducibility of mechanistic findings across different strains/systems pertinent to the success of #Wolbachia-based #vectorcontrol.

[Seth Bordenstein @Symbionticism]

Cytoplasmic incompatibility is an epigenetic disturbance to sperm that leads to the paternal-effect lethality. Repeat three times for easy recall and model figuration. This is what the data in flies and mosquitoes now firmly show.

https://t.co/24OysQFekj

[Rupinder Kaur, PhD @KaurTweets]

#Jobalert 🚨 Our department @UIC_BioS is hiring!
Do apply if you're excited about developing innovative techniques to engineer biological systems across molecular, cellular, computational, and organismal scales.
📣 Know someone who might be a great fit? Tag them/ spread the word!

[Ya'el Courtney, PhD @ScienceYael]

HHMI released the official 2027 Gilliam Fellowship details, and a lot changed. Deadline's earlier this cycle: Oct 27. Int'l & MD-PhD students now eligible. Stipend up to 50K. New postdoc pathway adds up to 7 yrs of support. No Journal names!!!!

https://t.co/fi5rPJHLEA

[University of Illinois Chicago @thisisUIC]

🛗 When your professor has just an elevator ride to explain their research…Hear UIC's Researchers of the Year explain their research — in a campus elevator. Learn about all #ResearcheroftheYear awardees: https://t.co/BHyFlL5y2O
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[Rupinder Kaur, PhD @KaurTweets]

@Symbionticism Thank you Seth! And you know there's no world we'll stop pushing that advice 💪

[Rupinder Kaur, PhD @KaurTweets]

Grateful to be featured by the @VanderbiltU in their 'Beyond the Postdoc' series. If you're a postdoc and looking for some perspective, keep reading until the end - I share a few reflections and pieces of advice that helped me along the way.

https://t.co/t96gbAPiF8

[Tanentzapf Lab @TanentzapfLab]

1. For lots of people the hardest part of the paper to write is the discussion. Here is a a very brief guide:
Paragraph 1: is a restatements of the two or three most important conclusions (starting with "here we showed", each conclusion gets 2-4 sentences).

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

New @SciSignal research reveals that a chemical widely used to inhibit enzymes called protein tyrosine phosphatases also activates different enzymes called protein tyrosine kinases, potentially confounding some experiments. https://t.co/EGFjhPXs8L

[Prof. Nikolai Slavov @slavov_n]

Is there a formula for a competitive NIH grant application?

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[Rupinder Kaur, PhD @KaurTweets]

🚨 New pub alert! Check out our latest one that showcases how chemical and genetic innovations can recreate complex host–symbiont interactions in the absence of the symbiont.

https://t.co/UDFRms5VpC

[Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network @czbiohub]

🚨 Now in @ScienceMagazine: new imaging technique + single-cell sequencing reveal a new understanding of ovarian aging. Led by @DJ_Laird, with #CZBiohubSF Genomics, the study could be key to strategies for extended fertility and healthier aging.

https://t.co/dUw1ie6EdJ

[Seth Bordenstein @Symbionticism]

Science is generally wondrous. Yet the paper (out in a few weeks) that this Preview covers is one of the biggest WOW moments of my career. Illustrious credit to @KaurTweets who dreamed it and to the team. With the evidence, we end a debate on the nature of a key symbiotic trait.

[Rupinder Kaur, PhD @KaurTweets]

This project wouldn't have been possible w/o @Symbionticism and his unwavering support, my undergrad student Mahip Kalra for relentless troubleshooting efforts that brought the chemical experiments to life, and the incredible Lab team for their timely help every step of the way!

[Rupinder Kaur, PhD @KaurTweets]

#Wolbachia has puzzled us with its power to rewire host reproduction. What if I tell you we found one of the keys Wolbachia use to rewire its host AND a small molecule can use this key to mimic what this microbe has mastered for millions of years.

https://t.co/aokRTo4YOJ

[Rupinder Kaur, PhD @KaurTweets]

Why does it matter to mimic symbiotic trait?
👉 develops symbiont-independent toolkit for insect population control
👉 expands symbiont-based biocontrol method to species that can't be infected w the bacterium
👉 inspires ways to study how epigenetics shape host–symbiont biology

[Rupinder Kaur, PhD @KaurTweets]

@Prats_71 @thisisUIC Thankyou Pratyaksh!

[Rupinder Kaur, PhD @KaurTweets]

Happy to share that I’ll be joining @thisisUIC as an Asst. Prof. in Jan 2026! My lab will explore the epi/genetic principles of host–microbe interactions, symbiosis, and vector biology. We’ll be hiring postdocs and techs—details & lab website coming soon!

https://t.co/EFwRFPWKGT

[Sac-Yolo Mosquito @SYMVCD]

Not all #mosquitoes are the same! #California is home to several species that can spread diseases like #WestNileVirus, #malaria, and even #Zika. Our latest guide highlights 5 mosquito species to watch out for and when they’re most active.

[Rupinder Kaur, PhD @KaurTweets]

@VandyBugs @thisisUIC Thank you Julian! It means so much!