Bala

Postdoctoral Research Associate at miCF Centre (@UNSWMedicine)

[Dr Shafa Waters @ShafaWaters]

Im excited to share I will co-lead Australia's first Non-Animal Testing Network (NAT-NET). This NSW-led funding ($4.5M) will innovate alternatives to using animals, utilizing #orgaboids, #microfluidics n #bioprinting . Read more here: https://t.co/RK8c8vVK17 #collab #dreamteam

[Dr Shafa Waters @ShafaWaters]

Check out our new pub exploring mechanisms of #Cystic Fibrosis Related #Diabetes (#CFRD) pathogenesis n novel therapeutic options, which addresses priorities selected by #CF community members w @_balancinglife @nucDIABETES @KiWookKim816 @KeithCYOoi @UNSWMedicine @cftrust

[Bala @_balancinglife]

Check out our new paper published in @JournalofCF exploring a new explanation for the pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis related diabetes involving cell stress and cell communication mechanisms.
@ShafaWaters

https://t.co/qeyvlVemrT

[Bala @_balancinglife]

Pretty stoked to have won the Nikon Award for People’s Choice on Oral Presentation at SBMS Research Symposium @UNSWMedicine

Special thanks to my supervisor @ShafaWaters! As well as my amazing team @egiikardiaa @abhivij @SamithaFernand3 @KatelinAllan7 @LauraFawcett8 @Naz_Twits

[Bala @_balancinglife]

@chadraves @Genius

[Bala @_balancinglife]

@hhafsa_lovesyou

[Bala @_balancinglife]

@EFFEXWHORE @chadraves me

[Bala @_balancinglife]

@hhafsa_lovesyou The point is nature doesn’t work in niches. You have to understand the whole picture if you are to solve the harder problems plaguing modern medicine or any field of science for that matter

[Bala @_balancinglife]

@hhafsa_lovesyou The human body is a complex, highly interconnected, dynamic system. Normal functioning of ANY given tissue is controlled by homeostatic mechanisms involving multiple players. And in varying contexts (eg body acts differently when ur starving compared to when ur not)

[Bala @_balancinglife]

@hhafsa_lovesyou The scientific method is fine except for a few drawbacks forced by capitalism.
What really needs to change is our approach to peer review/publication and funding. We need to incentivise quality over quantity and things will start to get better for medical research.

[Bala @_balancinglife]

@hhafsa_lovesyou You’re correct. It is flawed most of the time actually. Majority of published research is false. P-hacking and publish/perish culture has ruined medical research and slowed down any real progress. Mostly bc of scientists forcing flawed inferences.

[Bala @_balancinglife]

@Gizmodo @hhafsa_lovesyou

[Bala @_balancinglife]

@hhafsa_lovesyou Bc when you convert to pdf all image quality will reduce

[Bala @_balancinglife]

@hhafsa_lovesyou Also heads up if you have images make sure they saved as tiff files when u put it into word

[Bala @_balancinglife]

Tomorrow. we outchere ✅

🎶🎶🎶 next. Nov 2021.

[Bala @_balancinglife]

@chadraves Ded 🤣