Dr. Aishwarya Paknikar Giri

Microbiologist + Biophysicist + Cell Biologist. Likes to tweet on micro and nano worlds. Plenty of Room at the Bottom.

[Chaitanya Giri @girichaitanya19]

#MyModiStory

Happy 75th Birthday to our beloved Prime Minister @narendramodi ji. 🇮🇳💐🪷

Since everyone's sharing their anecdotes with him, I, too, will go with the trend.

March 2015. I was a postdoctoral scientist in Germany. My wife and I received a letter from our Hamburg Consulate, inviting young Indians to visit Hannover City Hall to meet our PM in person. That was when the lion of Make in India was to roar for the first time at Hannover Messe (Visited that too!).

Some 150 turned up from all over Germany. The Consulate and Hannover-based students' association segregated us thoughtfully into groups of master's students, PhD scholars, and postdocs. PM arrived, and the crowd roared his name! The mayor of Hannover was pleasantly surprised and happy at the reception the PM received. PM gave 5-10 minutes to each group, smiling, shaking hands and patting backs.

My post-doc group was the last to be visited. Being a tad introverted, I was more keen to listen to what he had to say that I forgot to shake hands (others with presence of mind, even touched his feet!).

He had to assuringly say this to us (from what I vividly remember) in those 5-10 mins:

"भारत बड़ी तेज़ी से उभरने वाला है, कई दरवाज़े जो अभी तक बंद थे वो खुलने वाले है. भारत के दरवाज़े आप जैसे वैज्ञानिकों के लिए हमेशा खुले है. आइये देश की तरक्की का हिस्सा बनिए, और जब तक यहाँ है, हम आपके साथ हैं!"

Every word lived.
Tweeting this today from Mumbai. Vande Mataram!

[Vibhu Vashisth 🇮🇳 @Indic_Vibhu]

🌺Arun Yogiraj is the man who shaped up the imagination of the millions of Hindus Worlwide by carving the divine murty of Ram Lalla.🌺

And here are the 11 most incredible works of him.

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[Chaitanya Giri @girichaitanya19]

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TKF is like a new milestone on a newly laid highway to Bharatiya cultural renaissance. It is the beginning of Jnana Yoga in India's content generation. Be rest assured, all this is happening at the right juncture in world history.

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

At a time when the entire nation is marking the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, I am glad to share that his grand statue, made of granite, will be installed at India Gate. This would be a symbol of India’s indebtedness to him.

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

Armed forces are like springs that are most often coiled for action. But they also need to decompress at times in order to be most effective. What a high to see these bravehearts have fun even while entertaining us! And a bonus is that it’s a retro song from my youth..👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[Chaitanya Giri @girichaitanya19]

The first book is always dedicated to आई!

[Dr. Aishwarya Paknikar Giri @aishpaknikar]

Spiderman DNA 😎

[Every DNA @EveryDNA]

bat spiderweb DNA

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[Dylan Burnette @MAG2ART]

Myosin IIA and Myosin IIB in a dividing cancer cell as seen through a microscope. #CellBiology

[Sachin Kalbag @SachinKalbag]

This is Borivali suburban station on Western Railway. Services are delayed due to a mishap at Marine Lines in South Mumbai. Some construction material fell on overhead wires.

[Every DNA @EveryDNA]

avocado applause DNA

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[Dr. Aishwarya Paknikar Giri @aishpaknikar]

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Magnetic Attraction! @sciencemagazine @NewsfromScience #microbes #marinemicrobiology

[News from Science @NewsfromScience]

Hitchhiking bacteria might help their host navigate via magnetic fields: https://t.co/effaOUreGb

[Evident Life Science @Evident_LS]

From nose to tail, take a #microscopic tour of this rat embryo specimen! 🐀

[Dr. Aishwarya Paknikar Giri @aishpaknikar]

When the cell goes 'rogue' 😕

[Dylan Burnette @MAG2ART]

Silly #cancer cell. You should have one #nucleus not two. WHAT?!?!? Now you have three? Genomic instability indeed!
#CellBiology

[Dr. Aishwarya Paknikar Giri @aishpaknikar]

Cancer camouflage...#microscopy #melanoma #collagen

[MicrobeGoogling @MicroGoogling]

Why does everyone ask “what are the microbes doing” and not “how are the microbes doing” 😭

[MicrobeGoogling @MicroGoogling]

Me: so got any fun weekend plans?

Bacteria: *voraciously consuming agar nutrient and growing in size*

Me: yeah same here, tryna keep it lowkey

[Dylan Burnette @MAG2ART]

Where do the sarcomeres in heart muscle cells come from?
Our data support Howard Holtzer's original proposal that stress fibers serve as the "templates" for newly assembling sarcomeres. This gif shows a colorized version of his 1984 model.
https://t.co/xIBCu3hG1W

[Manohar Parrikar Memorial @manoharparrikar]

I salute the #IndianAirForce for its daring operations. It is a testimony to the IAF’s unparalleled strike capabilities. The new India under Shri. @narendramodi ji believes in its forces, & makes no compromise on terrorism & national security.

[Chaitanya Giri @girichaitanya19]

In my first @GatewayHouseIND @CIGIonline research, I highlight how incentivizing #carbon #capture and #geoengineering can assist #India & #Canada attain their climate commitments. 1/2 https://t.co/45JeGgRDcO

[Xavier Trepat @XavierTrepat]

S.J. Holmes (University of California) writing in 1914: “Epithelial cells do not wander out to any considerable extent unless they are in a medium of more or less firm consistency”. First description of mechanotaxis? #readingtheclassics
https://t.co/YE4aSsAo3Q