Chinmayee

Insect neurobiologist. I love cephalopods, insects and elephants. I like being out in nature, trekking, running. Music and philosophy stimulate me.

[Chinmayee @chinmayeelm]

The local supervisor says he will "try" to do something! What kind of system is this?

[Chinmayee @chinmayeelm]

@XpressBees_IN Struggling with a return pickup for over 3 weeks now. Pickup failed multiple times as an agent who has left the job was getting assigned. The return window closed & I had to jump through hoops to reinitiate return. It's failing again as nobody is getting assigned.

[Chinmayee @chinmayeelm]

The chat bot online registers a complaint but nothing happens after that.

[Chinmayee @chinmayeelm]

@firstcryindia A return request has failed because the delivery agent has left the job & is being assigned the pickup job time & again. Now FirstCry has cancelled my return request as the last date for return has been crossed! How can I make a chatbot understand this?! Help.

[Chinmayee @chinmayeelm]

We find that JO neurons encode angular velocity and position of the antenna in their neural activity. We also characterized other properties of neural response such as adaptation and hysteresis. These properties account for functional versatility of the JO.

[Chinmayee @chinmayeelm]

What aspects of complex natural stimuli do mechanosensors encode? My doctoral work of encoding properties of an insect mechanosensor is now published. https://t.co/0VyPZyfQF0

[Chinmayee @chinmayeelm]

Since flight-related stimuli and complex, it is challenging to discern what components of the stimuli are encoded by the mechanosensor. By intracellular recording from JO neurons while stimulating antenna with controlled simple stimuli, we studied the encoding properties.

[V. Ramgopal Rao, Ph.D. @ramgopal_rao]

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡.

I have often seen funding agencies and researchers classify research as basic or applied. In reality, such distinctions are meaningless. At its core, there is only good research and bad research.

Good research expands human understanding, asks bold questions, and pursues answers with rigor and honesty. It is driven by curiosity, not by immediate rewards or recognition. Bad research, on the other hand, chases trends, cuts corners, and settles for superficial results. It adds noise to knowledge rather than clarity to truth.

Sometimes the research applications follow immediately. Sometimes it takes decades or even centuries.

Here are the reasons.

𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬, predicted by Einstein in 1916, were considered purely theoretical. It took a hundred years to detect them. Today, technologies developed for gravitational wave detection are finding applications in seismic sensing, precision measurements, and as a tool to explore outer space.

𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬, once regarded as abstract and philosophical, now drives semiconductors, lasers, and the emerging world of quantum computing, comunications and sensing.

𝐌𝐚𝐱𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥’𝐬 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, initially seen as beautiful mathematics with no practical use, today form the foundation of every wireless communication system we depend on.

𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲, once considered the purest form of mathematics with no real-world application, underpins modern cryptography and internet security.

Einstein’s General 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲, once viewed as a mathematical curiosity, today makes GPS systems accurate to the meter.

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 were famously described as a solution looking for a problem. Today, lasers are used in surgery, manufacturing, communications, and consumer devices.

These examples show that real distinction is not whether research is basic or applied. It is whether research is good or bad.

𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡

Basic research creates new knowledge. It opens doors to futures we cannot yet imagine. Because its outcomes are uncertain and long-term, private sector investment in basic research is naturally limited. Governments have a duty to fund and nurture basic research as a national priority.

Applied research, being closer to market needs, should be supported through a strong partnership between government and industry. Governments must enable risk-taking, while industries must accelerate the journey from idea to innovation.

If we aspire to be a knowledge-driven economy, we must support good research in all its forms. Labels only limit our imagination. Good research, wherever it happens, is the engine of human progress.

It is time we stop asking if research is basic or applied. We must instead ask if it is good.

[Chinmayee @chinmayeelm]

@Dhanya_SK @NCBS_Bangalore Thank you Dhanya.

[Chinmayee @chinmayeelm]

@deeptrivedivyas @NCBS_Bangalore Thank you Deepti.

[Chinmayee @chinmayeelm]

@sharbat_c @NCBS_Bangalore Thank you!

[National Centre for Biological Sciences @NCBS_Bangalore]

#PhDone! 🎓 Congratulations Dr Chinmayee! 🎊
@chinmayeelm from Prof Sanjay Sane's Lab successfully defended her thesis recently!
🧵Scroll to learn more about her work on how insect mechanosensors work.⬇️ (1/5)

[Chinmayee @chinmayeelm]

Do come and check out the exhibition by staff engineers at NCBS! Brilliant equipment designed and built in-house. Do not miss this chance. Closes by 4.30
Kudos to the instrumentation team and the electrical department for wonderful work.

[Science Gallery Bengaluru @SciGalleryBlr]

Lastly, don’t miss a public lecture by biologist Chinmayee L. Mukunda, discussing how insects rely on their sense of smell to thrive in diverse habitats.

🗓 31 August, Sunday
📍Science Gallery Bengaluru
🎟 Free!

Register:
https://t.co/tVHOl5RHcV

(3/3)

[National Centre for Biological Sciences @NCBS_Bangalore]

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Sign up for free for any of the workshops and lectures
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See you there!

[The Chivalry Guild @ChivalryGuild]

LotR is a meditation on the virtue of hope. Next time you read it notice how many times the author uses that word.

For JRRT, hope is not about a “positive attitude” or sunny optimism, but more about simply staying in the fight—because things might turn your way. 🧵

[Science Gallery Bengaluru @SciGalleryBlr]

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[Aditya Asopa @adityaasopa]

If you are attending #GRC2024 #Optogenetics next week, I have made a calendar for the event.

You can import it to your calendar apps.

https://t.co/zU0mxfO3vT

see you next week...

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