Divya Bindra

Satiating my curiosity via experiences and learning. Hoping to contribute in the process. #woman_in_STEM

[Parmita Mishra @parmita]

RAS finally getting drugged is one of the great stories in modern biology, and almost nobody outside oncology understands why it's such a big deal.

YOU'LL LEARN SOMETHING AWESOME TODAY.

i am going to keep this as understandable (and simple) as i can.

OPEN THE THREAD.

🧵

[Divya Bindra @divya_bindra]

@iam_kmohan @vishal_iiserb @Ashish_iiserb Congratulations Dr. Mohan 👏🏻

[Jordan Crowder @digijordan]

This is wild! Scientists used liposuction to suck out ordinary white fat cells...then used CRISPR to turn into “beige” fat cells, which voraciously consume calories to make heat.

Then, they implanted them near tumors the way plastic surgeons inject fat from one part of the body to plump up another.

The fat cells scarfed up all the nutrients, starving most of the tumor cells to death.

These cells wiped out breast, colon, pancreatic, and prostate cancers by depleting shared resources.

They even used patient fat from mastectomies to target their own breast cancer.

Why Fat?: Easy to harvest (liposuction), edit, and reimplant safely – biocompatible, no migration risks.

Full article below 👇

[Divya Bindra @divya_bindra]

@iam_kmohan @rkmisrb1 Thanks, Mohan

[Divya Bindra @divya_bindra]

Delighted to share that I was awarded the Best Poster Presentation Award for our research at #AICBCS2025, organised jointly by ISCB and IIT Kanpur. Grateful for the opportunity, new learnings, recognition and a reminder to keep pushing forward.

[Divya Bindra @divya_bindra]

@vishal_iiserb @rkmisrb1 Thank you sir!

[Divya Bindra @divya_bindra]

@rkmisrb1 Thank you sir!

[nature @Nature]

A scientist who successfully treated her own breast cancer by injecting the tumour with lab-grown viruses has sparked discussion about the ethics of self-experimentation https://t.co/wnjBX1zWjH

[Divya Bindra @divya_bindra]

I remember vividly when I first learned about microRNAs and their control over gene expression beyond the DNA code, I was so fascinated!
This news tickled my younger self’s fancy and sparked that excitement again! Congratulations to these incredible scientists and their team!

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.

[Samuel Hume @DrSamuelBHume]

Biggest medical discoveries of the week (🧵)

1/10

The world's first autologous stem cell transplant for type 1 diabetes, in a 25-yo woman

After 1 year, she was independent from insulin, with improved blood sugar control

(Study: https://t.co/4NT7bgCN8H)

[Vega Shah @dr_alphalyrae]

‘many proteins not predicted by the genetic code’. Remember when we thought sequencing the entire human genome would solve all medical problems

[MyGovIndia @mygovindia]

Breaking News: Cabinet approves the BioE3 Policy!

What's BioE3?
🧬 Biotechnology
💰 Economy
🌍 Environment
👥 Employment

This policy aims to boost high-performance bio-manufacturing in India. Let's break it down for you! 🧵

#BioE3Policy #CabinetDecisions

[Divya Bindra @divya_bindra]

@rkmisrb1 @garimajoshi2 @SajeevTK5 @vishal_iiserb “Belief in yourself has to be earned.” Wonderful indeed.

[Elisabeth Bik @MicrobiomDigest]

Hundreds of cancer papers mention cell lines that don’t seem to exist
Finding could be an indicator of paper mill activity https://t.co/WrrlfiSYy4

[Dr. Michael D. L. Johnson @blacksciblog]

Psst…can I be real a second about work life balance?
For just a millisecond?
Let down my guard and tell the people how I feel a second?
/thread

[EMBO @EMBO]

EMBO announces the launch of a pilot scheme to support Open Access #OA publication by life scientists performing their #research in #India.

https://t.co/ryECadDCzk

[sivaraj Mohana Sundaram @sivarajMohanaS1]

Grateful for the incredible experience at the 16th Young Investigator Meeting 2024organized by @indiabioscience! Thank you for this amazing opportunity! #YIM2024 @ankitarathore02 @Arushi_Batra28 @_KarishmaK @manjulaharikri2 @rohinimd25 @VijetaRaghuram @StructBioinfo @iiserbhopal

[Rohini Karandikar @rohinimd25]

Day 3 of #YIM2024 with friends and colleagues! @pRATik12rc @Arushi_Batra28 @manjulaharikri2 @StructBioinfo @cxarramirez and Divya.

[rkm@isrb @rkmisrb1]

The 2nd day of YIM 2024 at Bhopal had very informative and interactive "Ask me Anything" session and ended at a very high note with Mehfil-e-YIM. Thanks @IndiaBioscience @iiserbhopal

[Ragothaman Yennamalli @StructBioinfo]

Celebration of #YIM2024 with @CourtyardBhopal staff and hosts! 🥰 All are showing ❤️!!!!