Smeeta

Microbiota diversity and health repurcussion

[Sophien Kamoun @KamounLab]

Yet another paper with made-up data. What happens now? #sciencecrisis #NatureRipoffs @Nature https://t.co/D3AlBh7K16

[Department of Biotechnology @DBTIndia]

Science from India's Northeast

Can molecular design help stop viruses before they enter our cells?

Researchers at Assam University, Silchar, Assam in collaboration with VIT Vellore, developed six water-soluble porphyrins using a rapid 8-minute microwave-assisted synthesis.

Their findings show that strong binding to HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins—not just light-driven activity—plays a key role in antiviral potential, pointing towards new strategies for designing viral entry inhibitors.

Supported under the @DBTIndia NER-Twinning Project.

#DBTScience #NER #AntiviralResearch

@DrJitendraSingh
@rajesh_gokhale
@BricDbt
@DBT_inStem @NABI_India @bric_ils @HydNiab @FollowDbtNibmg @NIPGRsocial @NImmunology @BRIC_CDFD @DBT_NCCS_Pune @ICGEB @DBT_inStem @DBT_NBRC @RGCB_Trivandrum @DBT_IBSD @THSTIFaridabad @unescorcb @CSIR_IND @ICGEBNewDelhi @BIRAC_2012 @CSIRIndia @DSTIndia

[Smeeta @smeetashrestha]

No one treats you well, either you earn it or ask for it !

[Smeeta @smeetashrestha]

Keeping us in Torschlusspanik state !

[CSIR-CCMB @ccmb_csir]

Many congratulations to K Thangaraj for being awarded the Padma Shri by Hon'ble President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu.
@CSIR_IND

[Balen Shah @ShahBalen]

PM , HM , IM :)

[Smeeta @smeetashrestha]

You label me you negate me !

[Smeeta @smeetashrestha]

Fly down to Nepal !!!

[Smeeta @smeetashrestha]

Xiaoman

[Smeeta @smeetashrestha]

Visited TU for official work ! People are so vibrant , vigilant and full of life ❤️.

[CSIR-IGIB @IGIBSocial]

A consortium of 20 research institutions across the country has come together to develop a DNA map of the nation. Read about this exciting research "The GenomeIndia Project" here:
https://t.co/boszPQFhjV

@CSIR_IND @DBTIndia @souvik_csir @IGIBSocial

[Smeeta @smeetashrestha]

macOS newer versions moved GUI encryption …… why why ?????

[antisense. @razoralign]

PantheonOS: An Evolvable Multi-Agent Framework for Automatic Genomics Discovery https://t.co/745r0xbtHf

[YoungBiophysicistsMeeting @YoungBiophyMeet]

Next session tomorrow! Zoom Meeting link and other information can be found here: https://t.co/ciFDajeaTY

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[APLAR @APLAR_org]

Abstract submission for APLAR 2026 is open! Contribute your latest research and connect with colleagues in Seoul. Be sure to submit your abstract for consideration today! Submission deadline: 24 April 2026.

[Fulbright Commission in India @USIEF]

USIEF announces the opening of the 2027-28 Fulbright-Nehru Fellowships for Indian citizens.
Grants available in: Doctoral Research, Postdoctoral Research, and Academic & Professional Excellence.

Applications open July 1, 2026 https://t.co/bVUIRCV25D
#StudyInUSA #ResearchAbroad

[The PhD Place @ThePhDPlace]

Doing a PhD is great, but you should still try to enjoy your life outside of academia.

[Arjun Jain | Fast Code AI @Arjunjain]

I wanted to be a 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 more than anything.
It is December 2018. Bangalore.
9pm. The house is finally quiet.
In the room next to us, my one-year-old twins are finally asleep. The baby monitor blinks green on the kitchen table between us.

I am sitting at the dining table with my wife. An envelope is lying next to the monitor on the table.
It is the "Permanent Offer" from 𝗜𝗜𝗧 𝗕𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘆.
For three years, I have been stalling.
I got my first offer in 2015 - from IIT Bombay and IISc. I didn't want to say no, but I couldn't afford to say yes.

So I lived a double life. Completing the handover of my company to Mercedes, flying to Mumbai to teach classes, hoping I could eventually switch full-time.
Now, the moment of truth is here.
𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿, 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗜. The real deal.
I look at the salary.
₹𝟭,𝟮𝟱,𝟮𝟮𝟬 per month + HRA.

Rent in Powai - because IIT Bombay has a three-year housing queue. School fees. Sending money home to my parents.
The math doesn't add up.

My wife sees the panic in my eyes. She touches my hand.
"Arjun," she says. "Don't worry. We will 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲."

And time stops.

Because that is the exact phrase my mother used to say.
"We will 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲."

Suddenly, I am 9 years old. There is a loud knock at the door. The debt collectors are back.
My mother whispers, "Tell them Papa isn't home."

I remember walking to the door, heart hammering, preparing to lie to grown men screaming at us.
I remember exactly what "We will 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲" means.

Fear. Hiding. Survival.

Through the monitor, I hear one of my twins turn in their crib.
I look at my wife. Then at the closed door where they are sleeping.
And I know: my children will never answer that door.

I put the letters down.
"No," I whisper. "We are not going to just manage."

I decline the offer. Again.

That night, I grieve. The freedom to do pure research. The joy of mentoring brilliant kids. Answering to no one but my own curiosity.

I feel like a sellout. Trading the purity of science for the mess of commerce.

I go to bed believing I have made a binary choice: Purpose OR Paycheck.

It took 7 years to realize I was wrong.

My first company failed. My second nearly killed me. I chased bad clients, hired wrong, ran out of money twice.

But eventually, the bills stopped being scary. Then they stopped mattering.

Something strange followed.
I went back to IISc. As adjunct faculty.

I can finally afford to be the professor I wanted to be.
But here is the twist: I am a better professor now.
I don't teach only from textbooks. I teach from the trenches.
What happens when an AI model meets a P&L statement. The messy, expensive reality of AI you can't learn in a lab.

The choice I agonized over was a lie.
The answer wasn't Either/Or.
The answer was Both.
Building a safety net didn't kill the dream. It enabled it.
The detour was the education.
That is what I have poured into my AI Masterclass.

Cohort 1 sold out. Cohort 2 opens Feb 2nd.

aimasterclass .in

[Smeeta @smeetashrestha]

@ElinaMia34 Keep smiling Elina !! And Happy Birthday 🎂!