Nambi. MBBS, PhD

It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS, indeterminate dendritic cell histiocytosis or other (non-LCH) histiocytic sarcomas cases. I'm trying to understand non-surgical chemo and targeted therapy options, new pathology markers to better diagnose subtypes/treatments, and any data on progression in pediatric patients. Please feel free to share – I’m trying to cast a wide net due to the rarity of this condition and how little is known. People can contact me directly at my first name (as written in my profile) at octant.bio.

#CARTcells for #DIPG #DMG clinical trial (1st arm) results are out today. Full Tweetorial coming, but first want to share the story of a patient whose #DIPG has disappeared for over 3 years. It is a milestone and moment of hope on a journey filled with so much grief. “There’s a lot of loss that led to this research,” Drew’s dad said. “I hope those families know that this success is because of them.” med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/…

We are very excited to open the registration for the upcoming @EMBOevents on Chromosome Segregation and Aneuploidy in beautiful Stresa!!! You can find all the relevant info at meetings.embo.org/event/25-aneup… Hope to see many of you in a few months!! 🧬🔬😍 #ChromoPloidy25

“Schools are for girls. Men are only destroying everything,” says this little Afghan girl. It has been 1,143 days since teenage girls were banned from school, and Afghanistan remains the only country where girls’ education is illegal. #LetHerLearn

Interested in Pursuing a PhD in Cancer Biology? Join us for the CSI Graduate Program Virtual Sharing Session! Discover exciting opportunities offered & the scholarship available for successful applicants. Hear directly from current scholars as they share their experiences.

(1/n) Are you ready to plunge into depths of our oceans with us! This is the story of “hidden comet tails” & our discovery of how a crucial biological process across our planet can put brakes on carbon capture in our oceans. Latest in @ScienceMagazine science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

When I discussed quitting Google to do a Phd, my manager, Steve Cheng, gave me the advice of "6 shots": Doing something meaningful usually takes about 5 years and we are productive for roughly 30 years. That gives you 6 attempts. So pick each one carefully and give it your best.

Excited to share our latest research on co-translational mRNA decay by the exosome in human cells! We uncover how the exosome-SKI complex is recruited to ribosomes and propose a novel role for SKI in recognizing collided disomes. @MPI_Biochem 👇👇👇

A 1,000,000th reminder the crucial importance of basic research. Ambros and Ruvkun were looking into understanding nematode genetics and development, not looking for a drug, and ended up opening an entire new area in biology

UMass Chan Medical School researcher Victor R. Ambros, PhD, arrives on the @UMassChan campus with his wife, Rosalind "Candy" Lee, after learning he is sharing the 2024 @NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine. WATCH news conference at 10 a.m. EST: direc.to/mmGC #NobelPrize

Source re: tenure denial - telegram.com/story/news/loc…

Submit to J Cell Science! A historical journal that cares about our community. They spotlight young "Scientists to Watch", support meetings and travel grants, offer free publication fees, and focus on building community. Mitochondriaks must support them and send us your new work!

The salary for my JRF @MuskanOsley employed for the CSIR project (37/1751/23-EMRII) is due from January 2024. UC/SoE submitted in April 2024. Not a single penny has been released. Please help as she might have to quit @CSIR_IND @HRDG_CSIR @shekhar_mande @DrJitendraSingh

CMU Prof Randy Pausch gave his “Last Lecture” just before dying of cancer at 47. “The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something” Changed my life in 2007 1/4

We are sad to report that the legendary Joseph Gall, called the founder of modern cell biology for his contributions to our understanding of chromosomes and the cellular nucleus, and a widely recognized champion for women in science, has died at 96. carnegiescience.edu/news/joseph-ga…

Does it get more people to read it? No. What it gets us is that it is now officially peer-reviewed and published in a good journal. This imprimatur costs $2800 and 10 months with lots of, in my opinion, unecessary headaches. And this is a BEST case scenario. Makes one think. n/n

I am thrilled to announce that today, we launched a Cancer Discovery and Renegenartive Medicine Programme at LKCMedicine-NTU-Singapore: ntu.edu.sg/medicine/resea… We are recruiting new faculty members, but please feel free to reach out if you are interested in our research vision.

Scientist: We need timely funds, flexible grants.. Decision Makers: Say no more. What you really need is a new set of science awards. They will be grander than the old awards. We love science. S: Grand you say? How much is the monetary reward? DM: Zilch. In fact we just cancelled all the existing science awards with monetary rewards. Why would scientists want money? We love science. S: That sounds less like love and more like saving money. Will the awards be well publicized to get people interested in science? DM: No. In fact most people won't even know we have renamed an existing prestigious award. Did we mention that we love science? S: Will the awards at least be fair? No excluding those you dislike and including those you like? DM: You are asking a lot of questions. Do you want more taxes on research grants or what? We love taxes and science. S: My bad. You love science.

Join the Ayoub Lab at the Technion! We are seeking motivated Master's and PhD students. Our lab focuses on unraveling the mysteries of DNA damage repair and developing innovative targeted cancer therapies. To apply please contact: Prof. Nabieh Ayoub: ayoubn@technion.ac.il

In the previous (2023-2024) budget @IndiaDST was allocated INR 7831 Cr but only utilized INR 4892 Cr. No wonder their budgets aren't being increased. We should complain about the GoI not increasing R&D budgets, but we should complain louder about inefficiencies of these funding agencies. thehindu.com/business/budge…