Divya Bindra

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 👇

@iam_kmohan @rkmisrb1 Thanks, Mohan

@divya_bindra @rkmisrb1 Many Congratulations 👏👏🎉

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.

@vishal_iiserb @rkmisrb1 Thank you sir!

@divya_bindra @rkmisrb1 Congratulations, Divya 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@rkmisrb1 Thank you sir!

@divya_bindra Congratulations, Divya. Best wishes always, scale new heights.

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 go.nature.com/3NXqzEq

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!

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: cell.com/cell/abstract/…)

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

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

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

Just wonderful. Conveying strongbmesaage like easy half vollies. @divya_bindra @garimajoshi2 @SajeevTK5 @vishal_iiserb

Hundreds of cancer papers mention cell lines that don’t seem to exist Finding could be an indicator of paper mill activity science.org/content/articl…

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 announces the launch of a pilot scheme to support Open Access #OA publication by life scientists performing their #research in #India. embo.org/features/suppo…

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

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

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

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

Amidst the exciting opportunity to volunteer for #YIM2024, had a wonderful time meeting with one of our mentors, Dr. @ritu_trivedi. Discussing about the drug development research and processes and garnering some words of wisdom has been truly inspiring!

Let’s get this meeting started! 🧪🧬🔬 #YIM2024