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Megha

@meghaphd

2 years

Indian education is far too reliant on coaching classes. No policy drive to change this. A large number of students only being taught how to crack exams, not to think. That reflects in our abilities to innovate, discover no?

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#NEP2020 position paper on health and wellbeing alleges "Given the small body frame of Indians, any extra energy provided through cholesterol by regular consumption of egg and meat leads to lifestyle disorders" Here are the problems 1/n 🧵

NEP position papers | Proposal to keep eggs, meat out, introduce Sanskrit for all

Experts have termed these proposals an attempt to push a ‘Brahminical knowledge system’ in the garb of ‘Indian knowledge system’

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Since this paper touts #Ayurveda . Let's be clear. #Ayurveda has nothing against meat or eggs. In fact, Charak samhita has shlokas about different kinds of meat. peacock anyone? 5/n

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There is NO scientific evidence that eating a "satvik" diet is good for children's health and well being 4/n

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2 years

Who makes these committees? This one had: child psychiatrist, diabetologist, ayurveda, yoga, fitness + nutritionist. Where is a school teacher, parent or kids? Stakeholders completely missing! 6/n

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Kids have different physiological needs than adults. Protein from eggs and meat are more bioavailable. If family eats non-veg, then these are great sources of other types of nutrients: B12, Fe, not just protein! 2/n

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Turmeric is *not* just curcumin. The medicinal value of a plant product is often reduced to an active ingredient. A small dive into what experiments support 🧵

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2 years

Because this consultation is used by NCERT to frame curriculum, this paper is crucial. Nutrition is a life long subject. Cannot start with misinformation right from school. 7/n

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@meghaphd

2 years

Public health nutritionists please speak out on the egregious nutrition related comments on health & well-being position paper. National school curriculum at stake here @PMenonIFPRI @shwetaPHN @sethi_vani @sakie339 8/n

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@meghaphd

5 months

2 internships available in our lab from July - Jan. ✔️Training in fly husbandry, protein quality testing and molecular techniques. ✔️Ideal for those taking a gap year between MSc and PhD. ✔️ Stay in a resort like campus in Bangalore! ✔️ email or DM. @TDUPGConnect

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2 years

Cholesterol is not the body's go-to molecule for energy. It's carbs - glucose, followed by fatty acids (fasting) and then amino acids (>>>> starving). NOT cholesterol. 3/n

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3 years

Srikant Bolla blind CEO￡48m "... If IIT didn't want me, I didn't want IIT either," Srikanth says, settling on MIT .. Educators in India need to reflect deeply on inclusiveness or else we risk throwing away our demographic dividend.

Srikanth Bolla: The blind CEO’s £48m company which nearly didn’t happen

As a teenager, blind businessman Srikanth Bolla sued an Indian state to study maths and science.

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@meghaphd

3 years

Jupiter. The cosmic dosa. Anyone else see it?

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@meghaphd

1 year

I’m a PI and still I look at some postdoc ads thinking, wow, I want to work here. The science is cool. 😂

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@meghaphd

2 years

Totally worth the 12am alarm. Star of Bethlehem Brahmakamal 18 in one go and the pleasure of standing by raat ki rani bush while taking this picture. Priceless!

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2 years

Anyone else feel that productivity in India is hampered by almost universal disrespect we have for other people’s time? Depending on your socio-economic hierarchy either you receive it, give it or both! We just accept this and pass it along osmotically.

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@meghaphd

9 months

Desiraju & Bhattacharya argue for science administration to be treated as a profession in itself, not as side job 4 full time scientists. Article outlines issues current culture has created stifling #science in #India at many levels. Is our science leadership ready to change?

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@meghaphd

5 years

Embo removes age limits from the @EMBO_YIP program. eligibility tied to when you started your own lab. Celebrates a career milestone, not when you got there! Kudos. Hope other fellowships follow suit @DBTIndia @serbonline

EMBO

@EMBO

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There has been a change to the eligibility criteria for the EMBO Young Investigator Programme @EMBO_YIP . Read more here:

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@meghaphd

5 years

Mr Mathrubootham neatly captures why the Indian Nobel is like too much difficult. Letter from a Concerned Reader: Nobel? What Nobel? ⁦ @the_hindu ⁩

Letter from a Concerned Reader: Nobel? What Nobel, asks Mr. Mathrubootham

‘One day you get one superb idea for economics or physics or something. At that moment, peon will come and say excuse me sir, birthday party of Madam Vilasini is taking place in conference room....

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@meghaphd

3 years

#literature review is impossible without access to expensive subscriptions. Of 15 papers, from 2001-2021, not one full text free. How many authors can one write to? We can barely support our salaries, where are we going to get funds for subscriptions? @VoicesofIndAcad

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@meghaphd

3 years

Female? Finished MSc a while back? Looking to get back into lab work? Happy to help you make a WoSA application to DST. DM if interested in nutrition, diets and early life malnutrition. @VoicesofIndAcad @TDUFRLHT @IndiaBioscience

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@meghaphd

4 years

A detailed look at why the 15 Aug timeline by ICMR for vaccine is unjustified. Science and logistics covered in depth. highly worrisome. ICMR and Patanjali: neither pays heed to either science or due process.

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"In his independence day address last year, PM Modi announced Gaganyaan even before ISRO had. Will he attempt to do the same this year with a supposedly indigenous COVID-19 vaccine even before ICMR has concluded its clinical trials?"

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@meghaphd

5 years

⁦ @GKangInd ⁩ says test. test. Test. And she’s right. We have plenty of PCRs + trained personnel in the country, our research labs included. Govt can lead in enabling this ecosystem to step up for testing.

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@meghaphd

5 years

So impressed with my friend and colleague @SvetaKotak she’s a new mum of a 6wk old baby and here she is, giving an invited talk @apdrc5 students do note. Family life, science all compatible if you make up your mind and of course, have good family support @Sachin_mitosis

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@meghaphd

5 years

⁦ @SvetaKotak ⁩ talks about ROS in fly macrophages ⁦ @apdrc5 ⁩

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5 years

Pleased to start @TDU_CABHN as an asst prof. Looking forward to bringing #Drosophila model to understand #Ayurveda

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@meghaphd

1 year

Native of #Karnataka ? Crazy about #food , #culture , #tradition ? Please consider volunteering info to document traditional dietary practices & recipes. A #community project RT gratefully welcomed. @vishuguttal @vinita_gowda @madhurarrao

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@meghaphd

3 years

Go @GaitiHasan So proud to call you a mentor.

Saquib Salim

@Allama_Saquib

3 years

Watch Prof Gaiti Hasan talking about women in science, research & career as scientist Will be aired : 7 pm tomorrow at Stay tuned @GaitiHasan @SarahHyder @shubhatole @joshiamitabhevo @hjkhan @wanmeher @AnamZille @NCBS_Bangalore @adubharti @AwazThevoice

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Congratulations @SinhaUrbasi 💪 Women in #STEM Such long term funding grants are vital for groundbreaking fundamental discoveries. @RRI_Bangalore @IndiaBioscience

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@meghaphd

11 months

Meetings are as much about sharing science, learning new things as they are about hanging out with old friends. @PUpadhyai @iFly_InDRC

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@meghaphd

2 years

Thoroughly enjoying this illuminating podcast that explores history of medicine #India @kikumbhar Thank you! With each episode my "un" coloured lens gets a little colour. So much outside of textbooks that we never bother to acknowledge.

Becoming Modern: Healthcare and History in India

'Becoming Modern: Healthcare and History in India' is a show about history and historians hosted by Kiran Kumbhar and produced by Suno India. It explores the history of medicine and public health in...

www.sunoindia.in

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@meghaphd

2 years

The organising team take a bow. Excellent teamwork and students with commitment, attention to detail. ⁦ @SheebaVasu ⁩ ⁦ @neurodas ⁩ ⁦ @PavanAgrawalLab ⁩ Thanks MAHE

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@meghaphd

3 years

We started a new program 5 mo ago. MSc. Life Sciences (Ayurveda Biology). A vignette from my biochem class. Thread. /n

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@meghaphd

3 years

Watching Republic Day parade with kiddo. Nice to see so many women commanders. 7yo totally inspired.

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@meghaphd

3 months

My introduction to #Ayurveda was through the legacy series penned by a celebrated #aiims cardiologist, Dr M S Valiathan. He passed away yday. With the passing of DB Vaidya 10d ago, we lost 2 champions for scientific investigations in traditional medicine.

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1 year

These beauties are my best #gardening success story. Grown from seed, nurtured by my neighbour 😂 and my 9yo best friends : Ava and Cado. Enough fruit for all to enjoy. Kids loves climbing the trees and building on them. A lovely example of how trees bring the #community together

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3 years

Chuffed to share. Finished year long diploma in public health nutrition @thePHFI Looking forward to doing #human #nutrition studies in the field AND #biochem #malnutrition research on flies. Hoping for a lifetime of convergence. Ambitious and silly perhaps but here goes...

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At a talk for the home science association on #Ayurveda #dietetics being greeted by my own mom.♥️ Now that was a surprise!

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@meghaphd

2 years

We have short, 1yr JRF position available immediately in the area of gut health, malnutrition, indian foods. #Drosophila @TDUFRLHT Interested trainees DM/ email CV. Attributes: unafraid to try new things, independent, good work ethic, prior fly training a plus

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6 months

Summer delight. Took an hr.

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3 years

Hear hear 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Deepti is a rock for the fly community in India.

Lab Hopping

@labhopping

3 years

#365IndianWomenInSTEM Deepti Trivedi is a Drosophila geneticist who built the fly facility and runs a sciart community at @BLiSC_India . Her work with CRISPR has enabled many experiments for the fly community across the country. A TLoS report:

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@meghaphd

2 years

For a small lab like ours, losing 18% of the consumable budget to GST is a huge blow. Requesting @DBTIndia @serbonline to present our case with GoI.

Amit Tuli

@amit_tuli

2 years

Why reinstate a high #GST (18%) on R&D consumables and equipment’s?? I request all the funding agencies @serbonline @DBTIndia @IndiaDST @India_Alliance to request @PMOIndia @narendramodi to withdraw this ruling otherwise science will suffer 🙏 please RT as this will effect us all

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7 months

It’s Jackfruit season. For those to whom the smell doesn’t offend, enjoy the ripe sweetness. Don’t throw away the seeds though. Dry and store away. Eat roasted or pop in pressure cooker to use as vegetable in palya format or for sambhar.

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@meghaphd

5 years

A shout out for those of us trained in India. Would like to compete for those fellowships too. Limited opportunities right now and it continues to emphasise that we prefer foreign trained to home grown! @DBTIndia @himdaughter @IndiaDST @serbonline

Arun K. Shukla

@arshukla

5 years

This is a wonderful program by DBT @DBTIndia for Brain Gain. Make it more generous and flexible @RenuSwarup @himdaughter . Perhaps coordinating it (timeline, applicant pool etc) with Ramanujan Fellowship @serbonline may avoid redundancy and broaden the scope @Sandeep_1966 .

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3 years

Indian spice box, with part- #Ayurveda classification, a system to infer food's effect on the body. Intrigued? Join me (biochemist) & Vaidya (Madhu) for Intro to Ayurveda Dietetics. online, 15 hr. 30 Mar - 12 Apr Learn about everyday items in new ways.

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@meghaphd

3 years

Fantastic leadership from @SmitaJainIISc @IndiaBioscience for the last 5 years. Sorry to hear you are leaving. Wishing you lots more fun adventures. The entire IBS endeavour has morphed under your helm into a go to resource for Indian #science

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3 years

Congratulations @MousumiMutsuddi for being elected as the Asia rep on the Fly board. We are lucky to have such a vibrant #drosophila research community.

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@meghaphd

3 years

😐 @serbonline #POWER grant rejected. Sigh! Going to be tough to manage next year. As usual no comments so assuming it was at the bottom of the pile in terms of rating! My twitter friends, I seek your feedback 1/3

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@meghaphd

5 years

Do consider more talks by #phd #postdoc and early career researchers. Maybe time for established PIs to present posters? 😛

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@LolitikaMandal

5 years

All India Cell Biology Conference Dec 19-21,2019 . We @IiserMohali @DBS_IISERM super excited for this upcoming meeting.

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@meghaphd

6 years

Science outreach fun with kids from AP Model School Kuppam. DNA plasmid digest @India_Alliance thanks for funding us to pay it forward

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@meghaphd

2 years

you only test/ measure what you are looking for...what the hypothesis will suggest. As we learn more biology, these will evolve and so, keeping an open mind + using whatever science tools are at our disposal to understand #food & body interactions is imp. Finis

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@meghaphd

3 years

today, it not impossible to imagine start up @ 25 buy out @ 35 Wellness break @ 38 PhD @ 42 Post doc @ 46 Up for PI job @ 50 Is the Indian #science #ecosystem ready to support? @VenkRamaswamy @ViditaVaidya @vishuguttal @vinita_gowda @himdaughter

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@meghaphd

3 years

Finally, after 2 years, a poster to share our teaching programs in Ayurveda Dietetics @TDUFRLHT A trans-disciplinary approach! Modern #food science & traditional codified medicine. Something for everyone.

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@meghaphd

4 years

Professionally true for me as well. Many #academic women friendships helped/helping me. Thank you @TheNaikMic @mukerjim @SvetaKotak @SmitaJainIISc @GaitiHasan @thebabulab @LolitikaMandal @DeepaAgashe @deeptrivedivyas @NehaVyas_NV @aditi_bha Not an exhaustive list! 😛

Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe (she/her)👩🏽‍🔬🌍

@aaberhe

4 years

Women’s friendships "(help) them navigate & counter the masculine culture of #academia " & "can mitigate the effects of workplace marginalization & enhance well-being that results in career success. " I know I am eternally grateful for my #academic friends!

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1st time a poll promise is speaking to my demand as a citizen. These canteens play a valuable roll for migrant, gig, daily wage workers. Offers #FoodSecurity , safe drinking water, toilets. Great locations for people on the move who underpin #Bangalore economy. 👏🏼👏🏼

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@meghaphd

5 years

A call for better mentorship: institutional & individual, introduce mandatory ethics course in year 1 of all #PhD programs in India. Make content available online so resources don’t become bottleneck to deliver the course. @RPrasad @PrinSciAdvOff @labhopping @IndiaBioscience

R. Prasad

@RPrasad12

5 years

127 papers from India retracted for image duplication, manipulation @PrinSciAdvGoI @shekhar_mande @drharshvardhan @IndiaDST @DBTIndia @ICMRDELHI @CSIR_IND @MoHFW_INDIA @Ashutos61 @MicrobiomDigest @iitismd via @RPrasad12

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@meghaphd

2 years

Can #drosophila be used to study #publichealth #nutrition problems? Our first paper to understand the possibilities. @India_Alliance @BMGFIndia @BIRAC_2012 @the_ristrust

Impact of late larval nutritional stress on adult metabolic, gut and locomotor phenotypes in...

Dietary quantity and quality are key determinants for insect development from egg to adult. When nutritional deficiency is sub-optimal, development is completed, albeit resulting in an adult insect...

www.biorxiv.org

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@meghaphd

5 years

Wanted to try a different sambhar recipe. Went online. While scrolling recipe caught myself thinking “this study is underpowered”. Plain speak: masala less for stated dal measure. #funny ways in which #academic #science permeates daily life. #AcademicChatter

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@meghaphd

1 year

Ready for Day 1! Visit to Abhaibhubejhr Hospital. Exploring Thai traditional medicine on a study tour to #thailand with our MSc students. Fascinating synergy with Ayurveda, Lankan and Balinese traditions.

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@meghaphd

2 years

Had the opportunity to discuss our work on Amla, and other #plantfoods for #health , testing #traditional #food knowledge, using #drosophila

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@meghaphd

2 years

Enjoyed our first lab trip to a conference. Science, sand and stimulants. 🐟🦀🍹 “On official duty” ⁦ @indneuro_MAHE ⁩

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@meghaphd

3 years

Gorgeous no? Oleander hawk moth

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@meghaphd

7 months

Does every Indian Uni have to offer a PhD program? PhD is an intense training period which has become default for careers in research and academia. But I feel we need to rethink this need. PhD - 5-7 yr study is a costly process - financially and socially with uncertain return

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@meghaphd

2 years

Beauties from our Avocado tree. One of the few seed to fruit stories of my #gardening experience.

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@meghaphd

2 years

A bracing op-Ed ⁦ @1amnerd ⁩ We need to incorporate a cultural lens to #science . And something I learned from good peer-review. Critiquing the science does not mean critiquing the person.

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@meghaphd

5 years

Finally out, our work on STIM and neuropeptides in Drosophila. Thanks Chris Wegener Würzburg, @India_Alliance @GaitiHasan 1/4

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@meghaphd

2 years

My go to plant scientist @vinita_gowda pens an editorial with Kamajit Bawa @atree_org on botanical gardens, our cultural history with them and continued importance to #conservation .

Vinita Gowda: Success has never been my weakness

@vinita_gowda

2 years

Happy Earth Day ! Wishing all to strive to stay Green and Blue. 🌎 Botanical gardens and life on earth

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@meghaphd

3 years

Still accepting applications. Shout out to #Ayurveda teachers. Please share this opportunity with BAMS students who want to do clinical research that combines Ayurveda and modern bioscience. No age barrier. @rajivvasudevan @vaidyakotecha @jobanmodhaa @Kishor_Ayu

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@meghaphd

10 months

Insects are delicious! High in protein and micronutrients too. So pleased to see this GI tag on red ant chutney #traditional #food

Down To Earth

@down2earthindia

10 months

Mayurbhanj’s red ant chutney receives GI tag. Why this is important for nutritional security of tribals #Food #Tribal #Ant #GITag #Odisha #Mayurbhanj #Nutrition #Travel #Environment

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6 months

📍Kaziranga, Assam Enjoying the biodiversity #India has on offer.

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@meghaphd

2 years

@SomdattaKarak @badjoby majority of bsc/ msc indian students receive inadequate & poor lab training. Scientist should define the problem and ensure adequate training from PhDs/ JRFs We need funds to do better in the course at uni, rather than yet another training program.

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@meghaphd

6 years

@shams1085 and I discuss our least developed cohort of scientific research personnel @India_Alliance @RenuSwarup @IndiaDST

The curious case of the missing Indian postdoc

When it comes to attracting and retaining quality post-doctoral fellows, India often finds itself lagging behind, which in turn exerts a cost on the scientific output of the country. In this opinion...

indiabioscience.org

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@meghaphd

4 years

Starting a new academic journey as a student @thePHFI with ePG diploma program in public health #nutrition . A massive change in scale: from atomic biochemistry 🔬🧪to systemic population-based human health 👥🌭🥗🍟🍽Thanks @TDUFRLHT @the_ristrust for supporting this

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7 months

There’s just something about ripe fruit hanging from a tree that makes my heart smile and activates my “steal & run”response. 😂 Here Phyllantus acidus, also called nellikayyi or amla but not be confused with Indian gooseberry or Amla of #ayurveda repute.

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@meghaphd

3 years

@biaswatchindia look how the young the bias starts!! In a career counselling webinar series not a single woman!! 🤦‍♀️ expected better of @the_hindu @RPrasad12

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@meghaphd

2 years

Curcumin is a diarylheptanoid. Based on the similarity of it’s structure with other antibacterial compounds, it’s activity against Staph aureus, S. paratyphi, M Tb & Tricophyton gypseum was demonstrated. Nature 1949 Sep 10;164(4167):456

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@meghaphd

2 years

5⃣ sneaky ways to add #Millets to household #diet . #indiancuisine If, like me, u grew up mainly eating wheat/rice millets use might be daunting. Join an intl movement #India lobbied for this: Agricultural ➕ nutritional ➕ cultural acceptance! #IYM2023 #FAO

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@meghaphd

11 months

Returning with ideas and good memories. The fly community is a lovely bunch of enthusiastic scientists. Join us?! Thanks students from Verghese and Kannan labs. 🌟Exceptional organisation @iFly_InDRC @tvmiiser

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@meghaphd

4 years

Online classes for kids. Another systemic promotion of #inequality how are parents supposed to provide each child with device and broadband connection when putting food on table difficult?

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@meghaphd

3 years

How did we get here? Seeking accountability and transparency. COVID in India: 35 Questions for K. VijayRaghavan, V.K. Paul and Balram Bhargava - The Wire Science

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@meghaphd

5 years

A loss! It was Dr Bhan’s vision that got @India_Alliance going. Met him in that context. Remarkably modest gentleman given his achievements who inspired us all with his attitude to #service #science and #people .

Principal Scientific Adviser, Govt. of India

@PrinSciAdvGoI

5 years

Dr. M. K. Bhan passed away a short while ago. A great pediatrician and humanist, foremost. A clinician scientist who pioneered a rotavirus vaccine, excellent science administrator, leader of complex missions in health and nutrition, a dear friend. Too sudden and too soon.

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5 years

I think #india already has quite a few progressive schemes to encourage women in #STEM . Just work on the age barrier please for ALL fellowships. Make it relevant to experience not age! That would really really help! @DBTIndia @IndiaDST @serbonline

Smriti Z Irani

@smritiirani

5 years

Had an extensive meeting with @drharshvardhan Ji and officials of @MinistryWCD , Ministry of Science & Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences. Discussed ways to promote women in STEM and converge efforts towards encouraging & increasing opportunities for women in science.

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@meghaphd

2 years

View from #NammaMetro Jayanagar. On a dull cold day, these flames of the forest brought much needed colour. Took public transport today from Bel road to Kanakapura main road. Feel like our metro system is under-utilised. No rush at 0915.

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@meghaphd

6 years

Our very own ⁦ @DeeptiTripathi ⁩ with the ⁦ @NCBS_Bangalore ⁩ fly facility. ⁦ @Poppi62 ⁩ using your stuff here. Thanks.

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2 years

GoK trying an experiment: menstrual cups for adolescents. I hope valuable data is collected on the ease of use, given that clean water is a non negotiable requirement for using the cup. @prashanthns your thoughts?

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Fruits of natures’ labour.

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@meghaphd

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Flaws with interpretation for humans. - we don't consume extracts - we don't inject turmeric into our blood (IP route) - whole turmeric is added as a spice to food. It's not a stand alone item to eat.

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@meghaphd

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Eat the rainbow 🌈 Part of a small school project #nutrition #outreach Raising awareness amongst adolescents about #food from #culture , #FoodSystems , #chemistry #processing perspectives. 👇🏽meal designed and cooked by 7th graders for their school. @PMenonIFPRI @shwetaPHN

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@meghaphd

4 years

This brought cheer. Given longer lifespan, entirely new second careers a big possibility for many of us. Systems to support and encourage this necessary.

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@meghaphd

2 years

Fanciest shoes I will ever own

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@meghaphd

2 years

For comparison, in 2L Sambhar, you’ll add 2tsps (10g) of turmeric. Even if you consume 1L over the course of the day, total intake ~5mg. @ 10% of mass, curcumin consumption = 0.5mg. Trial dose: 1500mg

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@meghaphd

4 years

Modern medicine is already mixopathy! Physics give it MRI machines, chemistry aspirin, X-ray & many many more. Incorporating principles, practices and techniques agnostic to origin, in order to improve patient health should be the goal of every doctor. Not disinformation.

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@meghaphd

3 years

**job alert** JRF position available in our lab @TDUFRLHT for SERB project to fun #biochemistry on flies. Looking for 0-2 yr experience MSc types. Any biology stream. Prior fly experience not needed. Please RT.

Junior Research Fellow

Application are invited for the post of Junior Research Fellow at Centre For Ayurveda Biology and Holistic Nutrition, The Transdisciplinary University for Health Sciences and Technology, Yelahanka,...

indiabioscience.org

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@meghaphd

3 years

A pragmatic state of affairs summary of #Ayurveda education, research today. Much like how big pharma created opioid crisis, pharma driving herbal medicine supply and demand market. Yes, advocacy by non formally trained people (incl me) is insufficient.

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@meghaphd

2 years

Why did we plug #nutrition into this program? Because for India’s indigenous community forest produce is valuable not just to sustain livelihoods but also their #food #security . FRO’s sensitisation to nutritional angle may help #forest #community .

TDU FRLH Herbarium

@FRLH_Herbarium

2 years

Dr. Megha ( @meghaphd ) interacted with range officers about forest produce as food security. She demonstrated how integral forest foods are for indigenous communities' nutrition.

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@meghaphd

2 years

@serbonline @Sandeep_1966 SURE scheme for state universities is awesome BUT… applicants with ongoing and completed SERB projects not eligible!!! SURE will help us keep research alive on campus. Plz re-think eligibility please support by RT. 🙏 @abandopa @vinita_gowda

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@meghaphd

5 years

What a lovely initiative. Go @SarahHyder These are the type of stories that stick and inspire. 👏🏼 👏🏼 @LolitikaMandal @virology_chitra @shwetaPHN @nvpatkar

DBT/WT India Alliance

@India_Alliance

5 years

📢 #TheExplorerSeries 🔍 next at @IiserMohali ! Every #Scientist is an #Explorer -curious, passionate & innovative. We bring you some explorers, with unheard tales of their journeys. Come and join us as they take us through their #stories ! See you on 23 Dec! #PopularScience

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@meghaphd

3 years

This to me is the bottom line of offering such a PG program. To get two sets of professionals talking, not with entrenched positions to defend but as colleagues. As knowledge seekers, and for some, as friends.

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@meghaphd

5 years

Wow. That would look beautiful as a block print on #cotton material! Pity don’t know any textile experts.

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@meghaphd

2 years

Took a ride back from Mangalore in the vistadome coach. Nice job ⁦⁩ ⁦ @SWRRLY ⁩ Recommend the experience.

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@meghaphd

4 years

These initiatives do much to highlight the importance of mental health in professional lives. Would have been nice to have postdocs and grad students on this panel. Ideas of established leaders with safe jobs need to be in sync with uncertain futures of young scholars.

National Post Doctoral Symposium India

@NpdsPost

4 years

As a young researcher what do we do when we are stressed and anxious? What role can be expected from a supervisor? What is an institute's responsibility? Do register () for a panel discussion.10th October @ 5pm, joined by PSA.

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