#ResearcherSpotlight
February 6, 2026 at 11:42 AM
🔎✨ Researcher Spotlight ✨🔎
We're showcasing members of our Standing Group, their research & contributions to societal debate! Kicking off the series is our SG’s Chair, Silvia Bolgherini. 🏛️📚 #PoliticalScience #ResearcherSpotlight #LocalDemocracy
March 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵
From studying protein crystallisation in Bacillus thuringiensis using cryogenic microscopy to shaping science policy - PhD student Angharad shows how research skills can influence decisions beyond the lab.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM
🔊 Meet Mathieu Quesnel Vallières @rna-ken.bsky.social : Using transcriptomic analyses to find cancer immunotherapy targets, he’s bringing his expertise to @usherbrooke.bsky.social , supported by D2R’s New Faculty Start-Up program

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#ResearcherSpotlight #RNAResearch
May 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🔦 Researcher Spotlight 🔦

Peter Jones has dedicated 30+ years at to diabetes research & teaching, serving as Head of Physiology (2016–23). Outside work he’s a walker, gardener, craft beer brewer, proud Granddad - and an occasional cornsnake breeder.

#ResearcherSpotlight #DiabetesResearch
September 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🔊 Meet Karine Choquet: She’s bringing her expertise in transcriptomics, bioinformatics, and molecular biology to @usherbrooke.bsky.social with support from D2R’s New Faculty Start-Up program

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#ResearcherSpotlight #RNAResearch
May 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
#researcherspotlight Dr. Navneet Shahi @navneetshahi.bsky.social from Prof, Kavita Babu lab @kavita-babu.bsky.social at IISc Bangalore talks about her work on "How a Single Neuron Controls Social Swarming in Worms" #CNSIISc biopatrika.com/academia/res... via @biopatrika.bsky.social
How a Single Neuron Controls Social Swarming in Worms - BioPatrika
Researcher Spotlight - how serotonin and PDF-1 signaling balance drives swarm-like social behavior in C. elegans, revealing how single-neuron modulation can reshape collective behavior.
biopatrika.com
March 8, 2026 at 11:27 PM
#researcherspotlight Dr. Drisya Vijayakumari @drisyav.bsky.social from Prof. Shiv Grewal @grewalsh.bsky.social lab at NIH USA talks about her work on " How Introns Help Silence Retrotransposons and Protect Genome Stability" #NatureComms biopatrika.com/academia/res... via @biopatrika
How Introns Help Silence Retrotransposons and Protect Genome Stability | BioPatrika
Researchers uncover how spliceosomal proteins and RNA methylation direct gene silencing, suppress retrotransposons, and help maintain genome stability.
biopatrika.com
August 13, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Huge thanks to @biopatrika.bsky.social for featuring our work through #researcherspotlight 😊

We talked about the “why” behind the science, the lab’s aha moments, and what lies ahead. 👩🏻‍🔬
March 9, 2026 at 8:35 AM
"If we don’t want a society in which bad luck or one small mistake can destroy us, we need to design our economic and legal systems to collectively share responsibility for data (and a whole lot else)."
#ResearcherSpotlight on CGSP affiliate faculty Jordan Brensinger
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Researcher Spotlight: Jordan Brensinger - Centre for Global Social Policy
Assistant Professor Jordan Brensinger shares insights into his career and research
cgsp-cpsm.ca
February 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Meet Dr Olivier Pardo @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social in our new #ResearcherSpotlight!

He shares his journey into research, the real-world impact of his work, and the book that keeps him inspired 📙

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#TYACAM #Research #UntilTheresACure
April 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#researcherspotlight Steffi Raju, PhD with Dr. Shivaprasad PV at NCBS Bangalore talks about her work on "Decoding rice domestication, how nutrient signals shape crop phenotypes?" #rice #crop #metal biopatrika.com/academia/res... via Biopatrika @steffiraju.bsky.social @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social
Decoding rice domestication, how nutrient signals shape crop phenotypes? | BioPatrika
Researcher Spotlight | Researchers reveal how copper signaling regulates gene expression, plant architecture, and yield traits that shaped rice domestication.
biopatrika.com
June 9, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Meet Prof Nicola Stonehouse. 🔬
A leading researcher in viruses & vaccines, Nic never planned to go to uni & left her first PhD after a year.

Hear her story of taking risks & making a difference
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Researcher Spotlight: Nicola Stonehouse
In this interview, Nicola talks about her research into viruses, vaccine development, and why taking risks and not following a traditional academic path has shaped her science and her leadership.
biologicalsciences.leeds.ac.uk
September 7, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Meet Dr Camilla Nyjkjaer @camillanykjaer.bsky.social

In this short video, part of our new #ResearcherSpotlight series, hear how Camilla's research is shaping healthier pregnancies for women in underserved communities @universityofleeds.bsky.social

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April 14, 2026 at 1:28 PM
#researcherspotlight Souradip Paul from Dr Krishnananda Chattopadhyay lab at Indian Institute of Chemical Biology talks about his work on "Protoporphyrin IX regulates the phase separation behavior of α-Synuclein" ACS Publications biopatrika.com/academia/res... @biopatrika @indiasouradip.bsky.social
Protoporphyrin IX regulates the phase separation behavior of α-Synuclein | BioPatrika
Researchers show that Protoporphyrin IX prevents toxic α-synuclein phase separation, revealing a promising strategy for developing Parkinson’s disease therapies.
biopatrika.com
June 29, 2026 at 5:59 AM
#researcherspotlight Kanika Rawat from Dr. Kavita Isvaran lab at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore talks about her work on "How Group Living Shapes Predator Responses in Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes" Royal Society Publishing #mosquito biopatrika.com/academia/res... via @biopatrika
How Group Living Shapes Predator Responses in Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes | BioPatrika
Group living can mask the effects of early-life predation risk, altering behavioural responses in Aedes aegypti mosquito pupae.
biopatrika.com
June 22, 2026 at 10:52 AM
#researcherspotlight Priya Chouhan from Dr. Amit Tuli lab at CSIR Institute Of Microbial Technology and Yogita Phogat from Dr. Mahak Sharma lab at IISER Mohali talks about their work on "Tracking the journey of LAMP1 to lysosome directed by Arl8b" #JCellBiol biopatrika.com/academia/res...
Tracking the journey of LAMP1 to lysosome directed by Arl8b | BioPatrika
How Arl8b regulates LAMP1 delivery to lysosomes by blocking Rab11a recycling, ensuring proper lysosome biogenesis and function.
biopatrika.com
June 19, 2026 at 5:37 AM
#researcherspotlight Anmol Singh, PhD from Prof. Dipshikha Chakravortty lab at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore talks about his work on "How Salmonella Uses Communication to Survive Host Defences" PLOS Pathogens #quorumsensing biopatrika.com/academia/res...
How Salmonella Uses Communication to Survive Host Defences | BioPatrika
Researchers reveal how AI-2 quorum sensing helps Salmonella survive acid stress, evade immune defenses, and establish infection in hosts.
biopatrika.com
June 16, 2026 at 3:44 AM
#researcherspotlight Karishma Biswas, PhD from Dr. Anirban Bhunia lab at Bose Institute, Kolkata talks about her work on "Synthetic Antimicrobial Peptides Protect Tobacco from Bacterial Disease" #plants #antimicrobial biopatrika.com/academia/res... via Biopatrika
Synthetic Antimicrobial Peptides Protect Tobacco from Bacterial Disease - BioPatrika
Researcher Spotlight - How de novo designed antimicrobial peptides KG18 and VR18 confer disease resistance in transgenic tobacco, offering a pesticide-free strategy for sustainable crop protection.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
#researcherspotlight Sreepadmanabh M, PhD with Dr. Tapomoy Bhattacharjee lab at NCBS, Bangalore talks about his work on "To thrash or crawl: environmental mechanics govern transitions in worm motion"
biopatrika.com/academia/res... @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social
To thrash or crawl: environmental mechanics govern transitions in worm motion - BioPatrika
Researcher Spotlight - How physical confinement in granular environments drives C. elegans to switch from thrashing to crawling, uncovering fundamental rules of efficient undulatory motion.
biopatrika.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
🔊 Meet Taha Azad: He’s bringing his expertise in RNA therapeutics, oncolytic viruses, and biosensor development to @usherbrooke.bsky.social with support from D2R’s New Faculty Start-Up program

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#ResearcherSpotlight #RNAtherapeutics #RNAResearch
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