Rahul Sunita Kumar

For all #Drosophila #neuroskyence researchers that have explained to someone, yes #insects have #brains: Here is @scottishwaddell.bsky.social & Annie Park's excellent argument for four 'cognitive primitives' underlying fundamental brain function conserved from humans to flies. tiny.cc/4cog

A big shout out to the entire team of organizers at IISER-Mohali, especially the student volunteers for a very smooth management and warm hospitality throughout! Cheers to you all 🥂🙏🏻👏🏻🎉

#InDRC2025 #iisermohali #phdlife #AshokaUniversity

Had a great experience attending the 7th Indian Drosophila Research Conference at IISER-Mohali. Three days of scientific exchange with the fly research community, good food & amazing cultural performances. I thank the organizers for the opportunity to present and discuss my work at the conference.

Not fireworks, but neurons,
Not flames, but fluorescence!
Celebrating light everywhere; from Diyas to Brains.
Happy Diwali to you all. ✨🪔

#microscopicmagic #fluorescentfestival #festivaloflights

The Genetic Basis of Hippocampal Development - PubMed The hippocampus is critical for an array of cognitive functions arising from its complex substructure and connectivity. Important insights into hippocampal field specification emerged from classical s...

Our review about the develpment of my favourite brain structure is ouuut! @amritacantsing.bsky.social pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41034158/

Mutations in antimicrobial peptides differently affect sleep and plasticity Molecules implicated in host defense can, independent of their roles as immune mediators, regulate sleep. In mammals, cytokines such as Tumor Necrosis Factor α (TNF α) and Interleukin 1β (IL1 β) promo...

Happy to share our lab’s first preprint! ‘Mutations in antimicrobial peptides differently affect sleep and plasticity’. Led by @rahulkumar211.bsky.social, with help from many in the lab. In collaboration with @evoimmunoimroze A thread 1/n www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Judge rules Trump administration cannot withhold funding from Harvard The Trump administration illegally withheld federal funding for alleged antisemitism violations, a federal judge in Boston ruled.

Harvard wins lawsuit regarding withheld grant funding

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Memory, Sleep, Dreams, and Consciousness: A Perspective Based on the Memory Theory of Consciousness Insights into the mysteries of dreaming and waking conscious experience can be gained by considering fundamental concepts in memory research. To support this assertion, we first provide an overview...

New Speculative Article — I'm happy Andrew Budson invited me to write an article with him. We wondered what happens in our minds when we're sleeping? --> Memory, Sleep, Dreams, and Consciousness: A Perspective Based on the Memory Theory of Consciousness www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A reminder you/your lab can support FlyBase at Cambridge through the following link. Every bit helps. Please share if you yourself can't donate.

www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...

Big thanks to @embo.org and all the funding partners of this workshop, along with the editors of @biologyopen.bsky.social for their support.

#AshokaUniversity #EMBOneuroSleep

Reflections on the EMBO Workshop: Neuroscience of Sleep 2025 Summary: The inaugural EMBO workshop on the neuroscience of sleep brought together a global sleep research community to discuss recent advances across species, scales and systems. The meeting explored...

I feel wonderful being a part of this meeting review alongside @ritikamukherji.bsky.social and Kamakshi. Thanks to @melnattur.bsky.social and all the co-organizers for this opportunity and their valuable inputs.

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Reflections on the EMBO Workshop: Neuroscience of Sleep 2025
#Drosophila

Show Your Stripes Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

The recent acceleration of climate change is wild. Brace for the impact, and get our shit together, world! #ShowYourStripes day. showyourstripes.info

How do brain circuits evolve? We started looking for some answers by using synapse-resolution cross-species comparative connectomics on an entire olfactory circuit 👇

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Comparative connectomics of Drosophila descending and ascending neurons - Nature Three electron microscopy datasets are combined to provide a complete connectomic description of the neural circuitry that makes up the neck connective in Drosophila, including the descendin...

More cool news from Drosophila connectomics!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

As the semester comes to a close, I’m reflecting with a full heart on my journey as a graduate TA. Teaching brings me immense joy. And this time, I received far more than 2 credit points. I thank every student for their love and appreciation. 🙏🏻

#PhDlife #TAship #AshokaUniversity

It is Holi, and we are happy!
#Holi2025 #phdlife

Had an incredible experience presenting my PhD research at the EMBO Workshop – Neuroscience of Sleep 2025 at IHC, New Delhi! Engaging discussions, insightful talks, and a fantastic community of sleep researchers. Grateful for the opportunity.

#EMBOneuroSleep #SleepResearch

Krishna Melnattur shares insights into sleep plasticity and cognition! How sleep modulates learning and memory, and how social enrichment boosts sleep and regulates connections in the Drosophila brain.

#EMBOneuroSleep #SleepLearningMemory

Excited to be a part of this!
#EMBOneuroSleep #SleepResearch

🎉🛍️ Exciting news!
The EMBO workshop- Neuroscience of Sleep 2025 kit is here. It includes a T-shirt, tote bag, notebook, and pencil. We hope all the attendees are ready to dive into the latest in sleep research 🧠💤.
Get ready to learn, connect, and take notes in style! ✨

#EMBOneuroSleep

🚀 The countdown begins!
Less than 4 weeks to go until the EMBO Workshop – Neuroscience of Sleep kicks off in New Delhi!

We’re excited to introduce our incredible lineup of speakers soon. Stay tuned for updates, and don’t forget to spread the word!

#EMBOneuroSleep @emboevents.bsky.social

Looking forward to it!
#EMBOneuroSleep

#EMBOsleepneuro