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Ananya Thakur

@ananyathakur.bsky.social

Project Researcher | MSc Biochemistry University of Oulu & University of Helsinki Exploring metabolism, hypoxia, and the role of biological clocks.

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Working on protozoan diseases? Great news!

AntiProtoZ database has antiprotozoal peptides against parasitic and free-living protozoa.
It provides easy species-specific retrieval

Explore the database: soodlab.com/antiprotoz/
Read the paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#NTDs #protozoa

07.01.2026 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BioRender Learning Hub | Designing graphical abstracts Learn about Designing graphical abstracts in BioRender

The best resource that helped me design graphical abstracts for my journal article:

www.biorender.com/learn/design...

It's freely available and a genuinely valuable resource provided by @biorender.bsky.social!

#researchpaper #science #graphicalabstract

15.10.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
This is figure 1, which shows the treatment algorithm from the EASO for individuals with obesity.

This is figure 1, which shows the treatment algorithm from the EASO for individuals with obesity.

A Comment article in Nature Medicine discusses how obesity and associated complications can be managed by obesity medications, which prompts the revision of criteria for the diagnosis and staging of the disease. go.nature.com/4hoODhD #medsky πŸ§ͺ

12.10.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Quote from Einstein: We cannot solve problems at the same level of thinking that we were at when we created them

Quote from Einstein: We cannot solve problems at the same level of thinking that we were at when we created them

Starting the week right, with a quote from Einstein.

#quote #science #research

12.10.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

T cells fight infections, but what keeps them from attacking our own body?

This year’s #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine honors the scientists who discovered the cells called regulatory T cells (Tregs) that keep T-cells in check

11.10.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Creativity is seeing what others see and thinking what no one else has thought" -Albert Einstein

And that's my reason for reading, Lateral Thinking by Edward De Bono.
A book that trains your brain to think differently.

#BookTwitter #books #thinking #Research

10.10.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My data values showed patterns I couldn't understand.

I knew I was missing.

And I found myself back to the fundamentals.

For anyone interested in cell biology, I highly recommend Essential Cell Biology by Bruce Alberts.

#books #biology

09.10.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Biologists: β€œI’ll organize my data tomorrow.”
Six months later β†’ 500 files named final_v2_LAST_reallyfinal.csv

This paper is your solution.

dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

Thank you @wnoble.bsky.social !

26.09.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Deubiquitinases in metabolic diseases, fibrosis and cancer of the liver Obesity is a key driver of the progression from metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), to metabolic dysfunction-associated …

Deubiquitinases (DUBs) regulate key cellular processes-metabolism, cell cycle, DNA repair-by removing Ubiquitin.

So, can targeting specific DUBs halt MASLD progression to fibrosis or liver can
cer?
Could they advance precision medicine?

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#CancerResearch

28.07.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Younger me: I can't get started with writing a literature review. Can you help me?
Me: Oh my. Yes. I can.
Let me give you 6 simple steps to begin. Here they are:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/simple...

#Researchpaper #SCIENCE

30.04.2025 08:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A workflow that simplified how I approach literature reviews.

Hope it helps you as well :)

29.04.2025 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How could I not be fascinated?

Beautiful protein molecules, perfectly packed inside tiny crystals.

#protein #crystals #science

28.04.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Posters: printed βœ…
Pulla: ordered βœ…
Playlist: vibing βœ…

Tomorrow, we share stories while sipping coffee and having fun.

Our faculty at the @unioulu.bsky.social is organizing a gathering for researchers to share the stories behind their science.

#AcademicLife #Research #Science #Stories

23.04.2025 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Working with a new protein?

My first step: Uniport

It’s like watching a trailer before watching the full movie.
A database with functions, structures, interactions, and more.

Whether studies, research, or just curiosity, it gave me the context I needed.

# Bioinformatics

21.04.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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One biological concept that helps me even outside biology:

#anatomy #science #LifeLessons

17.04.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Problems don't feel the same anymore.

#thinking #books #reading

16.04.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I thought students didn’t care about science.
Then I introduced Oulu’s 9th graders to Biochemistry.
They lit up.
The issue isn’t disinterestβ€”
It’s the absence of someone saying:
β€œYou’ve got this. I’ve got your back.”

#science #biochemistry #teaching

14.04.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0