Ananya Thakur
@ananyathakur.bsky.social
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Project researcher| MSc. Biochemistry at the University of Oulu
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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 🧪
This is figure 1, which shows the treatment algorithm from the EASO for individuals with obesity.
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Starting the week right, with a quote from Einstein.

#quote #science #research
Quote from Einstein: We cannot solve problems at the same level of thinking that we were at when we created them
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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
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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
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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
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Biologists: “I’ll organize my data tomorrow.”
Six months later → 500 files named final_v2_LAST_reallyfinal.csv

This paper is your solution.

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

Thank you @wnoble.bsky.social !
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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
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 …
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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
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A workflow that simplified how I approach literature reviews.

Hope it helps you as well :)
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How could I not be fascinated?

Beautiful protein molecules, perfectly packed inside tiny crystals.

#protein #crystals #science
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Posters: printed ✅
Pulla: ordered ✅
Playlist: vibing ✅

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
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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
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One biological concept that helps me even outside biology:

#anatomy #science #LifeLessons
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Problems don't feel the same anymore.

#thinking #books #reading
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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 disinterest—
It’s the absence of someone saying:
“You’ve got this. I’ve got your back.”

#science #biochemistry #teaching