Anurag Das
@anurag721.bsky.social
Neuroscience PhD Candidate @ Iowa State University, U.S.A.; Glia, metabolic organelles, circadian/sleep & 🪰 enthusiast. Driven to discover the unknown & generate new knowledge. ChelseaFC 💙
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Anurag Das
@anurag721.bsky.social
· Jun 25
Peroxisomal import is circadian in glia and regulates sleep and lipid metabolism https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.23.661129v1
Preprint for my PhD. Thanks to Dr. Bai for letting me merge my interests in neuroscience with lab focus on peroxisome. We discover unexpectedly cell type specific peroxisomal import in subset of glia under autonomous circadian regulations. Gratitude to Dr. John Vaughen for his support. Thread soon.
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Ive seen this work from Prof Liqun Luo’s presented a few times now and its stunning and heroic.
Nature research paper: Rewiring an olfactory circuit by altering cell-surface combinatorial code
go.nature.com/3MbCoZT
go.nature.com/3MbCoZT
Rewiring an olfactory circuit by altering cell-surface combinatorial code - Nature
In Drosophila, changing the expression of a small set of cell-surface proteins in just one type of olfactory neuron rewires its connections almost entirely to a new postsynaptic partner neuron type, altering the fly’s odour response and courtship behaviour.
go.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Ive seen this work from Prof Liqun Luo’s presented a few times now and its stunning and heroic.
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A funny conversation with a newcomer at the contra dance in Woods Hole last night:
Me: What brings you to Woods Hole?
He: I’m a neuroscientist, working on octopuses.
Me: I’m a neuroscientist too! I study patches of human cortex that do ridiculously specific things.
He: Oh like that Kanwisher stuff?
Me: What brings you to Woods Hole?
He: I’m a neuroscientist, working on octopuses.
Me: I’m a neuroscientist too! I study patches of human cortex that do ridiculously specific things.
He: Oh like that Kanwisher stuff?
November 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A funny conversation with a newcomer at the contra dance in Woods Hole last night:
Me: What brings you to Woods Hole?
He: I’m a neuroscientist, working on octopuses.
Me: I’m a neuroscientist too! I study patches of human cortex that do ridiculously specific things.
He: Oh like that Kanwisher stuff?
Me: What brings you to Woods Hole?
He: I’m a neuroscientist, working on octopuses.
Me: I’m a neuroscientist too! I study patches of human cortex that do ridiculously specific things.
He: Oh like that Kanwisher stuff?
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Three new papers in Science report that astrocytes are indispensable for neuromodulatory signaling across diverse neural circuits, behavioral contexts, and species.
Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/43iprSX
Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/43iprSX
Astrocytes, hidden puppet masters of the brain
Astrocyte signaling pathways influence neuronal networks and behavioral responses to neuromodulators
scim.ag
May 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Three new papers in Science report that astrocytes are indispensable for neuromodulatory signaling across diverse neural circuits, behavioral contexts, and species.
Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/43iprSX
Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/43iprSX
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... How astrocytes modulate neural circuits & behavior is a fundamental question. Amazing work led by Kevin in Marc Freeman’s lab to reveal octopamine-tyramine exposure enables astrocytes to respond to neurotransmitters by adrenergic gating.
October 29, 2025 at 8:19 AM
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... How astrocytes modulate neural circuits & behavior is a fundamental question. Amazing work led by Kevin in Marc Freeman’s lab to reveal octopamine-tyramine exposure enables astrocytes to respond to neurotransmitters by adrenergic gating.
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I got into Hopkins and went to Jefferson for my PhD due to Reasons™️. I had an amazing experience at Jefferson and was able to balance my other needs. Partners, caregiving, proximity to family, hobbies, or cultural community are also valid considerations when selecting an academic home!
There's some good advice in this thread, but I'm going to offer another take on #6 here:
The "best" (i.e. most prestigious) program you get into might not be the best fit for you, and you can still have a great career, even if you decide not to put status above everything else.
The "best" (i.e. most prestigious) program you get into might not be the best fit for you, and you can still have a great career, even if you decide not to put status above everything else.
6) If you are offered the opportunity to do a PhD or a master at Oxbridge, Harvard or Yale don’t thing twice. Go!
7) Smart work exists in academia as well. Just look for it.
8) Paradoxically the pace of innovation at work can be slower in academia than other
businesses.
7) Smart work exists in academia as well. Just look for it.
8) Paradoxically the pace of innovation at work can be slower in academia than other
businesses.
October 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I got into Hopkins and went to Jefferson for my PhD due to Reasons™️. I had an amazing experience at Jefferson and was able to balance my other needs. Partners, caregiving, proximity to family, hobbies, or cultural community are also valid considerations when selecting an academic home!
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Awesome program (booklet and speaker list) organized by our students for our annual symposium at Snowbird!
October 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Awesome program (booklet and speaker list) organized by our students for our annual symposium at Snowbird!
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Looking forward to a phenomenal weekend of science and catching up with old and new faces at the Midwest #Drosophila Meeting !
P.S Shameless talk plug in -
Oct 18th, 4.15 pm on how Gpdh1 interacts with Tor signaling to control brain growth.
#neurobio #metabolism #devbio
@flybase.bsky.social
P.S Shameless talk plug in -
Oct 18th, 4.15 pm on how Gpdh1 interacts with Tor signaling to control brain growth.
#neurobio #metabolism #devbio
@flybase.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Looking forward to a phenomenal weekend of science and catching up with old and new faces at the Midwest #Drosophila Meeting !
P.S Shameless talk plug in -
Oct 18th, 4.15 pm on how Gpdh1 interacts with Tor signaling to control brain growth.
#neurobio #metabolism #devbio
@flybase.bsky.social
P.S Shameless talk plug in -
Oct 18th, 4.15 pm on how Gpdh1 interacts with Tor signaling to control brain growth.
#neurobio #metabolism #devbio
@flybase.bsky.social
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I’m extremely honored to be a recipient of the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award!
Congratulations to @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social on receiving the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award, celebrating “scientists with outstanding records of creativity.” His lab will explore how the sense of touch can help build relationships. 🫶🧠💡
See zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/zuckerman-in...
See zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/zuckerman-in...
October 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I’m extremely honored to be a recipient of the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award!
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A study by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, and Travis E. Faust, PhD, in Cell explains how cell types in the brain communicate in response to changes in sensory input to remodel synapses: direc.to/nJHH
Alzheimer’s and ALS patients have synaptic damage.
@travisfaust.bsky.social @cp-cell.bsky.social
Alzheimer’s and ALS patients have synaptic damage.
@travisfaust.bsky.social @cp-cell.bsky.social
UMass Chan scientists show how the non-neuronal brain cells communicate to coordinate rewiring of brain
A study by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, and Travis E. Faust, PhD, explains how two different cell types in the brain communicate in response to changes in sensory input.
direc.to
October 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A study by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, and Travis E. Faust, PhD, in Cell explains how cell types in the brain communicate in response to changes in sensory input to remodel synapses: direc.to/nJHH
Alzheimer’s and ALS patients have synaptic damage.
@travisfaust.bsky.social @cp-cell.bsky.social
Alzheimer’s and ALS patients have synaptic damage.
@travisfaust.bsky.social @cp-cell.bsky.social
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Thrilled to announce that I will be joining the @mountsinaicvri.bsky.social at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai as an Assistant Professor in January! My laboratory will focus on nutrient transport and cellular metabolism in physiology and disease.
July 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Thrilled to announce that I will be joining the @mountsinaicvri.bsky.social at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai as an Assistant Professor in January! My laboratory will focus on nutrient transport and cellular metabolism in physiology and disease.
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Happy to share our new paper in @nature.com led by staff scientist Xuejing Liu. We report identification of a UCP1-independent pathway of brown fat thermogenesis involving ATP-consuming metabolism of BCFA in peroxisomes. #Obesity #T2D
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Happy to share our new paper in @nature.com led by staff scientist Xuejing Liu. We report identification of a UCP1-independent pathway of brown fat thermogenesis involving ATP-consuming metabolism of BCFA in peroxisomes. #Obesity #T2D
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Thrilled to share our new paper @cp-cell.bsky.social:
“Microglia–astrocyte crosstalk regulates synapse remodeling via Wnt signaling.”
This work demonstrates the necessity of glia–glia communication and coordination during synapse remodeling.
🔗 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Faust et al., Cell 2025
“Microglia–astrocyte crosstalk regulates synapse remodeling via Wnt signaling.”
This work demonstrates the necessity of glia–glia communication and coordination during synapse remodeling.
🔗 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Faust et al., Cell 2025
September 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Thrilled to share our new paper @cp-cell.bsky.social:
“Microglia–astrocyte crosstalk regulates synapse remodeling via Wnt signaling.”
This work demonstrates the necessity of glia–glia communication and coordination during synapse remodeling.
🔗 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Faust et al., Cell 2025
“Microglia–astrocyte crosstalk regulates synapse remodeling via Wnt signaling.”
This work demonstrates the necessity of glia–glia communication and coordination during synapse remodeling.
🔗 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Faust et al., Cell 2025
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Neutral lipid processing in glia is sexually dimorphic and promotes sleep through diacylglycerol catabolism https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.10.674993v1
September 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Neutral lipid processing in glia is sexually dimorphic and promotes sleep through diacylglycerol catabolism https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.10.674993v1
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Congratulations to Tomasz Nowakowski, PhD, on being named a finalist for the prestigious Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists! 🎉 He was selected for his groundbreaking research shaping the future of neuroscience and medicine. stemcell.ucsf.edu/news/tomasz-... @ucsfstemcell.bsky.social 🧪 🧠📈
September 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Congratulations to Tomasz Nowakowski, PhD, on being named a finalist for the prestigious Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists! 🎉 He was selected for his groundbreaking research shaping the future of neuroscience and medicine. stemcell.ucsf.edu/news/tomasz-... @ucsfstemcell.bsky.social 🧪 🧠📈
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David Baltimore, Nobel-Winning Molecular Biologist, Dies at 87 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/s...
David Baltimore, Nobel-Winning Molecular Biologist, Dies at 87
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
David Baltimore, Nobel-Winning Molecular Biologist, Dies at 87 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/s...
Congratulations Rory! ✨
I am thrilled to announce that I just opened my lab at New York University in @nyucns.bsky.social and Biology! Our work will explore the richness of animal behavior, dissecting the genetic and circuit mechanisms that shape its evolution.
September 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Congratulations Rory! ✨
It was inspiring to attend the Changing brain conference. Some brilliant science across the field of neuroscience was on display.Fortunate to have presented my research and discuss it some of the best neuroscientists in USA & Europe. Thanks for the travel support from the organising committee.
August 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
It was inspiring to attend the Changing brain conference. Some brilliant science across the field of neuroscience was on display.Fortunate to have presented my research and discuss it some of the best neuroscientists in USA & Europe. Thanks for the travel support from the organising committee.
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A phenomenal talk and a fantastic kickstart to our fall gcdb seminar series by @mariadelapax.bsky.social this afternoon!
@iubiology.bsky.social
👏🏽🎉
@iubiology.bsky.social
👏🏽🎉
August 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A phenomenal talk and a fantastic kickstart to our fall gcdb seminar series by @mariadelapax.bsky.social this afternoon!
@iubiology.bsky.social
👏🏽🎉
@iubiology.bsky.social
👏🏽🎉
For those in Iowa State and in the area, we have a fantastic start to the GDCB departmental seminar for Fall 2025 as we host Prof. Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado @planaria1.bsky.social from the Stowers Institute @stowersinstitute.bsky.social. It is an honor & privilege to host him. ✨
August 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
For those in Iowa State and in the area, we have a fantastic start to the GDCB departmental seminar for Fall 2025 as we host Prof. Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado @planaria1.bsky.social from the Stowers Institute @stowersinstitute.bsky.social. It is an honor & privilege to host him. ✨
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We are still accepting applications for the #postdoc opportunity in the lab 🕵♀️ 🧠
More details 👇
Postdoctoral position: lnkd.in/g4TkRxpM
Research directions: lnkd.in/eV2iMKGf
Our team and philosophy: lnkd.in/eh3nnNgq
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More details 👇
Postdoctoral position: lnkd.in/g4TkRxpM
Research directions: lnkd.in/eV2iMKGf
Our team and philosophy: lnkd.in/eh3nnNgq
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August 25, 2025 at 4:32 AM
We are still accepting applications for the #postdoc opportunity in the lab 🕵♀️ 🧠
More details 👇
Postdoctoral position: lnkd.in/g4TkRxpM
Research directions: lnkd.in/eV2iMKGf
Our team and philosophy: lnkd.in/eh3nnNgq
⏬
More details 👇
Postdoctoral position: lnkd.in/g4TkRxpM
Research directions: lnkd.in/eV2iMKGf
Our team and philosophy: lnkd.in/eh3nnNgq
⏬
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1/New paper on peroxisome assembly, reporting the detailed mechanism of PEX39, a new peroxin involved in PTS2 protein transport. Fantastic work by @walterwchen.bsky.social and a dream team of collaborators, as explained below. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
PEX39 facilitates the peroxisomal import of PTS2-containing proteins - Nature Cell Biology
Chen et al. show that PEX39 cooperates with PEX7 in the peroxisomal import of proteins containing a PTS2 site and uncover an (R/K)PWE motif in PEX39 and PEX13 that binds to PEX7 and facilitates the im...
www.nature.com
July 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
1/New paper on peroxisome assembly, reporting the detailed mechanism of PEX39, a new peroxin involved in PTS2 protein transport. Fantastic work by @walterwchen.bsky.social and a dream team of collaborators, as explained below. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congrats @rafsarnataro.bsky.social !! 🎉 Brilliant work from Gero Meisenbock’s group in Oxford.
July 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Congrats @rafsarnataro.bsky.social !! 🎉 Brilliant work from Gero Meisenbock’s group in Oxford.
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Check out our work in @genetics-gsa.bsky.social #G3journal on new #Drosophila tools for studying D-2HG #oncometabolite in a context dependent manner during development and disease.
#devbio #genetics #metabolism
@tennessenlab.bsky.social
@superflymr.bsky.social
@iubiology.bsky.social
#devbio #genetics #metabolism
@tennessenlab.bsky.social
@superflymr.bsky.social
@iubiology.bsky.social
New alleles of D-2-hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase enable studies of oncometabolite function in Drosophila melanogaster
Abstract. D-2-hydroxyglutarate (D-2HG) is a potent oncometabolite capable of disrupting chromatin architecture, altering metabolism, and promoting cellular
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July 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Check out our work in @genetics-gsa.bsky.social #G3journal on new #Drosophila tools for studying D-2HG #oncometabolite in a context dependent manner during development and disease.
#devbio #genetics #metabolism
@tennessenlab.bsky.social
@superflymr.bsky.social
@iubiology.bsky.social
#devbio #genetics #metabolism
@tennessenlab.bsky.social
@superflymr.bsky.social
@iubiology.bsky.social
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Peroxisomal import is circadian in glia and regulates sleep and lipid metabolism https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.23.661129v1
June 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Peroxisomal import is circadian in glia and regulates sleep and lipid metabolism https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.23.661129v1
Preprint for my PhD. Thanks to Dr. Bai for letting me merge my interests in neuroscience with lab focus on peroxisome. We discover unexpectedly cell type specific peroxisomal import in subset of glia under autonomous circadian regulations. Gratitude to Dr. John Vaughen for his support. Thread soon.
Peroxisomal import is circadian in glia and regulates sleep and lipid metabolism https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.23.661129v1
June 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Preprint for my PhD. Thanks to Dr. Bai for letting me merge my interests in neuroscience with lab focus on peroxisome. We discover unexpectedly cell type specific peroxisomal import in subset of glia under autonomous circadian regulations. Gratitude to Dr. John Vaughen for his support. Thread soon.