Parmvir K Bahia
@parmvir.com
Neuroscientist | Communicator | Podcaster | CEO Scientists Inc & artha science media | Freelancer | Nerd
Creating meaningful connections with science
📍London | Tampa | parmvir.com
married to @cancerevo.org
#InclusiveSciComm #WomenInSTEM #chronicallyIll
Creating meaningful connections with science
📍London | Tampa | parmvir.com
married to @cancerevo.org
#InclusiveSciComm #WomenInSTEM #chronicallyIll
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Parmvir K Bahia
@parmvir.com
· Nov 19
As a newbie, here is my "about me":
🔧 My training is in pharmacology 💊, physiology 🫀 and neuroscience 🧠
📣 in 2023 I went from doing lab research to #scicomm
🫶 CEO of the nonprofit Scientists Inc and my own company Artha Science Media
🎙️ podcaster
🎪 science festival director
🤓 giant nerd for STEAM
🔧 My training is in pharmacology 💊, physiology 🫀 and neuroscience 🧠
📣 in 2023 I went from doing lab research to #scicomm
🫶 CEO of the nonprofit Scientists Inc and my own company Artha Science Media
🎙️ podcaster
🎪 science festival director
🤓 giant nerd for STEAM
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I am working on my 'recap of 2025' post for the @mathonco.bsky.social blog and found that many of last year's posts had to do with #AI in one form or the other. In this #BiologyInNumbers podcast, @smbmathbiology.bsky.social president Laubenbacher talks about the promises and challenges for us
S3 Ep3: AI or die - with Reinhard Laubenbacher
Podcast Episode · Biology in Numbers · 12/30/2025 · 32m
podcasts.apple.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I am working on my 'recap of 2025' post for the @mathonco.bsky.social blog and found that many of last year's posts had to do with #AI in one form or the other. In this #BiologyInNumbers podcast, @smbmathbiology.bsky.social president Laubenbacher talks about the promises and challenges for us
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Ötzi and a 45,000-year-old Siberian were both infected with a cancer-causing strain of HPV.
This is fascinating, and a reminder that we have a vaccine that *prevents cancer* and everyone eligible should get it.
This is fascinating, and a reminder that we have a vaccine that *prevents cancer* and everyone eligible should get it.
Two ancient humans, including famed ‘Iceman,’ had cancer-causing virus
Findings from ancient DNA may shed light on HPV’s history in our species
www.science.org
December 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Ötzi and a 45,000-year-old Siberian were both infected with a cancer-causing strain of HPV.
This is fascinating, and a reminder that we have a vaccine that *prevents cancer* and everyone eligible should get it.
This is fascinating, and a reminder that we have a vaccine that *prevents cancer* and everyone eligible should get it.
My sisters have spent years telling me I'm tiny with examples of me posed with perfectly normal sized things.
For example 🎒
For example 🎒
December 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
My sisters have spent years telling me I'm tiny with examples of me posed with perfectly normal sized things.
For example 🎒
For example 🎒
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Our last blog post of 2025 is a look back on everything we did this year - a recap of our ongoing work supporting human infrastructure in STEM and, more recently, scientific open-source projects: www.cscce.org/2025/12/17/2...
2025 in review: Ongoing support for human infrastructure in STEM and open source - CSCCE
2025 was another busy year for CSCCE as we continued our work supporting community managers in STEM, and expanded our collaboration with open-source projects. Threaded throughout our work is the … Co...
www.cscce.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Our last blog post of 2025 is a look back on everything we did this year - a recap of our ongoing work supporting human infrastructure in STEM and, more recently, scientific open-source projects: www.cscce.org/2025/12/17/2...
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The second part of this blog from The Ideas Fund is now online, looking at the importance of care, support, and wellbeing in helping brokers navigate their roles:
theideasfund.org/news/role-of...
theideasfund.org/news/role-of...
December 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The second part of this blog from The Ideas Fund is now online, looking at the importance of care, support, and wellbeing in helping brokers navigate their roles:
theideasfund.org/news/role-of...
theideasfund.org/news/role-of...
"Fake citations have turned into a nightmare for research librarians, who by some estimates are wasting up to 15 percent of their work hours responding to requests for nonexistent records that ChatGPT or Google Gemini alluded to."
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"Fake citations have turned into a nightmare for research librarians, who by some estimates are wasting up to 15 percent of their work hours responding to requests for nonexistent records that ChatGPT or Google Gemini alluded to."
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
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"You know the difference between a real science and a pseudoscience? A real science recognizes and accepts its own history without feeling attacked." - Foucault
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"You know the difference between a real science and a pseudoscience? A real science recognizes and accepts its own history without feeling attacked." - Foucault
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"The circadian rhythm extends far beyond sleep. It controls metabolism, your mood, how sharp you are at what time of the day, your alertness, all kinds of things."
www.americanscientist.org/article/fixi...
www.americanscientist.org/article/fixi...
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"The circadian rhythm extends far beyond sleep. It controls metabolism, your mood, how sharp you are at what time of the day, your alertness, all kinds of things."
www.americanscientist.org/article/fixi...
www.americanscientist.org/article/fixi...
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Reading that more than 24,000 grant reviews are being rescheduled due to the shutdown. Because of that only 30-35% (vs 50%) will be discussed at study sections.
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Reading that more than 24,000 grant reviews are being rescheduled due to the shutdown. Because of that only 30-35% (vs 50%) will be discussed at study sections.
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
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$15k stipend to support 9 weeks of full time summer research!
For rising juniors/seniors who are able to travel to and obtain housing at the location of the lab they are placed in!
I did an HHMI summer experience in 2013 and it changed everything for me! Apply…or tell someone to apply!
🧪🧠
For rising juniors/seniors who are able to travel to and obtain housing at the location of the lab they are placed in!
I did an HHMI summer experience in 2013 and it changed everything for me! Apply…or tell someone to apply!
🧪🧠
@hhmi.org Summer Undergraduate Research Experience - #CechFellows named in honor of Prof Tom Cech
Deadline to apply: 12/22/2025
Spend 9 weeks in a paid, mentored biomedical research experience in an HHMI lab. See you next summer!!!
www.hhmi.org/programs/cec...
Deadline to apply: 12/22/2025
Spend 9 weeks in a paid, mentored biomedical research experience in an HHMI lab. See you next summer!!!
www.hhmi.org/programs/cec...
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience | HHMI
The Cech Fellows Program is a paid, nine-week summer research experience empowering the next generation of scientific leaders.
www.hhmi.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
$15k stipend to support 9 weeks of full time summer research!
For rising juniors/seniors who are able to travel to and obtain housing at the location of the lab they are placed in!
I did an HHMI summer experience in 2013 and it changed everything for me! Apply…or tell someone to apply!
🧪🧠
For rising juniors/seniors who are able to travel to and obtain housing at the location of the lab they are placed in!
I did an HHMI summer experience in 2013 and it changed everything for me! Apply…or tell someone to apply!
🧪🧠
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A PhD in #MathBio at an NCI designated cancer center and hospital? If you are interested in that there's no other place to be
Just a few more days to apply to the fully-funded #PhD program in #MathOnco at @moffittnews.bsky.social . Deadline is December 1st!
www.moffitt.org/education/re...
www.moffitt.org/education/re...
Integrated Mathematical Oncology
The Integrated Mathematical Oncology Major consists of focused training in mathematical modeling for cancer biology and clinical oncology problems.
www.moffitt.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A PhD in #MathBio at an NCI designated cancer center and hospital? If you are interested in that there's no other place to be
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The first rule of communications is clarity 😉
November 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The first rule of communications is clarity 😉
It always seems a little unfair to boil a week long workshop into 5 minutes or less, but these videos are always a fun way to capture the spirit of #MoffittIMO.
And to get a feel of how participating on these workshops is like then @parmvir.com is the person behind these @scientistsinc.org's videos, expect this year's to come at some point in 2026;
imoworkshop.org/videos.html
imoworkshop.org/videos.html
#MoffittIMO Workshop
#MoffittIMO Workshop
imoworkshop.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It always seems a little unfair to boil a week long workshop into 5 minutes or less, but these videos are always a fun way to capture the spirit of #MoffittIMO.
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
I love the idea of a "super-facilitator".
Not sure I am there, but this would qualify as a serious life goal.
Not sure I am there, but this would qualify as a serious life goal.
heartening news for those of us trying to build "leader-full" movements --> while leaders that empower others outperformed by leaders that dominate others at first, their teams come out ahead in the long run
hbr.org/2025/09/ever...
hbr.org/2025/09/ever...
Every Team Needs a Super-Facilitator
Most of us have met super-facilitators —people with a talent for bringing individual group members together, combining each one’s unique strengths to promote optimal team performance. Super-facilitato...
hbr.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I love the idea of a "super-facilitator".
Not sure I am there, but this would qualify as a serious life goal.
Not sure I am there, but this would qualify as a serious life goal.
Hear hear.
The amount of AI generated art in slides at this conference, primarily used by older scientists, is killing me. Scientists please. Don’t use these ai platforms to make your figures or slides. They look bad and I have yet to see them meaningfully improve the message of talks.
October 31, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Hear hear.
Me doing my best to regulate my body clock using that sweet sweet Florida sunshine!
Thanks again @oliviawalch.bsky.social for the time and the chat for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social's podcast #BiologyInNumbers. It was super cool learning about your work @arcascope.bsky.social ⏰☀️💊
#scicomm
Thanks again @oliviawalch.bsky.social for the time and the chat for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social's podcast #BiologyInNumbers. It was super cool learning about your work @arcascope.bsky.social ⏰☀️💊
#scicomm
October 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Me doing my best to regulate my body clock using that sweet sweet Florida sunshine!
Thanks again @oliviawalch.bsky.social for the time and the chat for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social's podcast #BiologyInNumbers. It was super cool learning about your work @arcascope.bsky.social ⏰☀️💊
#scicomm
Thanks again @oliviawalch.bsky.social for the time and the chat for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social's podcast #BiologyInNumbers. It was super cool learning about your work @arcascope.bsky.social ⏰☀️💊
#scicomm
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Excited to be in Florida for #MathOnco25 starting today. Nice place for it.
October 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Excited to be in Florida for #MathOnco25 starting today. Nice place for it.
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With all this talk about gerrymandering in the US at the moment and yet @parmvir.com had to remind me that we do have a @2scientists.org podcast with Thomas Weighill that uses #MathModeling to study precisely that
Math the vote pt I: The geometry of gerrymandering — 2Scientists
Gerrymandering has been described as the process by which the people being elected get to chose the people that elect them. It turns out that, while many people would argue that gerrymandering is not ...
2scientists.org
October 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
With all this talk about gerrymandering in the US at the moment and yet @parmvir.com had to remind me that we do have a @2scientists.org podcast with Thomas Weighill that uses #MathModeling to study precisely that
October 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
You can take the girl out of the lab...
Despite leaving the lab more than 2 years ago, last week saw the publication of a study I was co-author on: physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
An intricate piece of work tracking nerve fibers in the lungs, and a reminder of how long science takes!
Despite leaving the lab more than 2 years ago, last week saw the publication of a study I was co-author on: physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
An intricate piece of work tracking nerve fibers in the lungs, and a reminder of how long science takes!
Anatomical and functional mapping of vagal nociceptive sensory nerve subsets innervating the mouse lower airways by intersectional genetics
Abstract figure legend We used an intersectional approach with recombinase-expressing mice and adeno-associated virus to map and modulate distinct nociceptive afferents in the vagal ganglia. TRPV1+P2...
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
You can take the girl out of the lab...
Despite leaving the lab more than 2 years ago, last week saw the publication of a study I was co-author on: physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
An intricate piece of work tracking nerve fibers in the lungs, and a reminder of how long science takes!
Despite leaving the lab more than 2 years ago, last week saw the publication of a study I was co-author on: physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
An intricate piece of work tracking nerve fibers in the lungs, and a reminder of how long science takes!
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POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Coming to SD 🌴 for #SfN25 🧠?! Join @storiesofwin.bsky.social for our first in-person event 🤩. We’ll have a keynote, panels, & time for networking! Won’t be in SD? You can still register to receive a recording! Speaker/panelist announcements coming soon 👀
Register by Nov 1: forms.gle/CJPcKZNZY7uU...
Register by Nov 1: forms.gle/CJPcKZNZY7uU...
October 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Coming to SD 🌴 for #SfN25 🧠?! Join @storiesofwin.bsky.social for our first in-person event 🤩. We’ll have a keynote, panels, & time for networking! Won’t be in SD? You can still register to receive a recording! Speaker/panelist announcements coming soon 👀
Register by Nov 1: forms.gle/CJPcKZNZY7uU...
Register by Nov 1: forms.gle/CJPcKZNZY7uU...