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Thank you @biopatrika.bsky.social for spotlighting Navneet's work.

Thank you Indian IISc and Souptika Das for highlighting this work. All credit to Navneet for leading this work with Nisha, Sharveri, Dimple and collaborators' Egemen and Askin. Funding thanks: DBT/WT India Alliance, ANRF and DBT. #CNSIISc iisc.ac.in/events/wormi...

Thanks very much.

Neuromodulation of swarming behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans: Insights into the conserved role of calsyntenins | PNAS Collective animal behaviors arise from a complex interplay between internal physiological states and external environmental cues. In Caenorhabditis...

This study can now be found at www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

We have studied the underlying molecular mechanism and possible neurons involved in this behaviour. Congrats to all the authors and a big shoutout to Navneet who did a bulk of the heavy lifting. Do check out the cool videos! Funding thanks ANRF, DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance, DBT, CSIR and IISc.

Neuromodulation of swarming behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans: Insights into the conserved role of calsyntenins | PNAS Collective animal behaviors arise from a complex interplay between internal physiological states and external environmental cues. In Caenorhabditis...

Very cool work by Navneet on collective behaviour in worms now out in @pnas.org. Congratulations to all the authors Nisha, Sharveri, Dimple and collaborators Sarıtekin and Aşkın Kocabaş. We show that calsyntenin mutants in C. elegans show a collective swarming behaviour. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Molecular Configuration, Regulation and Function of Heterochannel Electrical Synapses Neuron-specific expression of particular gap junction channel components defines the configuration and functional properties of electrical synapses. However, how a neuron utilises multiple, simultaneo...

Cool story by Atal et al from Abhishek's lab at @ncbsbangalore.bsky.social. Do have a read. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Many thanks to Zhitao and the DBT Wellcome Trust India Alliance for funding. n/n

The claudin-like molecule CLC-3 regulates neuromuscular function in Caenorhabditis elegans by modulating cholinergic signalling Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs play important roles in neurons, contributing to nervous system development, synapse formation, and activity-dependent plasticity. Claudins, the cell-adhesion molecules k...

The last one is Aishwarya's work characterised the role of a C. elegans claudin in cholinergic signalling at the worm NMJ. Many thanks to Anusha, Haowen, Akankshya, Harinika and Jagan for helping with this work that can be found at www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 8/n

Thank you.

Thanks much, Aakanksha.

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Neuromodulation of Swarming Behavior in C. elegans: Insights into the Conserved role of Calsyntenins https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.06.663344v1

Next, characterisation of a swarming phenotype in calsyntenin mutants of worms. Navneet spearheaded this cool work, helped by Nisha, Sharveri and Dimple. Thanks also to Egemen and Askin for help. Thanks to colleagues, funding ANRF, India Alliance and IISc #CNSIISc 7/n
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FLP-15 modulates the amplitude of body bends during locomotion in Caenorhabditis elegans Locomotion is essential for executing most behaviours. In Caenorhabditis elegans. Efficient locomotion is exhibited as a result of the coordination of excitatory and inhibitory signals from the nervou...

This is a follow-up if Umer's preprint on the role of FLP-15 in foraging. Umer, Sharanya, Siju and Namra study the role of FLP-15 in maintaining normal body-bends in C. elegans. funding thanks DBT, India Alliance, ANRF and IISc Bangalore
#CNSIISc. 6/n www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

FLP-15 functions through the GPCR NPR-3 to regulate local and global search behaviours in Caenorhabditis elegans https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.02.651881v1

Happy to see a version of this out here. Many thanks to our collaborators @monikakscholz.bsky.social, Jun and Yun. The initial idea for this work was Ashwani's. Thanks to many colleagues, funding thanks DBTIndia, India Alliance, ANRF and IISc, Bangalore #CNSIISc. 5/n

FLP-15 functions through the GPCR NPR-3 to regulate local and global search behaviours in Caenorhabditis elegans Foraging is essential for sustenance and well-being of all organisms. The transition from well-fed to food-deprived conditions in C. elegans triggers a localized exploration of the environment charact...

The next one is Umer's work on the study of foraging behaviour in worms. He found that the neuropeptide FLP-15 was required for local and global search beaviours. Umer was helped by Siju, Sharanya and Namra. 4/n www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Ageing speeds up at high altitudes, unless you’re native Tibetan. Their DNA methylation patterns adapt immune function and oxygen use to extreme conditions. A beautiful example of epigenetic resilience.

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1/11 Though it's personal, I’m sharing this analogy if it helps others: In the last few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about my past journey with cancer.

Years ago, I found out in the worst way. My doctor accidentally released the biopsy results to my online patient portal.

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Mai Hoon Na, has a little bit of everything and is not nuanced. Rangeela and Rang de Basanti are others I have suggested people watch as a first movie.