Sovan Sarkar
@SarkarSovan
Biologist, Studying autophagy using human pluripotent stem cells @unibirmingham @ICGS_UoB @UOB_India | @GatesAlumni @Hughes_Hall @Cambridge_Uni @WhiteheadInst
Our study led by @CongxinSun & @ESeranova with @VIKorolchuk, funded by @wellcometrust & @lifearc1, on loss of #autophagy depleting #NAD to cause cell death of human neurons, having implications for #ageing and #neurodegeneration, is out now in @CellReports cell.com/cell-reports/f…
Registration for the joint Autophagy UK & Proteostasis UK meeting is now open. Going to be a great meeting and we look forward to welcoming you to Dundee!
Delighted to attend #FloripaNeuro conference at @UFSC Florianopolis, wonderful speakers, old friends, talented Brazilian students…presented our work on #autophagy #NAD #raredisease, promoted @unibirmingham Brazil Institute #UBBI funding opportunities for scientific cooperation


We are offering a #PhD project for @MIBTP_BBSRC funded PhD Studentship [warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…] on #autophagy, cell survival, human stem cells, neurons, cerebral organoids. Deadline 16/01/2025, open to worldwide students including UK & EU, apply here [warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…]
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Amazing launch of the first ever comprehensive Intellectual Property and Commercialisation training program at @ITMBirmingham @unibirmingham. Thanks to @BirminghamBRC, @UoBEnterprise, @UoBLibServices, @unibirm_TRT, UKRI IAA and all the speakers for their support.
Delighted to get hat trick of funding from @unibirmingham Brazil Institute #UBBI for scientific collaborations & engagements: UBBI-@unicampoficial Seed Fund with @neuroproteomics, UBBI-@usponline Seed Fund with @edeciocunhaneto, & UBBI Visiting Fellowship birmingham.ac.uk/international/…
Gratifying to present our @lifearc1 funded work with @Tim_Barrett2 from @unibirmingham on #autophagy #NAD #mitochondria in #WolframSyndrome to scientists, clinicians & patient support groups at International Wolfram Syndrome Symposium, organized by @WolframSyndUK @ASnowFoundation


Finally after many years of collaboration and publications we are starting our first joint @The_MRC grant with @VIKorolchuk, along with @Tim_Barrett2 @CongxinSun on #autophagy #NAD in #rarediseases. Science is beautiful with friends, wonderful when catalyzed by @UKRI_News funding
Congratulations to my PhD student @CongxinSun for passing her viva and her incredible journey with 9 publications on #autophagy, #stemcells, #neurodegeneration at @IcgsUob @unibirmingham…thanks to the examiners @ZaniaStamataki and Shouqing Luo, and chairperson Maarten Hoogenkamp




When your best friend and collaborator forever @VIKorolchuk is in town the science pilgrimage ends late…celebrating our 25th joint publication over the last 15 years 🥃

The #VictoryParade of #TeamIndia cricket #T20WCChampions 🏏 🏆🇮🇳…the sea of life and joy
AN UNFORGETTABLE DAY 💙 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 🏆 #TeamIndia | #T20WorldCup | #Champions
Wonderful to participate at the Smart Ageing Summit organized by @OxLongevity at @UniofOxford
Dr. @SarkarSovan is talking to us about how autophagy, a vital cell survival process that removes and recycles cellular trash, promotes survival of brain cells and what that means for the ageing brain! #longevity #healthyaging #smartaging #Summit #oxfordlongevityproject
Time to bleed blue…hope can not be crushed…#INDvsPAK T20 cricket World Cup…well played 🇮🇳
Our perspective article in Neural Regeneration Research journal with Laetitia Aubry and @Tim_Barrett2 on mitochondrial and MAM dysfunction in #raredisease #WolframSyndrome, based on our research paper in Stem Cell Reports…thanks to @IcgsUob @lifearc1 journals.lww.com/nrronline/cita…
Always fun working with @VIKorolchuk 🍻…thanks to @ringa_AR @LucySedlackova @CongxinSun @KocakGmz @lifearc1 @IcgsUob and others
Dr. @SarkarSovan is talking to us about how autophagy, a vital cell survival process that removes and recycles cellular trash, promotes survival of brain cells and what that means for the ageing brain! #longevity #healthyaging #smartaging #Summit #oxfordlongevityproject
Another paper with @VIKorolchuk on the biomedical implications of #autophagy and #NAD in #NPC1disease, published in Cell Death & Disease, led by @ringa_AR @LucySedlackova at @UniofNewcastle, with @CongxinSun @KocakGmz at @IcgsUob @unibirmingham nature.com/articles/s4141…
Wonderful to be part of the #autophagy and cell death session with fellow autophagists @DevrimGozuacik @TRRC_LMCB at the International Cell Death Society conference in Zebrastraat Congress Centre in the beautiful city of Ghent, Belgium

Looking forward to working with @RichardTuxworth along with @SamNayler on the @ActionforAT grant related to targeting autophagy in #RareDisease ataxia-telangiectasia using fly and iPSC-derived neuronal and cerebral organoid models at @IcgsUob
We are very grateful to @ActionforAT for funding our project looking to repurpose autophagy-enhancing drugs to treat ataxia-telangiectasia. We have a great team using a combination of iPSC neurons, flies and organoids @IcgsUob @SarkarSovan @SamNayler @QIMRB_Institute
Delighted to present our work on #autophagy and #neurodegeneration using human pluripotent stem cell models at @AgencyFAPESP (São Paulo Research Foundation) symposium in São Paulo, showcasing the scientific collaborations and partnerships between @unibirmingham and FAPESP


Ceremonial meeting at the University of São Paulo (USP) @usponline with the University of Birmingham @unibirmingham Brazil Institute (UBBI) for signing of the UBBI-USP joint funding scheme to foster scientific engagements and mobility
