Shweta
@shramdas
Assistant professor @cbr_iisc. Computational geneticist/bioinformatician. Genetic architecture of complex traits, human genetics, gene regulation.
Interesting project at CCL, IIT Gandhinagar aimed at creating a hardware tinkering temperament amongst school going children. The video is a great example of making a working clock w/o writing any s/w in a HLL. Many such initiatives are needed to get students to become unafraid…
A new paper on an issue that has been discussed for more than a century -- how can fundamental biophysical constraints on nutrient transport be overcome to solve one of the most significant challenges associated with the evolution of multicellularity? science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
When I joined IIT Mandi I reached out to Professor V. Balakrishnan for advice on teaching. He replied with a thoughtful and gracious response.
Mark your calendars! A thought-provoking session awaits you! June 2025 Kaapi with Kuriosity talk. Register here: icts.res.in/outreach/kaapi… #Science #Bengaluru
Year ago, the prevailing attitude was that deep learning would significantly improve polygenic risk scores (or anything else, to be fair). A rather important set of negative results indicating that isn't the case (though I imagine many will still try). nature.com/articles/s4146…
This is a good time for State governments in India to focus on building great universities.
Another exciting article highlighting the significance of our recent findings is now out on @NatureInd , written by @sahanaghosh8 ! nature.com/articles/d4415…
ANOMALY: A Snakemake pipeline for identifying NuMTs from Long-Read Sequencing Data biorxiv.org/content/10.110… #biorxiv_bioinfo
The 3rd annual Symposium on Big Data Algorithms for Biology (BDBio) is happening this May! Join us for insightful talks and discussions on comp-bio topics Register, submit abstract, and see program details at bdbio.in @iiscbangalore @cdsiisc @CBR_IISc
Roses are red Papers unread Grant deadlines approaching So many tears shed. #AcademicValentine
🔬NGSF Internship Program 2025 is here!🌟 Next Gen Scientists Foundation provides financial assistance to UG/PG students in life sciences to gain valuable research experience at premier Indian institutes. 🌐 Apply now: ngsf.in/ngs-internship… 📧 Email: [email protected]
Any experts working on the gene OPTN on my timeline? Need help with correlation with clinical phenotypes.
Postdoc opportunity in a great lab working on some exciting questions!
Still three weeks left to apply to the 5-year postdoc position in my lab!