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What cellular interactions reveal in CAR-T and TCR-T cell therapy
Chimeric antigen receptor T cell and T cell receptor T cell therapies, commonly referred to as CAR-T and TCR-T therapies, are often characterized by their molecular design, including receptor affinity, antigen specificity, signaling domains, and m...
Post · January 16, 2026
New paper published on hormonal regulation in migratory Blackbirds!
In a new study published in Hormones & Behaviour, in collaboration with Dr. Alex T. Baugh (Swarthmore College), we measured circulating levels of the gut hormone peptide YY (PYY), a hormone known in mammals to signal satiety after feeding. We comp...
Post · January 16, 2026
Nandini Interviewed by The Tribune at Mcgill University
We are pleased to share that Nandini Asavari Bharadwaj was interviewed by The Tribune, a student-run newspaper at McGill University, on the effects of Generative AI (Gen AI) use on cognitive skills. You can read the interview here
In the intervie...
Post · January 16, 2026
What Taiwan can teach recruiters about precarious student pathways
In late 2025, I was awarded (largely to my surprise) a student research award by AIRC (The Association of International Enrollment Management) for a paper based on my dissertation research fieldwork I conducted in Taipei earlier that year. The Mar...
Post · January 12, 2026
Czym naprawdę jest „Ruski Mir”?
W ostatnich latach termin „Ruski Mir” (Rosyjski Świat) nie schodzi z ust polityków, analityków i dziennikarzy. Często słyszymy go w kontekście wojny na Ukrainie, gróźb wobec państw bałtyckich czy napięć w Mołdawii. Ale czym tak naprawdę jest ta ko...
Post · January 12, 2026
Catching the Boar by the Tusks
In Greek mythology, Adonis was the perfect image of a man - young, virile, and with enough life to satisfy two goddesses. He split his time between Aphrodite in the spring and summer, and Persephone in the Winter. Jealous Ares sent a boar for him ...
Post · January 11, 2026