Akhil Vaidya
@AkhilVaidya1
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Scientist, husband, father, brother, uncle and failed Yogi. Aspiring to do better next birth! Director, Center for Molecular Parasitology at Drexel Med
Joined September 2013
Learn how our hunt for the native structure of top #antimalarial target PfATP4🧂led to the discovery of PfABP, an unknown essential binding partner, out now! @natcomms 👉 https://t.co/SX5vBW1ZzT 🦠🔬❄️ A team effort by @mehsehret @cmholab & Anurag Shukla @AkhilVaidya1 #cryoEM
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Congratulations to Dr. Hangjun Ke for her promotion to Associate Professor at Drexel University! So proud of you!
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I went to the Senate floor to lay out for my colleagues the stunning story of brazen, open corruption during the first 6 weeks of the Trump presidency. I think it's a story everyone needs to know. 1/ So a🧵with the highlights from the speech.
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My handle on Bluesky: @AkhilVaidya.bsky.social. I should cancel my X account soon.
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Super proud to share our paper on organelle division in Pf 🧬🧫🔬 now published in @JCellBiol
.@VerhoefJulie, @TacoKooij et al @radboudumc combine 3D fluorescent microscopy & FIB-SEM to capture P. falciparum mitochondrial & apicoplast division in unprecedented detail, proposing a new mechanistic model for organelle division & segregation. https://t.co/67E6bWdoEY
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This is a great relief for thousands of people worldwide.
Full room at the BRC resources discussion #KMCB2024 by NIAID PO Brown & VEuPathDB PI Roos. Extreme dismay over global impact of NIAID decision, but sustained applause at news that VEuPathDB will return, through generosity of Fdn Adv Sci/Med, @open_phil @ChanZuckerberg Penn & UGA
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@ApicoLipid @NIAIDFunding The crazy thing is that this doesn't only affect the parasitology community - also fungal researchers using @FungiDB and vector biologists using @VectorBase !!!!
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Growing up, I learned to be generous toward my neighbors, compromise without compromising my values, and to work for the common good. @KamalaHarris and I both believe in that common good – in that fundamental promise of America. We’re ready to fight for it. And like she says:
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When I called @Tim_Walz this morning to ask him to join our campaign, I shared my deep level of respect for him and the work we've done together. We're going to unify this country and we're going to win. Let's go get this done.
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Thank you all for your kind words and wishes. I greatly appreciate them.
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An article describing his life can be found at: https://t.co/0Q6aebIvrE
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My brother, Dr. Ashok Vaidya, passed away peacefully at age 87 in Mumbai on July 8th. Besides being my elder brother and a brilliant clinical scientist who pioneered clinical pharmacology in India, he was also my teacher, a role model and an inspiration.
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@DrexelMedicine's array of clinical rotation sites – in the Philadelphia region and beyond – allow students more choices and variety in their training. Read more in this @PhillyInquirer article. #medicalschool
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Mutational Analysis of an Antimalarial Drug Target PfATP4
biorxiv.org
Among new antimalarials discovered over the past decade are multiple chemical scaffolds that target Plasmodium falciparum P-type ATPase ( Pf ATP4). This essential protein is a Na+ pump responsible...
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We are looking to recruit a postdoctoral fellow for a fully-funded position in the Hutment Lab @TIFRScience - experience in neuroscience would be an asset, but is not an absolute requirement. RTs to spread the word would be much appreciated.
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New PARASITOLOGY FACULTY position to start or continue your cutting-edge research program at Univ. of Pennsylvania. Terrific colleagues, facilities, mentorship, & a great city. https://t.co/35JETt0eaJ Please RT. @TrendsParasitol @BSPparasitology @PiParasitology @womeninmalaria
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My son following his passion and his grandfather's legacy.
Hello! I'm Dr. Ashish Vaidya. I'm a compassionate advocate, dedicated educator, & proud first-generation son of Indian immigrants. I'm running for the HD37 vacancy & for '24 to improve housing, our enviro, & education. Support the campaign & learn more at https://t.co/Qc3JjJfJk6
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Please RT: Applications are open at https://t.co/w8YNKaqCVk for the 2024 Biology of Parasitism course @MBLBoP @MBLScience with new deadline: January 3rd !! Come join us for an amazing summer of learning and camaraderie, exciting lectures, lab practicals and fun excursions.
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