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Prof Deepak Modi

@drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social
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Faculty at ICMR-NIRRCH 🇮🇳 Developmental biologist, embryo implantation, placentation and sex determination We also develop organ on chip and organoids models of ♀️ rep tract and placenta #womenshealth #gender #hoxgenes 🏳️‍🌈

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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
In absence of supporting data on the benifits of non invasive preimplantation testing and the high error rates India limits the use of niPGT. A bold step by the Indian ART societies #IVF #Infertility #genetics www.ovid.com/jnls/jhrs/fu...
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Clinical Use of Non-Invasive Preimplantation... : Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences
ABSTRACTThe Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction (ISAR), Indian Fertility Society (IFS) and Academy of Clinical Embryologists (ACE) jointly...
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Going global to local Our work explained in simple terms in Hindi It's sense of pride when your work is covered by multiple news outles in local languages www.bbc.com/hindi/articl...
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प्रेग्नेंसी में ली गई दवाइयां क्या बच्चे तक पहुंचती हैं? भारत में चल रहा एक्सपेरिमेंट देगा जवाब - BBC News हिंदी
भारतीय वैज्ञानिकों ने प्लेसेंटा-ऑन-ए-चिप तकनीक विकसित की है, जो प्रयोगशाला में इंसानी प्लेसेंटा के काम की नक़ल करती है. इससे गर्भावस्था में दवाओं की सुरक्षा, प्लेसेंटा से जुड़ी जटिलताओं और मां-बच्चे क...
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Our study on Placenta on Chip explained in simple terms km by Indian news media Indian Express indianexpress.com/article/heal...
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Can a lab-grown placenta protect unborn babies? Top scientists have built one to find out
ICMR and IIT Bombay researchers develop a platform that mimics key functions of the placenta and could help researchers understand how medicines, pollutants and infections reach the foetus without rel...
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Thrilled to share the publication of our placenta-on-chip that is scalable and mimics barrier function of human placenta under normal and hyperglycemia conditions. This model should accelerate drug screening in pregnency and reduce animal testing. #organanonchip iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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A functional placenta-on-chip model for maternal-fetal transport
A functional placenta-on-chip model for maternal-fetal transport, Bhide, Anshul, Mukherjee, Sourav, Ghosh, Kinjalka, Majumder, Abhijit, Modi, Deepak
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Publication Alert Herein we discuss AI and machine learning in #andrology • Challenges of heterogeneous clinical datasets and their interpretation • Why early #AI models should be viewed as evolving frameworks rather than definitive clinical tools #ICMR #IVF link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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From determinism to probability: integrating artificial intelligence into male infertility genetics - Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics -
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Thank you for covering our work. we are actively getting involved in developing such systems for the female reproductive tract and placenta for women's health research. Hope the funding is sustained and improved and the evaluation committees takes cognizance that the mouse is ≠25g human
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
1 in every 10 women suffer from endometriosis and there is significant delay in diagnosis and there is no good treatments. Read more about the basics if this deadly disease here fertilityscienceresearch.org/a-primer-on-... #endometriosis #endometriosisawareness #infertilityjourney #painmanagement
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A Primer on Clinical Classification and Pathophysiology of Endometriosis
A Primer on Clinical Classification and Pathophysiology of Endometriosis
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month Here are some papers on endometriosis in mouse Steroid receptors pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... Estrogen doi.org/10.1007/s120... Inflamation doi.org/10.1007/s120... Hox genes journals.lww.com/fsar/fulltex... #ReproductiveBiology
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Spatial and temporal changes in the expression of steroid hormone receptors in mouse model of endometriosis
Endometriosis is recognized as a steroid hormone-dependent disorder. However, controversies exist regarding the status of the steroid hormone receptor expression in endometriotic tissues. The purpose of this study was to determine the ontogeny of ...
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month Much of our knowledge on endometriosis also comes from animal models. Our work and others show Hormonal resistance, persistent inflammation and fibrosis as the key. #Endometriosisawarenessmonth #Endometriosis #Fertility #Infertility #MedTwitter #Scicom
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Implantation is not just attachment—it’s a coordinated cellular dialogue between embryo and endometrium. We are only beginning to understand its complexity. #Implantation #Fertility #IVF #ReproductiveBiology #Infertility #Science #india
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
#Endometriosis is one of the most misunderstood disorders in reproductive health. Despite affecting millions, we still: Diagnose it late Treat symptoms and not causes and this is not just a clinical problem it is a scientific gap. #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth #ReproductiveHealth #WomensHealth #MedEd
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Watch till the end for the special tributes From 2004 to today the faces have changed, but the fire remains the same. This is a tribute to the incredible women who have been the backbone of this lab for over 20 years. see the evolution of our #LabFamily #womensday #givetogain #WomenInSTEM #iwd2026
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Super elated to share our preprint on a new #PlacentaOnChip model that is 1) Scalable, 2) Microfluidics-free & 3) High-throughput capable Proud of the hard work by Anshul and Sourav done in collab with Abhijit at IITB #organonchip #NAMS biorxiv.org/content/10.648…www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...v1
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Elated on the publication of my book chapter on spermatogenesis in the prestigious book on Assisted Reproduction by Dr Gautam Allahabadia Big shout out to my co author Indrashsis
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
2 new studies from the lab show that early pregnancy needs inflammation but only briefly. When uterine inflammation does not activate in time, implantation fails and if prolongs pregnancy is lost. Links doi.org/10.1093/reprod… doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.��� Super proud of my team
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Republic Day Greetings
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The IBEX Knowledge-Base is setting a new standard for reproducibility in #immunofluorescence imaging: open, community-driven, and with ‘exceptional’ evidence of its utility. It’s now up to the community to contribute to its growth. 🔗 buff.ly/klv0TSF
The IBEX KB provides several ways to contribute and use data.
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Regulation of embryonic ploidy by meiotic recombination.. expected ? Unexpected? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Common variation in meiosis genes shapes human recombination and aneuploidy - Nature
Analysis of data from pre-implantation genetic testing sheds light on the genetic basis of meiotic-origin aneuploidy, the leading cause of human pregnancy loss, identifying common genetic variants ass...
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States share.google/nfdhuCJAQrzW...
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WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States
WHO regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both the United States and the world less safe. The notification of withdrawal raises issues that will be con...
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Elated to share the publication of our paper on how HOXA10 controls NLRP3 to drive #hybridEMT and pyroptosis for embryo implantation #Inflamation #pregnancy #reproduction academic.oup.com/reproduction...
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Loss of HOXA10 activates NLRP3 for epithelial plasticity and pyroptosis in endometrium during embryo implantation
In briefA successful pregnancy begins with embryo implantation, but how the embryo breaks through the endometrial lining is not understood. Here, we uncove
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Bryan White, MS Bio, MPH 🧬 @crvscience.com · 17/01/2026
Woolly Rhino was not experiencing population decline prior to its rapid extinction ~14,000 years ago, based on DNA recovered from mummified wolf stomach in Siberian permafrost. Instead, extinction likely due to rapid environmental change. 🧪🌎🧬🖥️ #EvoSky #Genomics pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Genome Shows no Recent Inbreeding in Near-Extinction Woolly Rhinoceros Sample Found in Ancient Wolf's Stomach
Using temporarily spaced high-coverage ancient genomes, we can assess population decline prior to extinction. However, finding suitable ancient remains for recovering this type of data is challenging. Here, we sequenced a high-coverage genome from ...
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Tylenol during pregnancy is safe without increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability of offspring A new review of the evidence just out www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The serenity of the city called Bhubaneswar
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Pierre-François Lenne @pflenne.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Interested in the biophysics of organoids? We just published a review in Dev Cell—take a look! dlvr.it/TPyTb8 #Organoids #Biophysics
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Biophysics of organoids
In this review, Weichselberger, Moore et al. discuss how physics-based approaches illuminate organoid development and homeostasis by integrating mechanical, chemical, and informational processes. They...
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bioRxiv Developmental Biology @biorxiv-devbio.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
All-in-one Single-Cell Proteomic Analysis of Protein Alterations in Human Oocytes Undergoing in Vitro Aging www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Indias position statement on the use of niPGT for clincial use is published in JHRS and covered by the media #ivf #fertilityclinic #embryo #genetics www.ndtv.com/health/india...
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
The year 2026 opens with a bang Thrilled to share the publication from the lab showing that an inflammation is essential for embryo implantation #fertility #miscarriage #uterus #infertility www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Temporal control of decidual inflammation by HOXA10 is essential for implantation and its dysregulation is associated with early pregnancy loss
Successful implantation requires tightly regulated endometrial inflammation. While initial inflammatory signaling is essential for implantation, persi…
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
The year closes with a key policy paper. India issues its position statement on non-invasive PGT (niPGT). Based on available data of 3000 embryos an expert review panel concludes that niPGT is not ready for clinical use for embryo selection. journals.lww.com/jhrs/fulltex...
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Techniques, methods papers and software papers are bound to be higher on scoreboards and there are no prizes for guessing that. For which direction the science is moving .. ideal would be to look at highly cited original papers and look at field normalised citations. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century
A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
The sun kissed evening. Chasing the sun across the horizon. Watching the world trade its gold for midnight sapphire at 30,000 feet. There’s a certain kind of magic between sun, clouds and the sky. ​#WindowSeatViews #DuskTillDawn #SkyAesthetic #GoldenHourMagic #HorizonLines
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Fantastic insights on how replication stress drives cell differentiation by Osvaldo Contreras at the joint meeting of the #InSDB and International Society of Differentiation #ISD joint meeting at #IISER_BERHAMPUR @osvaldoics.bsky.social #INSDBISD2025
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
The much awaited joint meeting of Indian Society of Developmental Biologiy #InSDB and International Society of Differentiation #ISD and has begun and excited to be a part of it. I will be taking on Wednesday Dec 17 2025 about our work on embryo implantation
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Elected at the executive council of Society for Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology #SRBCE Looking forward to ser6ve the society and taking Indian science to the international map
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Batch 1 and batch 2 to off to IISER Bherampur for the coveted and much awaited meeting of the Indian Society of Developmental Biologist #InSDB 2025 Excited to present our groups work on embryo implantation and placental organ on chip and placentoids models
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Some beautiful insights into the genomics of #Preterm births. Key SNPs in the maternal genome are strongly associated with Preterm delivery in the Indian population. Dr Arindam Mitra BRIC-NIBMG at #ReproNext2025 #SRBCE2025 #prematurity
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
A phenomenal keynote address by #padmashree Dr Neerja Bhatla on cervical cancer screening and prevention at the #ReproNext2025 and 42nd annual meeting of #SRBCEn2025
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
The inauguration of ReproNext 2025 begins It's also the 42nd annual meeting of SRBCE #ReproNext2025 #SRBCE2025
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Hot from the lab Our #preprint describing how #inflammation is controlled at #embryo implantation and it's defect leads to placental dysregulation and #miscarriage www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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HOXA10 is a Temporal Switch in Controlling Decidual Inflammation and Its Dysregulation is Associated with Early Pregnancy Loss
Successful implantation requires precisely timed endometrial inflammation. Although an initial inflammatory burst is essential for implantation, this response must be rapidly resolved for placentation...
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
We need to make a framework for both preclinical and clinical testing of drugs in pregnancy
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Anna Czarkwiani @aniaczark.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Can't believe my postdoc paper is finally out. Christmas came early this year, holy moly 🎄 Molecular basis for de novo thymus regeneration in a vertebrate, the axolotl | Science Immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Molecular basis for de novo thymus regeneration in a vertebrate, the axolotl
The molecular, cellular, and functional restoration of the axolotl thymus after de novo regeneration is described.
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Babli Adhikary @babliadhikary.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Attending #Cellbio2025? I am presenting two posters, stop by if you are interested in epithelial dynamics. Looking forward to all the amazing conversations and feedback!!
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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
This paper reports a distinct lytic cell death mechanism induced by innate immune signaling and metabolic disruption, independent of caspase activity and previously described pyroptosis, PANoptosis, necroptosis, ferroptosis, and oxeiptosis. www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
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Innate immune and metabolic signals induce mitochondria-dependent membrane lysis via mitoxyperiosis
Wang et al. identify a new lytic cell death pathway, mitoxyperilysis, triggered by the synergy of innate immune activation and metabolic stress. This process is regulated by mTORC2 and involves persis...
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Thrilled to share our review on predicting endometrial receptivity non invasively link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Circulating markers for endometrial receptivity: current status and future prospects - Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy
Embryo implantation represents a critical bottleneck in human reproduction, and impaired endometrial receptivity is a major contributor to recurrent implantation failure (RIF) and infertility. Current...
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Our work on genetic switch in embryo implantation covered by Indian news media The Times of India timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/...
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Mumbai scientists part of team to discover a ‘genetic switch’ that explains failure of pregnancies | Mumbai News - The Times of India
Mumbai: City scientists have solved a long-standing mystery of how an embryo attaches itself to the wall of the womb: with a \"genetic switch\".For a pr.
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Thrilled to share our discovery on the genetic switch that creates a hybrid EMT state for embryo implantation. This work has broad implications as it explains control of physiologic EMT in adult tissues and it also shows that HOX genes have bifunctional roles www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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HOXA10-TWIST2 antagonism drives partial epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition for embryo implantation - Cell Death Discovery
Cell Death Discovery - HOXA10-TWIST2 antagonism drives partial epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition for embryo implantation
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Super tired after a 3 day long marathon meeting ... But it's satisfying when the job gets done
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
An AI based tool that predicts assisted reproduction outcomes in infertile men with a genetic cause #infertility #ivf #male link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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FertilitY Predictor—a machine learning-based web tool for the prediction of assisted reproduction outcomes in men with Y chromosome microdeletions - Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
Purpose Y chromosome microdeletions (YCMD) are a common cause of azoospermia and oligozoospermia in men. Herein, we developed a machine learning-based web tool to predict sperm retrieval rates and suc...
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
This is super amazing. The choices that we make are innate to us, social determinants shape that further. This study in show that genes influence the tendencies, which through social and structural context, determine our educational choices and outcomes. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Genetic associations with educational fields - Nature Genetics
Genome-wide analyses of 10 educational fields identify 17 associated loci. Analysis of genetic clustering across specializations identifies two key dimensions that show genetic overlap with personalit...
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Organ on chip require close coordination of engineers & biologists. Discussed the evolution of this collaboration leding to placenta on chip development with Prof Abhijit Majumder at IIT B. Keeping attention of engeneering and getting them interested in biological nuances is a challange but exciting
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Prof Deepak Modi @drdeepaknmodi.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
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