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Puja Biswas @pujabiswas.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Got featured by the @ubcmedicine.bsky.social Fall Graduation 2025 - UBC Faculty of Medicine url:https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/fall-graduation-2025/

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Elizabeth Rideout @ejrideout.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I have gotten a bit behind at sharing the lab’s latest work - this paper is now published - check it out! www.cell.com/cell-reports... Long story short: insulin is the major determinant of female fat storage, with a relatively minor effect on males.

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Insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling pathway promotes higher fat storage in Drosophila females

Biswas et al. show that greater dietary sugar intake promotes fat accumulation in Drosophila adult females. In the presence of dietary sugar, the activity of the conserved insulin/insulin-like growth ...

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Puja Biswas @pujabiswas.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Can't even believe it's Dr. Biswas now! 🥂 Thanks Liz for all your support and guidance, you are truly an inspiration. So excited to continue my research on sex differences in metabolism as a post-doc at @bcchresearch.bsky.social from next month.

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