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PrakashLab
@PrakashLab
Curiosity Driven Science
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    PrakashLab
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    Jul 31, 2021
    (1/n) Can we build "perceptive" machines from mechanical parts? How "intelligent" were animals prior to evolution of nervous system? When does a collection of cells really become an organism? How can animal without muscles or neurons coordinate activity across millions of cells?
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    Mar 24, 2020
    A lot happened since last post. Will write longer thread tonight - but quick update on "reusable PPE based on Snorkel". Devices are ready & being tested in the clinics today. This is the key Go-NoGo test. Will keep folks updated! All project details here: docs.google.com/document/d/1J2…
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    PrakashLab
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    Sep 5, 2020
    (1/n)Excited to announce new course I have been planning for 5 years BioE271: Frugal Science frugalscience.org structured as global participatory class open to all. 50% Stanford students 50% global participant. Learn how to solve serious challenges with little bit of play
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    PrakashLab
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    Jun 28, 2019
    (1/n) Latest pre-print from lab! Octopi; open configurable high-throughput imaging platform. Led by an incredible graduate student @hongquan_li - we crack puzzle of automated low-cost malaria diagnosis. Remember, malaria still kills ~1/2million people/year biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
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    PrakashLab
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    Apr 22, 2021
    (1/3) COVID situation in India is extremely serious. Many of us who have been working on pragmatic solutions for COVID have gathered as a volunteer taskforce - goal help & support wherever we can. The time for global community to engage & support India is now.
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    Sep 14, 2021
    Got grant reviews: “Not Discussed” - Mustered courage to read. In short it said what we do is “esoteric” & irrelevant to broader science community. Words hurt! But it also reminded me of exact same reviews for what we did 10 years ago (Foldscope)! We pick ourselves and carry on!
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    M. Pandiarajan
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    Sep 14, 2021
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    PrakashLab
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    Aug 22, 2023
    Finally it’s arrived! Foldscope 2.0. We have been working on this for many years - so thrilled to see this out! Will write a longer thread on new features shortly - but finally we have swappable lenses (3!!). Your support allows us to bring microscopy to all corners of the world.
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    Foldscope
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    Aug 22, 2023
    Introducing Foldscope 2.0 — available NOW! 🥳 foldscope.com/products/explo… Everything you love about Foldscope with new and improved features: 3 magnification lenses, ultra-simplified assembly instructions, and improved functionality! #launch #outreach #stem #scicomm #education
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    PrakashLab
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    Mar 21, 2020
    It’s been an insane last two weeks seeing events unfold! But the only way to come out of this situation is “science the shit out of it”.. so let’s all do that. This moment will define open science for centuries to come! Short summary of what we are up to; what we need help.(1/n)
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    PrakashLab
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    May 7, 2020
    (1/n) Thrilled to share latest pre-print from lab - open imaging tool we have been working for the last 3 years "PlanktonScope V1 & 2" - modular (100x cost reduction) platform to enable citizens/sailors to study the world's largest habitat - our oceans! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
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    PrakashLab
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    Jun 10, 2019
    1/n Latest pre-print from lab - Have you wondered how millions of cilia in your airway work together to generate coherent flow? This work was entirely led by an incredible postdoc @guille_rochelle in partnership with another multi-talented postdoc @AJTM_M biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
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    PrakashLab
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    Mar 25, 2020
    In COVID19 crisis, health care workers globally need upward of 80M+ N95 grade masks. N95 masks are fibrous nano-materials made via melt-blown; large scale factory can only make 1M mask/day. What if another solution existed to this problem - Introducing Project 1000x1000 (1/n)
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    PrakashLab
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    Apr 27, 2021
    [1/n] "Oxygen" - If you know anyone in India - it's one word you hear over & over. It's a critical life saving supply. In context of COVID surge in India, we are sharing open source design for "pulse dose" O2 conservation device - potential to save 50% O2. Not medical device yet.
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    PrakashLab
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    Jan 3, 2022
    (1/n)Ever wondered how cells with intricate architecture survive "mechanical gymnastics" they seamlessly perform in living world - mind-bending extreme movements. Story features entangled organelles (ER), energy dissipation & discovery of "topological damping" inside a giant cell
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    PrakashLab
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    Jun 21, 2019
    (1/n) Latest pre-print. Can an adult living animal "shape shift" or morph right in front of your eyes? Led by incredible post-doc @Viveknprakash & brilliant theory graduate student Matthew Storm Bull biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Come for the movies; stay for "fracture mechanics"!
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