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Head to Mosquitos: Cell atlas reveals sex differences in mosquitos – potentially applicable for disease spread management
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in @cellpress.bsky.social
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John Ankers
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in @cellpress.bsky.social
➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025... with
John Ankers
November 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Head to Mosquitos: Cell atlas reveals sex differences in mosquitos – potentially applicable for disease spread management
📷 @oliviagoldman.net, AlexandraDefoe et al @rockefeller.edu
in @cellpress.bsky.social
➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025... with
John Ankers
📷 @oliviagoldman.net, AlexandraDefoe et al @rockefeller.edu
in @cellpress.bsky.social
➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025... with
John Ankers
New #research from Priya Rajasethupathy shows that long-term memory is formed by a cascade of molecular timers across brain regions.
“What we choose to remember is a continuously evolving process rather than a one-time flipping of a switch," she says.
🔗:https://bit.ly/44tpEUT
“What we choose to remember is a continuously evolving process rather than a one-time flipping of a switch," she says.
🔗:https://bit.ly/44tpEUT
November 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
New #research from Priya Rajasethupathy shows that long-term memory is formed by a cascade of molecular timers across brain regions.
“What we choose to remember is a continuously evolving process rather than a one-time flipping of a switch," she says.
🔗:https://bit.ly/44tpEUT
“What we choose to remember is a continuously evolving process rather than a one-time flipping of a switch," she says.
🔗:https://bit.ly/44tpEUT
New #research from Priya Rajasethupathy shows that long-term memory is formed by a cascade of molecular timers across brain regions.
“What we choose to remember is a continuously evolving process rather than a one-time flipping of a switch," she says.
“What we choose to remember is a continuously evolving process rather than a one-time flipping of a switch," she says.
Your memories are governed by hidden timers inside your brain - News
One of the brain's most essential tasks is deciding which experiences to store as memory, and which to forget. For decades, scientists assumed this process was governed by simple on-off switches in the brain. But a new study in Nature overturns that vie...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
New #research from Priya Rajasethupathy shows that long-term memory is formed by a cascade of molecular timers across brain regions.
“What we choose to remember is a continuously evolving process rather than a one-time flipping of a switch," she says.
“What we choose to remember is a continuously evolving process rather than a one-time flipping of a switch," she says.
How do ant queens get crowned? Listen to Rockefeller's @danielkronauer.bsky.social on @scifri.bsky.social explain how you can take two ant eggs with the exact same genes, and one can grow up to be a queen, the other a worker.
How A Woodpecker Pecks Wood, And How Ants Crown A Queen
Is it all in the hips? Scientists break down woodpeckers' head-hammering moves. Plus, what makes one ant a queen and another a worker?
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November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
How do ant queens get crowned? Listen to Rockefeller's @danielkronauer.bsky.social on @scifri.bsky.social explain how you can take two ant eggs with the exact same genes, and one can grow up to be a queen, the other a worker.
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Meet @rockefeller.edu's Leslie Sibener, a Simons Society of Fellows Junior Fellow. Sibener studies how our brains prioritize which memories to hold onto and which to let go: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/leslie-sibener-and-how-our-brains-choose-which-memories-to-keep/ #science #neuroscience
Leslie Sibener and How Our Brains Choose Which Memories to Keep
Leslier Sibener, a member of the Simons Foundation’s Simons Society of Fellows, sat down for a conversation about her work on memory.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Meet @rockefeller.edu's Leslie Sibener, a Simons Society of Fellows Junior Fellow. Sibener studies how our brains prioritize which memories to hold onto and which to let go: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/leslie-sibener-and-how-our-brains-choose-which-memories-to-keep/ #science #neuroscience
In a new @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social study, scientists in the Brivanlou lab have used light-inducible gene expression to demonstrate that the formation of the body axes in human embryo models requires an interplay between chemical cues and mechanical forces. #RockefellerScience
Mechanical forces are key to embryonic self-organization - News
When placed on an array of microchips and dosed with a custom cocktail of signaling molecules, the stem cells organize themselves into “micro lungs” with full tissue complexity.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
In a new @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social study, scientists in the Brivanlou lab have used light-inducible gene expression to demonstrate that the formation of the body axes in human embryo models requires an interplay between chemical cues and mechanical forces. #RockefellerScience
Don't miss this fascinating feature article from @laskerfdn.bsky.social about the Lasker Laureates (including Rockefeller's Robert Roeder and David Allis) who devised methods to understand how organisms carefully control gene activity.
How many #LaskerAward -winning scientists does it take to figure out how genes express themselves? At least a dozen!
Read about the amazing work—done over decades, by many people, at many institutions—that led to our understanding of gene expression. laskerfoundation.org/how-genes-ex...
Read about the amazing work—done over decades, by many people, at many institutions—that led to our understanding of gene expression. laskerfoundation.org/how-genes-ex...
How Genes Express Themselves - Lasker Foundation
NOV 18, 2025 Read about how organisms carefully control the activity of genes, turning them on and off at specific times and in specific locations.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Don't miss this fascinating feature article from @laskerfdn.bsky.social about the Lasker Laureates (including Rockefeller's Robert Roeder and David Allis) who devised methods to understand how organisms carefully control gene activity.
A study out this week outlines a more efficient, less costly approach to gene-editing therapy for rare diseases. Rockefeller president Rick Lifton tells @nytimes.com that the approach could ultimately apply to a significant fraction of patients:
New Gene-Editing Strategy Could Help Development of Treatments for Rare Diseases
Instead of requiring personalized gene edits for each patient, the new approach could create a standardized method to use for many diseases.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A study out this week outlines a more efficient, less costly approach to gene-editing therapy for rare diseases. Rockefeller president Rick Lifton tells @nytimes.com that the approach could ultimately apply to a significant fraction of patients:
Big congrats to Kivanç Birsoy and @junyuecao.bsky.social, who have both been promoted!
Faculty members Kivanç Birsoy and Jun Cao receive promotions - News
The Committee on Scientific Affairs of the University's Board of Trustees has awarded promotions to two faculty members: Kivanç Birsoy has been promoted to professor with tenure and Junyue Cao has been promoted to associate professor. In addition, Birso...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Big congrats to Kivanç Birsoy and @junyuecao.bsky.social, who have both been promoted!
A @natchembio.nature.com study from the #RoederLab identifies a molecular switch in breast cancer cells that reprograms the genetic production line towards tumor growth and stress resistance in stressful conditions, providing a potential new target for cancer therapies.
This molecular switch helps cancer cells survive harsh conditions - News
“Every time people have studied nutrient sensing, we've learned a lot about biology, and many drugs have been developed as a result.”
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November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A @natchembio.nature.com study from the #RoederLab identifies a molecular switch in breast cancer cells that reprograms the genetic production line towards tumor growth and stress resistance in stressful conditions, providing a potential new target for cancer therapies.
This #WorldDiabetesDay we're highlighting Rockefeller's own Svetlana Mojsov, whose work on GLP-1 led to a new class drugs for type 2 diabetes as well as the treatment of obesity.
Check out this interactive timeline to learn more: https://bit.ly/47YGDPQ
Check out this interactive timeline to learn more: https://bit.ly/47YGDPQ
November 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This #WorldDiabetesDay we're highlighting Rockefeller's own Svetlana Mojsov, whose work on GLP-1 led to a new class drugs for type 2 diabetes as well as the treatment of obesity.
Check out this interactive timeline to learn more: https://bit.ly/47YGDPQ
Check out this interactive timeline to learn more: https://bit.ly/47YGDPQ
Treatments for autoimmune conditions are either difficult to administer or broadly suppress patients’ immune systems—creating a huge unmet need for better therapies. Nuvig Therapeutics, cofounded and advised by Rockefeller's Jeff Ravetch, aims to meet it.
Rockefeller startup aims to change the course of treatment for severe autoimmune diseases - News
As many as 50 million Americans suffer from one or more autoimmune conditions, according to recent studies, a number that's increasing by up to 12 percent each year. Yet existing treatments are either difficult to administer or broadly suppress patients...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Treatments for autoimmune conditions are either difficult to administer or broadly suppress patients’ immune systems—creating a huge unmet need for better therapies. Nuvig Therapeutics, cofounded and advised by Rockefeller's Jeff Ravetch, aims to meet it.
According to the 2025 CWTS Leiden Ranking Open edition of over 2,800 universities from 120 countries, Rockefeller has the highest percentage of most frequently cited scientific publications. Way to go, Rockefeller! 👏 👏 👏
Rockefeller tops an international ranking of research impact - News
Rockefeller has topped a survey that weighs what percentage of an institution's scientific publications are frequently cited by other researchers. According to the CWTS Leiden Ranking Open Edition of over 2,800 universities from 120 countries, Rockefell...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
According to the 2025 CWTS Leiden Ranking Open edition of over 2,800 universities from 120 countries, Rockefeller has the highest percentage of most frequently cited scientific publications. Way to go, Rockefeller! 👏 👏 👏
Researchers in the Vosshall lab have discovered the first evidence of what happens when a female mosquito chooses to mate for the one and only time in her life.
We spoke to @leslievosshall.bsky.social and @leahhouri.bsky.social about their unexpected findings. See the full Q&A:
We spoke to @leslievosshall.bsky.social and @leahhouri.bsky.social about their unexpected findings. See the full Q&A:
What we got wrong about mosquito mating - News
Researchers have discovered the first evidence of what happens when a female mosquito chooses to mate for the one and only time in her life.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Researchers in the Vosshall lab have discovered the first evidence of what happens when a female mosquito chooses to mate for the one and only time in her life.
We spoke to @leslievosshall.bsky.social and @leahhouri.bsky.social about their unexpected findings. See the full Q&A:
We spoke to @leslievosshall.bsky.social and @leahhouri.bsky.social about their unexpected findings. See the full Q&A:
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Happy to see our recent work on SLC25A45 featured on the cover of @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social . Huge thanks to @yuyangliu.bsky.social for the design! @KivancBirsoy @rockefeller.edu
November 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Happy to see our recent work on SLC25A45 featured on the cover of @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social . Huge thanks to @yuyangliu.bsky.social for the design! @KivancBirsoy @rockefeller.edu
Current treatments for autoimmune diseases have significant shortcomings, including high cost and supply shortages. A new alternative from the #RavetchLab achieves the same effectiveness when tested in mice at a fraction of the dose. @science.org
Researchers develop a potential IVIG replacement for treating autoimmunity that's significantly more potent - News
The discovery could greatly improve patient experience and address supply shortages.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Current treatments for autoimmune diseases have significant shortcomings, including high cost and supply shortages. A new alternative from the #RavetchLab achieves the same effectiveness when tested in mice at a fraction of the dose. @science.org
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In today's episode, Neuroscientist Erich Jarvis explores the connections between birdsong and speech:
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Vocal Learning is for the Birds | BirdNote
Neuroscientist Erich Jarvis explores the connections between birdsong and speech.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
In today's episode, Neuroscientist Erich Jarvis explores the connections between birdsong and speech:
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The #TarakhovskyLab, as part of an international team of scientists, has identified a new molecular pathway that shifts microglia into a protective state. The findings may lead to Alzheimer's therapies that can reprogram the brain’s own immune defenses.
This immune circuit may protect the brain from Alzheimer's - News
The atlas makes the most dangerous animal in the world a lot easier to study--and perhaps defeat one day.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The #TarakhovskyLab, as part of an international team of scientists, has identified a new molecular pathway that shifts microglia into a protective state. The findings may lead to Alzheimer's therapies that can reprogram the brain’s own immune defenses.
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It turns out female mosquitoes are in charge during sex. A study found they give a subtle signal when they accept a mate, a overturing decades of assumptions about mosquito behavior.
I wrote about this fascinating work by @leahhouri.bsky.social, @leslievosshall.bsky.social et al for @nature.com:
I wrote about this fascinating work by @leahhouri.bsky.social, @leslievosshall.bsky.social et al for @nature.com:
Glowing sperm helps to reveal secrets of mosquito sex
Female Aedes mosquitoes signal that copulation can proceed by subtly extending their genitalia.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It turns out female mosquitoes are in charge during sex. A study found they give a subtle signal when they accept a mate, a overturing decades of assumptions about mosquito behavior.
I wrote about this fascinating work by @leahhouri.bsky.social, @leslievosshall.bsky.social et al for @nature.com:
I wrote about this fascinating work by @leahhouri.bsky.social, @leslievosshall.bsky.social et al for @nature.com:
Good luck to Rockefeller's Clare Cahir, Heloise Carion, Erika Layfield, Julia Losner, Dan Oh, Ethan Seltzer, Taylor Wallace, and all other runners in the NYC Marathon this Sunday! 🏃🏽 🏃🏽♀️ 🏃🏽♂️
October 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Good luck to Rockefeller's Clare Cahir, Heloise Carion, Erika Layfield, Julia Losner, Dan Oh, Ethan Seltzer, Taylor Wallace, and all other runners in the NYC Marathon this Sunday! 🏃🏽 🏃🏽♀️ 🏃🏽♂️
A global effort, led by @leslievosshall.bsky.social and @nadavshai.bsky.social, just made the most dangerous animal in the world a lot easier to study—and perhaps defeat one day.
Learn more about the first head-to-toe cellular atlas of the mosquito, published in @cellpress.bsky.social, below.
Learn more about the first head-to-toe cellular atlas of the mosquito, published in @cellpress.bsky.social, below.
Researchers release the world’s first head-to-toe cellular atlas of the mosquito - News
The atlas makes the most dangerous animal in the world a lot easier to study—and perhaps defeat one day.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A global effort, led by @leslievosshall.bsky.social and @nadavshai.bsky.social, just made the most dangerous animal in the world a lot easier to study—and perhaps defeat one day.
Learn more about the first head-to-toe cellular atlas of the mosquito, published in @cellpress.bsky.social, below.
Learn more about the first head-to-toe cellular atlas of the mosquito, published in @cellpress.bsky.social, below.
In @nature.com: Using AI and other cutting-edge techniques, the Klinge lab has captured the first near-continuous "molecular movie" of ribosome formation—revealing, frame by frame, how cells build the protein factories that make life possible.
More here: https://bit.ly/3LbHTaF
More here: https://bit.ly/3LbHTaF
October 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
In @nature.com: Using AI and other cutting-edge techniques, the Klinge lab has captured the first near-continuous "molecular movie" of ribosome formation—revealing, frame by frame, how cells build the protein factories that make life possible.
More here: https://bit.ly/3LbHTaF
More here: https://bit.ly/3LbHTaF
The first detailed look at how mosquitoes mate from @leslievosshall.bsky.social's lab reverses the assumption that male mosquitoes control the process, finding that a subtle female behavior dictates whether mating will take place or not. @currentbiology.bsky.social
More here: https://bit.ly/4huwEpL
More here: https://bit.ly/4huwEpL
October 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The first detailed look at how mosquitoes mate from @leslievosshall.bsky.social's lab reverses the assumption that male mosquitoes control the process, finding that a subtle female behavior dictates whether mating will take place or not. @currentbiology.bsky.social
More here: https://bit.ly/4huwEpL
More here: https://bit.ly/4huwEpL
Congratulations to Rockefeller's Steve Bonilla, who has been named an @hhmi.org Freeman Hrabowski Scholar! Bonilla's lab is pursuing insights into the fundamental rules of RNA folding, structure, and dynamic function.
Steve Bonilla is named an HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar - News
Steve Bonilla, assistant professor and head of the Laboratory of Structural Biology and Biophysics, has been named an HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar. Bonilla is one of 30 Hrabowski Scholars appointed in this year's class and the first Rockefeller facult...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Congratulations to Rockefeller's Steve Bonilla, who has been named an @hhmi.org Freeman Hrabowski Scholar! Bonilla's lab is pursuing insights into the fundamental rules of RNA folding, structure, and dynamic function.
Greg Alushin (@alushinlab.bsky.social) is decoding how the body’s building blocks sense and respond to force, with implications for everything from cancer to developmental disorders. In this Q&A, he discusses where his work on the cytoskeleton could lead us:
How cells move and change shape--and why it matters for our health - News
Inside each of your cells, there's a microscopic scaffolding that helps determine what the cell looks like, how it moves, and how it responds to its surroundings. This internal structure, called the cytoskeleton, is constantly shifting and adjusting. It...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Greg Alushin (@alushinlab.bsky.social) is decoding how the body’s building blocks sense and respond to force, with implications for everything from cancer to developmental disorders. In this Q&A, he discusses where his work on the cytoskeleton could lead us: