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Thomas Worzfeld
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Director of the Institute of Pharmacology and Vice Dean of the Medical Faculty, Marburg University, Germany. Interested in Epithelial Biology and Pharmacology
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Radiotherapy against cancer can cause skin inflammation and scarring. This paper identifies a protein called DKK3 as a key regulator of radiation-induced epidermal hyperplasia and skin fibrosis — highlighting it as a promising therapeutic target.
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Wnt-associated DKK3 in keratinocytes mediates radiation-induced hyperplasia, dermatitis and skin fibrosis - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy - Wnt-associated DKK3 in keratinocytes mediates radiation-induced hyperplasia, dermatitis and skin fibrosis
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February 2, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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Proud to kick-off #HetCCI, a DFG-funded research consortium in Germany (Priority Programme #SPP2493 on heterotypic cell-cell interactions in epithelia). Follow us if interested in how epithelial cells interact with non-epithelial tissues in different settings! Webpage will follow asap. #cellbiology
June 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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W3-Professur für Nephrologie mit Klinikleitung ausgeschrieben!

Diese Professur ist am Fachbereich Medizin, @unimarburg.bsky.social und der Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH zu besetzen. Bewerbungsfrist ist der 09.01.2026.

Hier der Link zur Ausschreibung:
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Professur (W3) für Innere Medizin mit Schwerpunkt Nephrologie - Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH
Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH bietet Stelle als Professur (W3) für Innere Medizin mit Schwerpunkt Nephrologie in Marburg - jetzt bewerben!
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December 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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AI holds huge promise for life science research. But unreliable answers currently limit its impact.

@juliosaezrod.bsky.social, Head of Research at EMBL-EBI, discusses how Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers are helping to change this.

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Connecting AI to biology: Model Context Protocol
Julio Saez-Rodriguez discusses how MCP servers are helping AI connect to life science databases, making AI a more reproducible tool for research.
www.ebi.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Control of renal calcium permeability via a tight junctional claudin switch | PNAS
Tight junctions seal the paracellular space between epithelial cells, with their claudin (CLDN) composition dictating epithelial permeability prope...
doi.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Arp2/3-dependent regulation of ciliogenesis governs adaptive distal tubular epithelial cell states in kidney disease
Proteinuria causes ciliary elongation and actin cytoskeleton remodeling, revealing a key mechanism in kidney disease progression.
www.science.org
November 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Truly happy to host Victor Puelles in Marburg today, talking about complex tissue analysis across biological scales. Thrilling science and exciting discussions! @puellesv.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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unimarburg.bsky.social
💥 15 Mio € DFG-Förderung!
💥 Spitzenforschung zu Haut, Schleimhaut & Verdauungstrakt!
💥 Ein starkes Trio an der Spitze: Hertl (UMR), Waschke (LMU) & Schlegel (Würzburg)!
🙌 Ein riesiger Schritt für die Erforschung lebensbedrohlicher Erkrankungen. #DFG #SFB/TRR425 #DEFINE #Marburg #MedizinForschung
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Happy to share our new protocol on modelling acute kidney injury in vitro using organoids:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Protocol for a mouse tubuloid model of myoglobinuric acute kidney injury
Myoglobinuric acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs as a result of rhabdomyolysis. Here, we present a protocol based on mouse primary renal tubular epithel…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Interested in doing exciting research on #epithelial #plasticity in the #kidney or #intestine?

Then please check out our recent job ads for #PhD and #Postdoc positions!

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September 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Great to be invited to the 5th Inflammation & Imaging Symposium in Münster with exciting scientific talks and discussions! www.uni-muenster.de/Cells-in-Mot... @uni-muenster.de
September 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM