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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · 15h

Happy to have started as an @hhmi.org Freeman Hrabowski Scholar! Incredibly grateful for this opportunity and am excited for some very cool new directions! We are *HIRING*, especially postdocs! Please reach out if you’re interested in uterine and pregnancy biology. Please repost!

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UC Davis Physiology @ucd-physiology.bsky.social · Aug 13

‼️New paper and surgical procedure video from #PMB Zhang Lab. Congrats, Nathan Ng and @elisazhang.bsky.social ! @ucdavishealth.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdavismedschool.bsky.social

Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · Aug 13

We’re happy to share that our methods paper and video on our mouse uterine injury surgical procedure is now out in JoVE! First paper of the lab! Congrats to first author Nathan Ng! review.jove.com/t/67977/mous...

Mouse Model of Surgical Uterine Injury and Subsequent Pregnancy Outcomes | Protocol

Scientific Article | This protocol describes a procedure for inducing uterine injury in a mouse model, followed by downstream analyses during a subsequent...

review.jove.com

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thank you, Fernando!

Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · Aug 13

We’re happy to share that our methods paper and video on our mouse uterine injury surgical procedure is now out in JoVE! First paper of the lab! Congrats to first author Nathan Ng! review.jove.com/t/67977/mous...

Mouse Model of Surgical Uterine Injury and Subsequent Pregnancy Outcomes | Protocol

Scientific Article | This protocol describes a procedure for inducing uterine injury in a mouse model, followed by downstream analyses during a subsequent...

review.jove.com

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · Aug 7

Check out this awesome study from my phenomenally talented colleague @accorsi-alice.bsky.social ! Apple snails can regrow their eyes! How do they do this? 👀 Read below ⬇️ to find out more! #regeneration

Stowers Institute @stowersinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 6

Snails with human-like eyes?!

Published in @natcomms.nature.com, the @planaria1.bsky.social & @accorsi-alice.bsky.social Labs have established apple snails as a novel model for studying vision restoration. They have complex camera-type eyes & the ability to regrow them in 28 days: bit.ly/4mvaxkq

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · Jun 25

A big thanks to NC Rep. Valerie Foushee for being the first signature on this bipartisan letter urging the House to maintain a strong commitment to funding for NIH in the 2026 Appropriations bill. Is your Representative here?
www.aamc.org/research/adh...

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · Jun 21

Wow, congrats, @rogerslabucd.bsky.social !! 👏

Megan Dennis @mydennis.bsky.social · Jun 20

Woohooo congrats @rogerslabucd.bsky.social !!!!

Hypothesis Fund @hypothesisfund.bsky.social · Jun 17

🌠 Announcing our latest awardees! 🤩 These talented scientists are uncovering how viruses infect cells, decoding cell behavior, and exploring the hidden biology in the ocean: bit.ly/HFAwardees.

Meet the awardees & hear about their bold projects from our #HFScouts 👇 /1

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Anshul Kundaje @anshulkundaje.bsky.social · Jun 19

@saramostafavi.bsky.social (@Genentech) & I (@Stanford) r excited to announce co-advised postdoc positions for candidates with deep expertise in ML for bio (especially sequence to function models, causal perturbational models & single cell models). See details below. Pls RT 1/

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thank you!!

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Ishmail Abdus-Saboor @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social · Jun 19

Happy Juneteenth, and congrats!

Black In Biophysics @blackinbiophys.bsky.social · Jun 19

Congratulations to all the amazing scientists named 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars by @hhmi.org! We’re proud to have to #BlackInBiophysics faculty members, @doctheagrif.bsky.social and @cobarnes27.bsky.social among this outstanding group. We wish you the best in this next stage of your careers! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

The 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI

Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields.

www.hhmi.org

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thank you!

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · Jun 19

Hear hear!

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · Jun 19

Congrats also to @doctheagrif.bsky.social and Sergey Stavisky on the McKnight!

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · Jun 19

I’m thrilled to have been selected as an HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar, along with my wonderful #PMB colleague @doctheagrif.bsky.social Excited for what’s to come - we’re just getting started! 🚀 @ucdavis.bsky.social
@ucd-physiology.bsky.social

health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlin...

UC Davis researchers honored by McKnight and Howard Hughes Medical Institute

UC Davis faculty Sergey Stavisky, Theanne Griffith and Elisa Zhang receive prestigious early-career recognition from McKnight Endowment Fund and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

health.ucdavis.edu

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UC Davis Physiology @ucd-physiology.bsky.social · Jun 19

Congratulations to all the amazing scientists named 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars by HHMI. We’re immensely honored to have two #PMB faculty members, @doctheagrif.bsky.social and @elisazhang.bsky.social , among this inspiring group. An incredible and well-deserved achievement! @ucdavis.bsky.social

The 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI

Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields.

www.hhmi.org

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · Jun 19

And thank you, Crystal!

Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thank you, Brandon!

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thank you, Anna! We’re so happy to have @hhmi.org’s support and are excited to do some cool science.

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Harvard Med Cell Biology @harvardcellbio.bsky.social · Jun 18

Congratulations to our own Lucas Farnung @lucas.farnunglab.com who has been named as one of 30 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars for 2025 by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). So well deserved deserved !! www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...

The 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI

Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields.

www.hhmi.org

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Jun 14

Stay classy, San Diego. #NoKings

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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · Jun 14

Chicago

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · May 21

"However, while AI and other non-animal research methods—such as computational models, advanced cell cultures, and organ-on-chip technologies, represent exciting progress, it is important to stress that they complement rather than replace animal models."

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · May 21

An excellent op-ed from @socdevbio.bsky.social president Carole LaBonne @labonnelab.bsky.social. Our lab uses both animal models and human organoids. We believe these to be complementary approaches, each with their respective strengths and limitations. www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/a...

There is no replacement (yet) for animal models in medical research

The NIH is “reducing animal use in research.” But there is no replacement for animal models.

www.statnews.com

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Elisa Zhang, Ph.D. @elisazhang.bsky.social · May 3

Check out our department's newest 5-min. podcast episode on our research! @zhanglab.bsky.social #PMB #uterus

UC Davis Physiology @ucd-physiology.bsky.social · May 2

New on Physiology Talks podcast🎤🔬: Episode #3 features research published from #PMB Zhang Lab @elisazhang.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social — it explores how uterine injury from procedures like C-sections can affect future pregnancy outcomes. Note: podcast uses AI. open.spotify.com/episode/3Z0u...

#3: Uterine Injury—Zhang Lab

UC Davis PMB—Physiology Talks · Episode

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UC Davis Physiology @ucd-physiology.bsky.social · May 2

New on Physiology Talks podcast🎤🔬: Episode #3 features research published from #PMB Zhang Lab @elisazhang.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social — it explores how uterine injury from procedures like C-sections can affect future pregnancy outcomes. Note: podcast uses AI. open.spotify.com/episode/3Z0u...

#3: Uterine Injury—Zhang Lab

UC Davis PMB—Physiology Talks · Episode

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