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Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 20h

🧠 Can we fight rare brain cancers in a dish? Our @nereokalebic.bsky.social and Blagoje Soskic just won $1.3M from the Gilbert Family Foundation to build the first 3D models of NF1 gliomas, mimicking tumour growth and immune interactions.

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Human Technopole awarded grant to create 3D models of rare brain cancer - Human Technopole

Human Technopole researchers Nereo Kalebic and Blagoje Soskic have been awarded $1,319,010 by the Gilbert Family Foundation (GFF) through the Next-Generation NF1 Models Initiative. Their funded projec...

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Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 22h

🙌 Featuring also:
Marino Zerial, Director, HT
Fabio Terragni, HT
Nicola Nosengo, Nature Italy

See you in Naples on 30–31 Oct 👉 humantechnopole.it/en/trainings...

Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 22h

🏛️ Voices from institutions and leadership:
Francesca Pasinelli, HT Board Member
Gianmario Verona, President, HT
Valeria Fascione, Regione Campania
Matteo Lorito, Rector, Univ. of Naples “Federico II”

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Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 22h

💡 Advances in gene therapy and RNA therapeutics with:
Guangping Gao, @umasschan.bsky.social
Kathryn A. Whitehead, Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Laura Sepp-Lorenzino, former CSO, Intellia Therapeutics

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Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 22h

🧩 Rare genetic disorders under the spotlight:
Alberto Auricchio, Univ. Naples @tigem.bsky.social
Alessandro Aiuti, San Raffaele Telethon
Nicole Soranzo, HT

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Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 22h

🧬 Cancer research and translational challenges with:
M. Celeste Simon, Univ. of Pennsylvania
Pier Giuseppe Pelicci, IEO / Univ. of Milan
Alice Giustacchini, HT

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Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 22h

🔥 Speakers in the metabolism session:
Heidi McBride, McGill Univ.
Shingo Kajimura, @hhmi.org
Sadaf Farooqi, Univ. of Cambridge

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Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 22h

⭐ With keynote lectures:
Stefanie Dimmeler, Goethe University Frankfurt
Richard Finn, UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
👉 Secure your seat by 15/10!

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Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 22h

🚨 Last chance to register!
The 2nd edition of Future Trends in #TranslationalMedicine is coming soon (30–31 Oct, Naples).
Join world-class experts exploring how to turn discoveries into therapies.
Registration closes 15/10 👉 humantechnopole.it/en/trainings...

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Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 1d

🎥 "We are living an exceptional moment for #lifesciences research, with cutting-edge technologies revealing secrets of human physiology and pathology"

Our Director Marino Zerial at the XXIII AIBG National Congress (18–20 Sep, Chieti) - in Italian

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XXIII Congresso Nazionale dell’Associazione Italiana di Biologia e Genetica

YouTube video by Università G. d'Annunzio Chieti - Pescara

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Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 2d

🔬 Are you a researcher in Italy seeking access to cutting-edge #lifesciences technologies? Our National Facilities open their 3rd Call for Access, with +36% growth in proposals so far.

Apply now 👉 humantechnopole.it/en/news/huma...

Human Technopole’s National Facilities: New Call Opens with +36% in Proposals so far - Human Technopole

Human Technopole’s National Facilities have launched their third round of access, starting 1 October 2025, inviting researchers to submit proposals for access to cutting-edge technologies in genomics,...

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Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 3d

🎤 Thanks to Francesca Peri (University of Zurich) for her talk on microglia-neuron interactions using advanced imaging approaches.

🧬 Don’t miss the next session of the HT External Seminar Series. Register now 👉 humantechnopole.it/en/training/...

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Nereo Kalebic @nereokalebic.bsky.social · 9d

My group @humantechnopole.bsky.social is searching for a #postdoc to work at the interface between #neurodevelopment and #cancerbiology focusing on neurofibromatosis type 1: careers.humantechnopole.it/job/Postdoc-...

Postdoc in Neurobiology - Kalebic Group (funded by Gilbert Family Foundation)

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Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 4d

🏆 Today, Brunkow, Ramsdell and Sakaguchi won the #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine 2025. Their work on regulatory T cells shows how curiosity-driven science can reveal new ways to protect human health.

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Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 8d

🏆 Congratulations to the winners of our Best Presentation Award, Eleonora Conti (@harschnitz.bsky.social Group) and Best Poster Award: Alexandra Livanova (Sottoriva Group); Emily Georgiades (Bienko Group); @veronicalarocca.bsky.social (Harschnitz Group)

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Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 8d

🤝 Thanks to the sponsors for supporting the event: Carlo Erba Reagents, Sial, Miltenyi Biotec, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, Euroclone, Prodotti Gianni

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Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 8d

🧬 2nd HT PhD Student & Postdoc Symposium concluded successfully! Inspiring talks, Q&A sessions, and poster presentations highlighted the dynamic research at HT.

Discover more about our #Phd and #Postdoc opportunities here 👉 humantechnopole.it/en/training/...

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Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 9d

🚀 Our researcher Emily Georgiades (Bienko Group) has been awarded an #MSCA fellowship for her project GRADMAP.

Discover how her work is mapping the 3D nuclear organisation of transcription factors to uncover new insights into cell fate and disease 👉
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Exploring nuclear organisation with the GRADMAP project - Human Technopole

Meet Emily Georgiades, Postdoc in the Bienko Group (Genomics), who has been awarded a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship from the European Union for her project “GRADMA...

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Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 10d

❓ How does accountability drive Human Technopole’s strategic evolution?

🌍 On 27 October we present our 2024 Integrated Report: join us for an in-person event in Milan (held in Italian).

Register by 19/10 👉 humantechnopole.it/en/trainings...

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Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 11d

💼 Interested in supporting innovation in precision #oncology? The Call for #Sponsorship is open until 13 October 2025 for organisations wishing to partner with the Symposium 👉 humantechnopole.it/en/sponsorsh...

Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 11d

🔬 How will functional #genomics and #AI redefine the discovery of #cancer therapeutic targets?

🚨 The registration deadline for the 2nd European Cancer Dependency Map Symposium is now extended to 20 October 2025! Join experts in Milan or online.

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Doctoral Insights Symposium @docinsightssymp.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thinking about a PhD?
Human Technopole (Milan) offers fully funded, interdisciplinary research in biomedicine and AI—plus a city rich in design, culture & innovation. Get more details at our symposium!
@humantechnopole.bsky.social
🔗 www.doctoralinsights.at
#docinsights #phdprogram #lifesciences

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Nereo Kalebic @nereokalebic.bsky.social · 25d

Check out our new paper linking morphoregulatory adducins with neural progenitor proliferation and neurogenesis:

Human Technopole @humantechnopole.bsky.social · 25d

🧠 New study from our @nereokalebic.bsky.social Group reveals how adducins shape neural progenitors, fuelling #neocortex expansion and brain evolution. Insights with implications for neurodevelopmental disorders, published in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social

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The role of adducins in the development of the cerebral cortex - Human Technopole

Human Technopole researchers show that adducin proteins regulate morphology, proliferation, and fate of neural progenitor cells, sustaining the expansion of the mammalian neocortex. The findings, whic...

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Nicola Pirastu @npirastu.bsky.social · 15d

The Health Data Science Centre at
@humantechnopole.bsky.social is looking for an outstanding Postdoc to work on Generative Machine Learning for biomedical data.
If you are passionate about ML and real-world health data, this is the position for you!
info: [email protected]
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Human Technopole hiring Postdoc in Generative Machine Learning for Biomedical Data in Milan, Lombardy, Italy | LinkedIn

Posted 3:54:30 PM. APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: October 9th 2025Job descriptionHuman Technopole (HT) is an…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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Oliver Harschnitz @harschnitz.bsky.social · 12d

Very excited that Francesca Peri will be our next speaker for the
@humantechnopole.bsky.social External Seminar Series this Thursday, October 2nd. Big thanks to @nereokalebic.bsky.social for hosting! For external people wanting to join, please see: forms.office.com/e/qk5AhGnaVZ.

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