Tibor Rohacs
@rohacstibor.bsky.social
Scientist working on TRP and Piezo ion channels, trying to understand their roles in health and disease. rohacslab.org
Super-proud of my amazing wife @ksusztak.bsky.social, a real trailblazer scientist, a newly-elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, and the recipient of the Homer W Smith award from the American Society of Nephrology. It was great celebrating with you in Houston at #KidneyWk.
November 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Super-proud of my amazing wife @ksusztak.bsky.social, a real trailblazer scientist, a newly-elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, and the recipient of the Homer W Smith award from the American Society of Nephrology. It was great celebrating with you in Houston at #KidneyWk.
Reposted by Tibor Rohacs
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UTHealth Houston has an open search for a tenure-track faculty position. If you are ready (or know someone that is) to start looking for positions, this will be a great opportunity to join the Texas Medical Center. See flyer below. 1/2
October 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UTHealth Houston has an open search for a tenure-track faculty position. If you are ready (or know someone that is) to start looking for positions, this will be a great opportunity to join the Texas Medical Center. See flyer below. 1/2
Nobel for a Hungarian - again, after 2023 !
Breaking News: The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Laszlo Krasznahorkai, the Hungarian novelist, for his “visionary oeuvre.”
Laszlo Krasznahorkai Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
The award comes with prize money of almost $1.2 million.
nyti.ms
October 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Nobel for a Hungarian - again, after 2023 !
The Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social is looking for an accomplished scientist to serve as the Director of the new Rutgers Center on Research in Pain and Pain Therapeutics. Feel free re-post and/or reach out to me if you have any questions
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/225...
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/225...
Director of Center on Research in Pain and Pain Therapeutics at Rutgers Brain Health Institute
We seek an accomplished scientist, at the Professor or Associate Professor level, to join the Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI) and The Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM) as Director of the n...
jobs.rutgers.edu
October 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Rutgers Brain Health Institute @rutgersbhi.bsky.social is looking for an accomplished scientist to serve as the Director of the new Rutgers Center on Research in Pain and Pain Therapeutics. Feel free re-post and/or reach out to me if you have any questions
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/225...
jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/225...
Interested in applying to a PhD program? It is still not too late to register to our virtual open house next Tuesday (5:30-6:30PM) - where you can hear about our Multidisciplinary PhD program in Biomedical Sciences rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Rutgers SGS Newark - RBHS
We are the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) on the Newark Health Sciences Campus. SGS is part of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. Our graduate programs at the Master's and Ph.D. levels as well ...
rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Interested in applying to a PhD program? It is still not too late to register to our virtual open house next Tuesday (5:30-6:30PM) - where you can hear about our Multidisciplinary PhD program in Biomedical Sciences rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Just finished my kidney physiology lectures to medical students. Time to prepare for my talk at the Budapest Nephrology School in the summer. Excited to visit my old hometown and my alma mater – Semmelweis University.
May 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Just finished my kidney physiology lectures to medical students. Time to prepare for my talk at the Budapest Nephrology School in the summer. Excited to visit my old hometown and my alma mater – Semmelweis University.
“The preliminary plan would slash the National Institutes of Health’s budget by more than 40% ….” if this happens, it will destroy the US Biomedical Enterprise. I hope Congress will not let it happen.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/16/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/04/16/p...
Internal Trump administration document reveals massive budget cut proposal for federal health agencies | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is formulating plans to cut roughly a third of the federal health budget, eliminate dozens of programs and vastly whittle down health agencies, according to an internal docume...
www.cnn.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
“The preliminary plan would slash the National Institutes of Health’s budget by more than 40% ….” if this happens, it will destroy the US Biomedical Enterprise. I hope Congress will not let it happen.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/16/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/04/16/p...
Sensing warm temperatures is complex, and the temperature-sensitive TRPV1 and TRPM2 #ionchannels play different roles:
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
Diverging roles of TRPV1 and TRPM2 in warm-temperature detection
Different aspects of thermal stimuli, such as speed and intensity, are detected by distinct TRP channel-based mechanisms, with TRPV1 and TRPM2 playing unique roles in warmth perception and thermal dec...
doi.org
April 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Sensing warm temperatures is complex, and the temperature-sensitive TRPV1 and TRPM2 #ionchannels play different roles:
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
TRPA1 and TRPM3 ion channels in central terminals of sensory neurons facilitate synaptic activity in the spinal dorsal horn physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
Activation of TRPA1 and TRPM3 triggers Ca2+ waves in central terminals of sensory neurons and facilitates synaptic activity in the spinal dorsal horn
Abstract figure legend Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) and melastatin 3 (TRPM3) activation regulate pre- and postsynaptic Ca2+ concentrations and synaptic activity in the dorsal horn o...
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
TRPA1 and TRPM3 ion channels in central terminals of sensory neurons facilitate synaptic activity in the spinal dorsal horn physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
Cool new structures of KCNQ5 voltage gated K+ channels with PIP2 and CaM in the open and closed states. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40172963/
April 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Cool new structures of KCNQ5 voltage gated K+ channels with PIP2 and CaM in the open and closed states. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40172963/
Reposted by Tibor Rohacs
Great crowd in Pittsburgh Standing Up for Science.
Thanks to all of the other great speakers sharing their stories!
Thanks to all of the other great speakers sharing their stories!
March 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Great crowd in Pittsburgh Standing Up for Science.
Thanks to all of the other great speakers sharing their stories!
Thanks to all of the other great speakers sharing their stories!
Reposted by Tibor Rohacs
Stand up for science rally in the Wisconsin Capitol ✊🏾
March 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Stand up for science rally in the Wisconsin Capitol ✊🏾
Reposted by Tibor Rohacs
Standing Up for Science in Boston today!
March 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Standing Up for Science in Boston today!
Reposted by Tibor Rohacs
The Stand Up for Science 2025 rally has begun! Get fired up and fund basic science! #standupforsciencephilly
March 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Stand Up for Science 2025 rally has begun! Get fired up and fund basic science! #standupforsciencephilly
And here is one of the most pressing ones from today’s Stand up for Science: “what do we want ? - Peer review - when do we want it - Now !!!”
March 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
And here is one of the most pressing ones from today’s Stand up for Science: “what do we want ? - Peer review - when do we want it - Now !!!”
Stand up for Science - Trenton NJ
March 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Stand up for Science - Trenton NJ
Reposted by Tibor Rohacs
Some good-ish news from NIH
“Federal Register notices for study sections run by CSR (but not those by ICs) will start being permitted again”
As far as I know, the timing for this is not clear, but I will be checking the Federal Register.
“Federal Register notices for study sections run by CSR (but not those by ICs) will start being permitted again”
As far as I know, the timing for this is not clear, but I will be checking the Federal Register.
a man in a red suit and tie is holding a piece of paper that says breaking news on it
ALT: a man in a red suit and tie is holding a piece of paper that says breaking news on it
media.tenor.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Some good-ish news from NIH
“Federal Register notices for study sections run by CSR (but not those by ICs) will start being permitted again”
As far as I know, the timing for this is not clear, but I will be checking the Federal Register.
“Federal Register notices for study sections run by CSR (but not those by ICs) will start being permitted again”
As far as I know, the timing for this is not clear, but I will be checking the Federal Register.
Reposted by Tibor Rohacs
The Brain Health Institute at Rutgers is hosting a postdoc recruitment event April 22-23. Grad students and postdocs looking for postdoc positions, apply today to present your work, network with colleagues, and connect with potential mentors. brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/2025-bhi-pos...
2025 BHI Postdoc Recruitment Event - BHI
brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu
February 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Brain Health Institute at Rutgers is hosting a postdoc recruitment event April 22-23. Grad students and postdocs looking for postdoc positions, apply today to present your work, network with colleagues, and connect with potential mentors. brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/2025-bhi-pos...
My all time favorite scientific abstract: concise and elegant.
January 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
My all time favorite scientific abstract: concise and elegant.
Happy Holidays Everyone !
December 30, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Happy Holidays Everyone !
Reposted by Tibor Rohacs
I wrote some thoughts about why peer review matters
It shapes scientific standards, maintains field coherence & trains new researchers
Yes, it needs improvement—but it's the glue that holds scientific progress together
briscoelab.org/2024/12/11/i...
It shapes scientific standards, maintains field coherence & trains new researchers
Yes, it needs improvement—but it's the glue that holds scientific progress together
briscoelab.org/2024/12/11/i...
In Praise of Peer Review
As an Editor of the journal Development, I often hear complaints about peer review. We all know the problems – from lengthy review times to requests for seemingly unnecessary experiments. I a…
briscoelab.org
December 11, 2024 at 10:09 AM
I wrote some thoughts about why peer review matters
It shapes scientific standards, maintains field coherence & trains new researchers
Yes, it needs improvement—but it's the glue that holds scientific progress together
briscoelab.org/2024/12/11/i...
It shapes scientific standards, maintains field coherence & trains new researchers
Yes, it needs improvement—but it's the glue that holds scientific progress together
briscoelab.org/2024/12/11/i...
Very well done thesis work and defense, Congrats Dr. Gabrielle !
December 8, 2024 at 5:06 AM
Very well done thesis work and defense, Congrats Dr. Gabrielle !
Reposted by Tibor Rohacs
"Happy Saint Nicholaus Day! 🎅✨ (or Mikulas) for those of you who celebrate! Today we celebrate the spirit of kindness and generosity. May your shoes be filled with joy, love, and maybe a few treats too! 🥰🎁 #SaintNicholasDay #HolidaySeason
a cartoon of saint nicolas holding a scroll in his hand
ALT: a cartoon of saint nicolas holding a scroll in his hand
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:30 PM
"Happy Saint Nicholaus Day! 🎅✨ (or Mikulas) for those of you who celebrate! Today we celebrate the spirit of kindness and generosity. May your shoes be filled with joy, love, and maybe a few treats too! 🥰🎁 #SaintNicholasDay #HolidaySeason
How is life without TRPC channels ? Surprisingly, it is possible, at least in mice, which are viable and fertile after genetic deletion of all 7 TRPC genes.
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Genetic evidence against involvement of TRPC proteins in SOCE, ROCE, and CRAC channel function | PNAS
Using genetically engineered mice and cell lines derived from genetically engineered
mice we show that depletion of ER delimited Ca2+ stores activa...
www.pnas.org
December 2, 2024 at 12:50 PM
How is life without TRPC channels ? Surprisingly, it is possible, at least in mice, which are viable and fertile after genetic deletion of all 7 TRPC genes.
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
The deadline to apply to our Cell Biology, Neuroscience and Physiology (CBNP) PhD program is January 3 for in person interviews. Better to apply earlier as in person slots tend to fill up sooner.
njms.rutgers.edu/sgs/prospect...
njms.rutgers.edu/sgs/prospect...
November 29, 2024 at 1:44 PM
The deadline to apply to our Cell Biology, Neuroscience and Physiology (CBNP) PhD program is January 3 for in person interviews. Better to apply earlier as in person slots tend to fill up sooner.
njms.rutgers.edu/sgs/prospect...
njms.rutgers.edu/sgs/prospect...