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Petrova Lab – Vascular and Tumor Biology @petrovalab.bsky.social · 4d

📣Registration is now open for the Gordon Research Seminar and Gordon Research Conference on Lymphatics 2026!

Half of the talks will be selected from submitted abstracts. Don’t miss your chance to share your work!
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EVBO @evborg.bsky.social · 3d

Goodmorning all! The EVBO board is back online! Please see our amazing speaker list and reserve the following dates for the upcoming EVBO autumn seminars. You can registration for the Zoom through the link in the email from our EVBO secretary.

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EMBO Reports @emboreports.org · 26d

A comprehensive molecular atlas of mesenchymal cell types in the adult mouse #liver.

-> www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

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Biomedical Picture of the Day BPoD @bpodaily.bsky.social · 8d

Cell types of the adult mouse liver mapped by analysing cell type-specific molecular 'signatures', tied to anatomical location

📷 Riikka Pietilä et al @uu.se in @emboreports.org

➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025...

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 9d

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 9d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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David Brückner @davidbrueckner.bsky.social · 14d

How do cells navigate up gradients of adhesive proteins?
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Termed "Haptotaxis", this effect is ubiquitous in cell migration, but it's mechanism was poorly understood

We show that passive friction directs cells & explains complex trajectories on gradients

👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation @kawresearch.bsky.social · 16d

Kaska Koltowska @uu.se has identified unique DNA sequences, enhancers, which are active in lymphatic vessels. She hopes that new research will reveal new hidden secrets of the lymphatic vessel formation #research #lymphedema #medicine @lymphaticslab.bsky.social
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Exploring the innermost secrets of the lymphatic system | Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation

Kaska Koltowska has identified unique DNA sequences, enhancers, which are active in lymphatic vessels. She hopes that new research will reveal new hidden secrets of the lymphatic vessel formation.

tinyurl.com

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Hao Yin @haoyin.bsky.social · 13d

Comparing single-cell #SpatialTranscriptomics methods on FFPE human tumor #TissueMicroArray

CosMx 1k vs MERFISH 500 vs Xenium-UM/-MM 339
93 common genes

lung adenocarcinoma
pleural mesothelioma

Corr. Bulk RNAseq, GeoMx

#NatureComms 2025
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 15d

A specific gene expression program underlies antigen archiving by lymphatic endothelial cells in mammalian lymph nodes @natcomms.nature.com @cumedicalschool.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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EVBO @evborg.bsky.social · Sep 11

🍂 Kicking off the fall seminar series! 📢 EVBO seminar, Tue 16th of September: Profs. Lena Claesson-Welsh & Hellmut Augustin. Don't miss it!

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Anne Fletcher @fibroblast-fletch.bsky.social · Aug 4

Save the date! Keystone Stromal Immunology meeting, Feb 2-5, 2026 #KSStromal26
1. Scholarships/Short Talk Abstracts: October 7
2. Early Registration: December 3 (Save $200!)
3. Poster Abstracts: January 12, 2026 (11:59 MST)
Please share! And reach out if you have any questions.
Can't wait!

Flyer for Keystone meeting on Stromal immunology in health and disease, Feb 2-5th 2026.

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Sophie Acton @actonlab.bsky.social · 29d

Pleased to update this - The paper is published in Cell Reports!
A long road for this one, the paper grew exponentially and evolved over a couple of years. Thanks to @makris1.bsky.social for sticking with it to untangle all the new data!

@cp-cellreports.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell-reports...

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Nature @nature.com · Sep 9

The academic community has looked at how artificial-intelligence tools help researchers to write papers, but not how they distort the literature scientists choose to cite, says Zhicheng Lin

go.nature.com/45X3Imr

AI chatbots are already biasing research — we must establish guidelines for their use now

The academic community has looked at how artificial-intelligence tools help researchers to write papers, but not how they distort the literature scientists choose to cite.

go.nature.com

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Ruth Fair-Mäkelä @ruthfairmkl.bsky.social · Aug 19

Excited to share our new research on lymph node stromal cell responses to vaccines! Research performed in @salmilab.bsky.social with excellent collaborators.

@utu.fi
@medicity.bsky.social
@inflames-flagship.bsky.social

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

COVID-19 vaccine type controls stromal reprogramming in draining lymph nodes

Different COVID-19 vaccine formulations have distinct effects on the stromal cell landscape and function of draining lymph nodes.

www.science.org

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Makinen lab - Lymphatic Biology and Pathology @taijamakinenlab.bsky.social · Jul 1

I am honoured to be elected as a Member of EMBO and look forward to contributing to its mission and community!

EMBO @embo.org · Jul 1

Welcome and congratulations to the 60 new members and 9 associate members who have been elected to the EMBO Membership! This honour celebrates #research excellence and outstanding achievements in the #LifeSciences. 🧪

Learn more here:
www.embo.org/press-releas... #EMBOMembers2025

Outstanding life scientists elected to the EMBO Membership – Press releases – EMBO

Sixty-nine new members join the community of leading life scientists in Europe and beyond

www.embo.org

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Jul 28

Education does not protect against age-related cognitive decline, brain aging; it is associated with better memory
From >170,000 participants, age 50+, 33 countries
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Reevaluating the role of education on cognitive decline and brain aging in longitudinal cohorts across 33 Western countries - Nature Medicine

In a large cross-national study, education was linked to better memory and larger brain volumes but not to slower cognitive or brain decline with age, suggesting that the association reflects early-li...

www.nature.com

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Nature @nature.com · Jun 25

When researchers cede their scientific judgement to AI, we lose something important

https://go.nature.com/4niIztf

AI, peer review and the human activity of science

When researchers cede their scientific judgement to machines, we lose something important.

go.nature.com

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Nature @nature.com · Jun 23

This phenomenon describes how those with an early advantage or success tend to accumulate over time

https://go.nature.com/45AJ1Ni

Early grant success attracts more funding: study of 100,000 applicants hints at why

Largest study of its kind explores the ‘Matthew effect’ in research.

go.nature.com

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Johan Duchêne @johanduchene.bsky.social · Jun 21

Not all chemokine signaling is about cell migration!

In mouse erythroblasts, CXCL12-bound CXCR4 enters the nucleus to control gene transcription, trigger calcium bursts, and drive red blood cell formation—especially enucleation.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Intracellular and nuclear CXCR4 signaling promotes terminal erythroblast differentiation and enucleation

CXCL12-stimulated intracellular and nuclear CXCR4 signaling mediates erythroblast enucleation to generate red blood cells.

www.science.org

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Theresa Lu Lab @theresalulab.bsky.social · Jun 22

Our paper is out! Kudos to 1st authors Mir Howlader, who received a @weillcornell.bsky.social Rachele Prize for this work, former Peds Rheum fellow William Ambler, and all co-authors! @jclinical-invest.bsky.social @wcm-imp.bsky.social @lupusresearch.bsky.social #lymphatic #stromal #photosensitivity

Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · Apr 22

Lymphatic dysfunction in lupus contributes to cutaneous photosensitivity and lymph node B cell responses @jclinical-invest.bsky.social @theresalulab.bsky.social
www.jci.org/articles/vie...

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Johan Duchêne @johanduchene.bsky.social · Jun 21

Not all chemokine signaling is about cell migration!

In mouse erythroblasts, CXCL12-bound CXCR4 enters the nucleus to control gene transcription, trigger calcium bursts, and drive red blood cell formation—especially enucleation.

🔗 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…#chemokinen#CXCR4R4

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Makinen lab - Lymphatic Biology and Pathology @taijamakinenlab.bsky.social · Jun 8

Exciting days ahead at the Wihuri Research Institute @wrihelsinki.bsky.social as we host #WRISymposium and #EVBOSummerSchool next week in Helsinki.

Looking forward to inspiring talks and scientific exchange with the #VascularBiology community!

wri.fi/research-act...
evbo.org/index.php/ev...

Wihuri Research Institute Symposium 2025 - Wihuri Research Institute

Since 2013, the Wihuri Research Institute (WRI) has been organizing the annual WRI Symposium, providing a platform for researchers and students to share knowledge and insights in cardiovascular resear...

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · Jun 6

This is the article:

Why and how academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility

US President Donald Trump has launched a series of Executive Actions1 to dismantle diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts; defund scientific research; and freeze federal funds and pro...

www.thelancet.com

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · Jun 6

Holy smokes! Our article is on the cover of The Lancet!!!!!!!!!! Nbd 💅

The cover of The Lancet with this quote from our commentary: "If we in academic medicine give in to the campaigns against diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, the consequences will include resegregation and fewer opportunities for marginalised groups."

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