Mehr Austausch. Mehr Zusammenarbeit. Nur so kommen wir weiter. Let’s keep talking.

#Organoide #Neurowissenschaften #PersonalisierteMedizin #Interdisziplinarität #MedizinDerZukunft

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Im Austausch mit niedergelassenen Ärzt:innen wurde wieder klar:
💬 Was treibt uns an? Leiden lindern, besser behandeln.
🧩 Was fehlt? Funktionelle Tests, die praxistauglich sind.
🚀 Wo wollen wir hin? Zu individueller, informierter Medizin für alle.

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Vielen Dank an Dr. Matthias von Mering @vonmerry.bsky.social für die Einladung zum Neurologischen Symposium in Bremen!
Ich durfte dort über „Organoide in der Neurologie – Krankheitsmodelle von Demenz bis Hirntumor“ sprechen.

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What an amazing anniversary!
Phosphaphenalenes – a success story and such a big part of my academic training.
It’s hard to believe it's been 8 years working together, @cromeronieto.bsky.social – since 2017!
Excited to see what comes next.

Great way to take care of yourself! Go you!

7/
Maybe it’s time we make space not the exception, but the foundation.

Not less science — just smarter, more human science.

#ScienceCulture #AcademicLife #MicroSabbaticals #MentalHealthInResearch #LettingGo

6/
Not a luxury — a necessity.

Because operational output without strategic perspective doesn’t take us far.
It wastes time, money — and most of all, people.

5/
So: what if we built that kind of space into the system?

Micro-sabbaticals.
One full day every month. No meetings. No deadlines. No emails.
Just time to think.

4/
That partial distance made all the difference.
Enough silence to hear your own thoughts again.

But flying halfway across the globe every time we need perspective? Not exactly scalable.

3/
But clarity doesn’t come from doing more.
It comes from distance.

For me, it took a trip to the other side of the world. Still working, but in the quiet hours — when no one messaged — thinking returned. Strategy returned.

2/
Stepping away is hard — not just physically, but mentally.
Work follows us everywhere: in our thoughts, on our phones, across time zones.

Even “breaks” aren’t really breaks.

4/ I left Hong Kong inspired by the science, the people, and the energy in the room.

If we didn’t get a chance to connect but you’re curious about Cancer Cores, feel free to reach out — always happy to chat.

#CancerCores #BrainCancer #Assembloids #ISSCR2025

3/ Immensely grateful to Joachim Herz Stiftung and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung for making this trip possible. 🙏

Their support opened the door to conversations and connections I’ll be carrying forward.

2/ These meetings always remind me how small the science world really is.

I randomly ran into Carina — we studied together years ago, and suddenly there we were, catching up on the other side of the globe. ✨

If you’re curious, check out the details here:
🔗 www.phoschem-spain.com/SWPC.html

I highly encourage you to explore the fantastic work coming out of this community — it’s really cool P-chemistry! 🚀 #PhosphorusChemistry #MaterialsScience