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Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · Aug 22

Hey academics, after how many unsuccessful attempts were you able to secure funding?
Is there any rejection cut-off?
Asking for a friend…🥶

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Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · Aug 21

Academic growth is best understood not as a linear or exponential curve, but as a process of dispersal—spreading ideas, people, and collaborations outward into new domains.
#notetoself it’s dispersal, should be dispersal.

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Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · Aug 21

You know how sometimes situations hit different and suddenly it’s high time? If you know, you know!
#academicnomad

Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · Jul 17

Y-Maze in fish?
Y not? :))

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Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · Jul 10

I truly wish them all the very best from the bottom of my heart 🧿🧿🧿. I’ve got some fantastic project ideas lined up for them! ☺️🤞🏻

Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · Jul 10

This summer, I’m mentoring three high school students, and they’re absolute rockstars! Three brilliant, budding minds who are eager to dive into STEM. The insightful questions they ask and how quickly they grow are simply astounding—it’s impossible not to be impressed.

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medRxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · May 23

Biological Age and Age Acceleration Predict Alzheimer's Disease Plasma Biomarker Levels https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.22.25328181v1

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medRxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · May 27

Sex-Specific Genetic Drivers of Memory, Executive Functioning, and Language Performance in Older Adults https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.26.25328369v1

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Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · May 23

Check our latest preprint out!

medRxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · May 22

Single-nucleus multiomics in brains from Hispanic individuals reveal APOE-ε4-driven disruption of focal adhesion signaling in the presence of cerebrovascular pathology https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.21.25328040v1

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Caghan Kizil @cakizil.bsky.social · May 22

We identified unique molecular changes in various cell types that regulate the interaction between brain cells and blood vessels. An important cell type, #astrocytes, adopt a hyper-adhesive, mechanically rigid states at the #vascular interface with #APOE-ε4.

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Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · May 22

And many thanks and kudos to all the Kizil Lab members and all the authors. 🎉 special thanks to Kevin, Öykü and Prabesh 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Looking forward to seeing it published as peer-reviewed! 🤞🏻

Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · May 22

I couldn’t thank my PI @cakizil.bsky.social enough for supporting me throughout this amazing project. 🙏🏻
And heartfelt thanks to Dr. Mayeux and Dr. Vardarajan 🙏🏻🙏🏻 — this study wouldn’t have been possible without the vision and efforts you have dedicated over the past 25 years!

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Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · May 22

In no language I speak can I find the words to express my feelings! First “Yilmaz et al.” of my postdoctoral period is now out as preprint 🎉🥳 after all those sleepless nights and analysis even in my dreams (😅), we identified a conserved molecular signature in astrocytes. Details in repost 👇🏻

Caghan Kizil @cakizil.bsky.social · May 22

▶️ #Preprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social on our novel multiome resource from 52 #human brains of Hispanic ancestry, known to bear high vascular pathology. In @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social et al., we analyzed the effects of #APOE-ε4, a strong genetic risk factor for #Alzheimer's.

doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Single-nucleus multiomics in brains from Hispanic individuals reveal APOE-ε4-driven disruption of focal adhesion signaling in the presence of cerebrovascular pathology

The apolipoprotein E4 allele (APOEϵ4) is the strongest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), yet its molecular impact on cerebrovascular biology remains inconclusive, particular...

doi.org

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Shawn Burgess @burgesslab.bsky.social · May 15

Some exciting news! NCBI has finished the annotation pipeline for our new #zebrafish reference sequence GRCz12tu:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/refseq/annot...

This is a big step up in data depth and quality and should be super helpful going forward.

Danio rerio Annotation ReportTwitterFacebookLinkedInGitHubNCBI Insights BlogTwitterFacebookYoutube

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · May 7

I cannot be the only one who thinks zebrafish brain sections look like stormtroopers, right?
#zebrafish #stormtrooper #maytheforcebewithyou

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International Zebrafish Society @izfs.bsky.social · May 1

We are pleased to announce Beattie Award Submissions are now open! Postdocs & grad students entering their third year are invited to submit a nomination by May 19th, 2025. View detailed award information here:

Christine Beattie Award | IZFS - International Zebrafish Society

About the Award

www.izfs.org

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bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · Apr 24

Optimised genome editing for precise DNA insertion and substitution using Prime Editors in zebrafish https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.23.650248v1

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Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · Apr 4

I mean it was “slow” according to me! I hope the rest also thinks the same 🤣

Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · Apr 4

And at least I saw that I can speak slowly, which was the major comment that I always get since I was kid, for both languages :)) apparently I did some progress :))

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Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · Apr 4

I think I am my own “reviewer 2” 😅 I don’t like watching my presentation recordings but I should admit that it’s very useful for the progress. I know what I can do and I can see how close I was, and how I can improve myself. I took my notes and looking forward to having my next conference talk 😊

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Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · Apr 3

I cannot share as “then and now” but I can share as “co-chair and presenter” as for the first time attandee of #adpd2025 does it count? 😅

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Mar 31

A study in Nature suggests that parrots and humans may use similar brain mechanisms to produce complex sounds. The study uncovers a specialized brain region in budgerigars that works in a similar way to speech-related regions in the human brain. https://go.nature.com/43VkmC5 🧪

This is figure 1, which shows a comparative vocal behaviour and underlying neural activity.

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Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · Mar 25

All of them are wearing masks not because of pepper spray but being afraid of not to find a job if their faces are seen in one of these pics when they graduate, even they don’t know whether their diploma will still be valid! I’m so proud of all of them! They are shining diamonds!
And “we are clean”!

Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · Mar 25

Turkish youth want justice and democratic principles back at their core.

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · Mar 23

Protests in Turkey continue. Reportedly, they are now happening all over the country, not just Istanbul.

Elanur Yilmaz @elanuryilmaz.bsky.social · Mar 25

There is no attack still they use pepper spray!
One more time:
Turkish youth want justice and democratic principles back at their core.

David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · Mar 24

Wowza, look at this picture from demonstrations in Turkey www.reuters.com/world/middle...

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Jalenz @jalenz.bsky.social · Mar 24

Turkey 2013 Turkey 2025
(Osman Orsal, Reuters) (Umit Bektas)

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