Caroline Fecher
@fecherc.bsky.social
Postdoc in the Pagliarini lab | @ WashU Medicine | LMU & TUM alumna
Studying mitochondria in the CNS using imaging and mass spectrometry techniques
Studying mitochondria in the CNS using imaging and mass spectrometry techniques
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Ups we did it again! Please mark your calender. EMBO Workshop “Lipid Code to Life”, taking place September 7–11, 2026, in Dresden, organized by Maria Fedorova, @lipid.bsky.social, Valerie O'Donnell, @holthuislab.bsky.social and @molcellbiophys-lab.bsky.social 🥳 Retweets = lipidlove
December 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Ups we did it again! Please mark your calender. EMBO Workshop “Lipid Code to Life”, taking place September 7–11, 2026, in Dresden, organized by Maria Fedorova, @lipid.bsky.social, Valerie O'Donnell, @holthuislab.bsky.social and @molcellbiophys-lab.bsky.social 🥳 Retweets = lipidlove
Reposted by Caroline Fecher
Attention undergraduates: 10 days left to apply for the new HHMI Cech Fellows program — a nine-week summer research experience that provides rising juniors and seniors with a $15K stipend, or $12K plus housing for those placed at Janelia.
@hhsofficial.bsky.social
#HHMI
www.hhmi.org/programs/cec...
@hhsofficial.bsky.social
#HHMI
www.hhmi.org/programs/cec...
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (REU) | Cech Fellows | HHMI
The Cech Fellows Program is a paid, nine-week summer research experience empowering the next generation of scientific leaders.
www.hhmi.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Attention undergraduates: 10 days left to apply for the new HHMI Cech Fellows program — a nine-week summer research experience that provides rising juniors and seniors with a $15K stipend, or $12K plus housing for those placed at Janelia.
@hhsofficial.bsky.social
#HHMI
www.hhmi.org/programs/cec...
@hhsofficial.bsky.social
#HHMI
www.hhmi.org/programs/cec...
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Spatial and morphological organization of mitochondria in neurons across a connectome | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Spatial and morphological organization of mitochondria in neurons across a connectome
Neuronal function depends on mitochondria, but little is known about their organization across neurons. Using an electron microscopy Drosophila connectome, we uncovered quantitative rules governing th...
www.science.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Spatial and morphological organization of mitochondria in neurons across a connectome | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Disruption of protein import into mitochondria affects cellular balance and can cause disease. Work @nature shows that cells sense this defect through inter-organelle communication and a signalling role of mitochondrial targeting sequence.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A direct role for a mitochondrial targeting sequence in signalling stress - Nature
Cells can sense mitochondrial damage through signalling via an unimported mitochondrial targeting sequence.
www.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Disruption of protein import into mitochondria affects cellular balance and can cause disease. Work @nature shows that cells sense this defect through inter-organelle communication and a signalling role of mitochondrial targeting sequence.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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ONE WEEK UNTIL THE DEADLINE!
Spend the summer in the Grass Lab at the @mblscience.bsky.social in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, conducting your own original neuroscience research in a richly supportive shared environment.
grassfoundation.org/application-...
Spend the summer in the Grass Lab at the @mblscience.bsky.social in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, conducting your own original neuroscience research in a richly supportive shared environment.
grassfoundation.org/application-...
November 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
ONE WEEK UNTIL THE DEADLINE!
Spend the summer in the Grass Lab at the @mblscience.bsky.social in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, conducting your own original neuroscience research in a richly supportive shared environment.
grassfoundation.org/application-...
Spend the summer in the Grass Lab at the @mblscience.bsky.social in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, conducting your own original neuroscience research in a richly supportive shared environment.
grassfoundation.org/application-...
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Calling all rising juniors & seniors: Interested in biological or biomedical research? Applications for our ’26 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program are now open! Nine weeks, hands-on research, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists — learn more: bit.ly/CechFellows
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience | HHMI
The Cech Fellows Program is a paid, nine-week summer research experience empowering the next generation of scientific leaders.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Calling all rising juniors & seniors: Interested in biological or biomedical research? Applications for our ’26 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program are now open! Nine weeks, hands-on research, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists — learn more: bit.ly/CechFellows
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Programmed axon degeneration: mechanism, inhibition and therapeutic potential — a Review by Andrea Loreto & Lukas J. Neukomm
@andrea-loreto.bsky.social @lukasneukomm.bsky.social @sydneysavesight.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@andrea-loreto.bsky.social @lukasneukomm.bsky.social @sydneysavesight.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Programmed axon degeneration: mechanism, inhibition and therapeutic potential - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Programmed axon degeneration (PAxD) is activated by axotomy to execute the self-destruction of a severed distal axon. It may also be activated by some non-axotomy insults, suggesting it has a role in ...
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Programmed axon degeneration: mechanism, inhibition and therapeutic potential — a Review by Andrea Loreto & Lukas J. Neukomm
@andrea-loreto.bsky.social @lukasneukomm.bsky.social @sydneysavesight.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@andrea-loreto.bsky.social @lukasneukomm.bsky.social @sydneysavesight.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Caroline Fecher
The evolutionary origins of synaptic proteins and their changing roles in different organisms across evolution — a Review by Jeffrey J. Colgren & Pawel Burkhardt
@jeffcolgren.bsky.social @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@jeffcolgren.bsky.social @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The evolutionary origins of synaptic proteins and their changing roles in different organisms across evolution - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Recent studies have shed further light on the evolutionary origins of chemical synapses, In this Review, Colgren and Burkhardt explore how ancient proteins were co-opted into functional assemblies and...
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The evolutionary origins of synaptic proteins and their changing roles in different organisms across evolution — a Review by Jeffrey J. Colgren & Pawel Burkhardt
@jeffcolgren.bsky.social @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@jeffcolgren.bsky.social @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Our next profile is live! Dr. Emi Nagoshi studies the genetic and molecular basis of circadian rhythms and Parkinsons disease. Follow the link below to listen and learn more!
www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...
#StoriesOfWiN #WomenInNeuroscience
www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...
#StoriesOfWiN #WomenInNeuroscience
October 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Our next profile is live! Dr. Emi Nagoshi studies the genetic and molecular basis of circadian rhythms and Parkinsons disease. Follow the link below to listen and learn more!
www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...
#StoriesOfWiN #WomenInNeuroscience
www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...
#StoriesOfWiN #WomenInNeuroscience
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Registration for our in-person event is still open! We hope to see you all in San Diego!
🚨REGISTRATION IS OPEN!🚨
We're so excited to host our first-ever, in-person event! Join us for panel discussions, a keynote address, and the opportunity to meet many amazing women in Neuroscience💜
Please register to attend by November 1st:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We can't wait!
We're so excited to host our first-ever, in-person event! Join us for panel discussions, a keynote address, and the opportunity to meet many amazing women in Neuroscience💜
Please register to attend by November 1st:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We can't wait!
October 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Registration for our in-person event is still open! We hope to see you all in San Diego!
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Whoo hoo! The final version of our first paper is online! So proud of the team. kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
Redirecting
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me
October 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Whoo hoo! The final version of our first paper is online! So proud of the team. kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
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The neuroscience community has lost a dear friend and mentor. Ed Kravitz passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2025.
Here he is this past summer speaking with (and making margaritas for) the 2025 Grass Fellows, as he's done for more than two decades.
Rest in peace.
Here he is this past summer speaking with (and making margaritas for) the 2025 Grass Fellows, as he's done for more than two decades.
Rest in peace.
September 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The neuroscience community has lost a dear friend and mentor. Ed Kravitz passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2025.
Here he is this past summer speaking with (and making margaritas for) the 2025 Grass Fellows, as he's done for more than two decades.
Rest in peace.
Here he is this past summer speaking with (and making margaritas for) the 2025 Grass Fellows, as he's done for more than two decades.
Rest in peace.
Reposted by Caroline Fecher
Reposted by Caroline Fecher
Wonderful to see our paper on the #organelle signatures of #neurons and #astrocytes out in final form - congratulations, Shannon Rhoads and team!🎉 t.co/BPxKlbU6Ou
September 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Wonderful to see our paper on the #organelle signatures of #neurons and #astrocytes out in final form - congratulations, Shannon Rhoads and team!🎉 t.co/BPxKlbU6Ou
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Now accepting applications for the 2026 Grass Fellowship!
Do you have a great idea for a project you can do next summer in the Grass Lab at the @mblscience.bsky.social?
Get working on that proposal!
grassfoundation.org/apply-for-th...
Do you have a great idea for a project you can do next summer in the Grass Lab at the @mblscience.bsky.social?
Get working on that proposal!
grassfoundation.org/apply-for-th...
September 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Now accepting applications for the 2026 Grass Fellowship!
Do you have a great idea for a project you can do next summer in the Grass Lab at the @mblscience.bsky.social?
Get working on that proposal!
grassfoundation.org/apply-for-th...
Do you have a great idea for a project you can do next summer in the Grass Lab at the @mblscience.bsky.social?
Get working on that proposal!
grassfoundation.org/apply-for-th...
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#Throwback 🧪
COMMENT | A brief guide to studying extracellular vesicle function in the context of metabolism
C Crewe et al
COMMENT | A brief guide to studying extracellular vesicle function in the context of metabolism
C Crewe et al
A brief guide to studying extracellular vesicle function in the context of metabolism - Nature Metabolism
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are now recognized as powerful modulators of metabolism, and thus the new field of EV-mediated metabolic regulation is growing exponentially. Here, we discuss special experimental considerations for the study of EV function in metabolism.
bit.ly
August 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
#Throwback 🧪
COMMENT | A brief guide to studying extracellular vesicle function in the context of metabolism
C Crewe et al
COMMENT | A brief guide to studying extracellular vesicle function in the context of metabolism
C Crewe et al
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📣It’s TIIIIIIIMMMMEEEEE!
Presenting authors of submitted abstracts have been notified of their acceptance status.
Drop a comment below or tag us in your post so we can join in on the excitement. 🧠
#neurosky #neuroskyence #SfN25
#academicsky #scisky
Presenting authors of submitted abstracts have been notified of their acceptance status.
Drop a comment below or tag us in your post so we can join in on the excitement. 🧠
#neurosky #neuroskyence #SfN25
#academicsky #scisky
August 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
📣It’s TIIIIIIIMMMMEEEEE!
Presenting authors of submitted abstracts have been notified of their acceptance status.
Drop a comment below or tag us in your post so we can join in on the excitement. 🧠
#neurosky #neuroskyence #SfN25
#academicsky #scisky
Presenting authors of submitted abstracts have been notified of their acceptance status.
Drop a comment below or tag us in your post so we can join in on the excitement. 🧠
#neurosky #neuroskyence #SfN25
#academicsky #scisky
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Our latest review is out in STEM CELLS!
We discuss the role of mitochondria in neuronal branching and how iPSC models in 2D and 3D can be used dissect the impact of neuronal branching defects in mitochondrial disorders.
academic.oup.com/stmcls/advan...
We discuss the role of mitochondria in neuronal branching and how iPSC models in 2D and 3D can be used dissect the impact of neuronal branching defects in mitochondrial disorders.
academic.oup.com/stmcls/advan...
Neuronal branching in stem cell models of mitochondrial and neurological diseases
Abstract. Neuronal branching, the extension and arborization of neurites, is critical for establishing and maintaining functional neural circuits. Emerging
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July 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our latest review is out in STEM CELLS!
We discuss the role of mitochondria in neuronal branching and how iPSC models in 2D and 3D can be used dissect the impact of neuronal branching defects in mitochondrial disorders.
academic.oup.com/stmcls/advan...
We discuss the role of mitochondria in neuronal branching and how iPSC models in 2D and 3D can be used dissect the impact of neuronal branching defects in mitochondrial disorders.
academic.oup.com/stmcls/advan...
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Very excited to share my postdoc work- out now at PNAS!
Learn more about how neurons facing chronic autophagic stress compensate by upregulating two secretion pathways
Autophagic stress activates distinct compensatory secretory pathways in neurons | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Learn more about how neurons facing chronic autophagic stress compensate by upregulating two secretion pathways
Autophagic stress activates distinct compensatory secretory pathways in neurons | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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July 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Very excited to share my postdoc work- out now at PNAS!
Learn more about how neurons facing chronic autophagic stress compensate by upregulating two secretion pathways
Autophagic stress activates distinct compensatory secretory pathways in neurons | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Learn more about how neurons facing chronic autophagic stress compensate by upregulating two secretion pathways
Autophagic stress activates distinct compensatory secretory pathways in neurons | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Reposted by Caroline Fecher
Reposted by Caroline Fecher
We're hiring! The Journal of Cell Biology (JCB) seeks Scientific Editor or Senior Scientific Editor, dependent on experience. Join our team in New York City! Apply here 👉 careers.rockefeller.edu/jobs?keyword...
#STEMjobs #LifeScienceJobs #PublishingJobs #ScienceJobs
#STEMjobs #LifeScienceJobs #PublishingJobs #ScienceJobs
June 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We're hiring! The Journal of Cell Biology (JCB) seeks Scientific Editor or Senior Scientific Editor, dependent on experience. Join our team in New York City! Apply here 👉 careers.rockefeller.edu/jobs?keyword...
#STEMjobs #LifeScienceJobs #PublishingJobs #ScienceJobs
#STEMjobs #LifeScienceJobs #PublishingJobs #ScienceJobs
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Very excited to share our latest work, “Mitochondrial presequences harbor variable strengths to maintain organellar function,” led by the fantastically talented @washubbsb.bsky.social graduate student Youmian Yan. A 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Mitochondrial presequences harbor variable strengths to maintain organellar function
Hundreds of mitochondrial-destined proteins rely on N-terminal presequences for organellar targeting and import. While generally described as positively charged amphipathic helices, presequences lack ...
www.biorxiv.org
May 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Very excited to share our latest work, “Mitochondrial presequences harbor variable strengths to maintain organellar function,” led by the fantastically talented @washubbsb.bsky.social graduate student Youmian Yan. A 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Looking for some good news today?
We have eight inspiring early-career scientists heading to @mblscience.bsky.social to spend the summer conducting research on topics ranging from pain sensation in sharks to ocean acidification and behavior in sea slugs.
grassfoundation.org/announcing-t...
We have eight inspiring early-career scientists heading to @mblscience.bsky.social to spend the summer conducting research on topics ranging from pain sensation in sharks to ocean acidification and behavior in sea slugs.
grassfoundation.org/announcing-t...
May 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Looking for some good news today?
We have eight inspiring early-career scientists heading to @mblscience.bsky.social to spend the summer conducting research on topics ranging from pain sensation in sharks to ocean acidification and behavior in sea slugs.
grassfoundation.org/announcing-t...
We have eight inspiring early-career scientists heading to @mblscience.bsky.social to spend the summer conducting research on topics ranging from pain sensation in sharks to ocean acidification and behavior in sea slugs.
grassfoundation.org/announcing-t...
