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Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology @jmccardiology.bsky.social · May 12

Our journal reception at #ISHR2025 included recognition of Rong Tian for her service as Editor in Chief of JMCC. Her term ends in December 2025. Congratulations Rong for your excellent work on the journal!

JMCC Plus Editor-in-Chief Davor Pavlovic presented an award to Rong Tian for her work as JMCC Editor.

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Dr Kate Weeks @k8weeks.bsky.social · May 12

Great progress being made to understand mechanisms contributing to #HFpEF

Fantastic talks from @rebeccahritchie.bsky.social & others at the #ishr2025 meeting in Nara

#cardiosky @davorpavlovic.bsky.social @monikagladka.bsky.social @jmccardiology.bsky.social @jmccplus.bsky.social

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NicolasAvilaLab @nicolasavilalab.bsky.social · May 11

Great opening ceremony of the #ISHR2025 XXV World Congress in Nara. Excited to discuss science with colleagues of the Cardiovascular field during this ISHR meeting.

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Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology @jmccardiology.bsky.social · May 12

Good morning #ISHR2025! Stop by our booth in the exhibition area to learn more about JMCC and @jmccplus.bsky.social.

Hope to see you in Nara!

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JMCC Plus @jmccplus.bsky.social · May 9

Looking for some weekend reading or on your way to the
ISHR meeting in Japan?

Check out the recent work from Alican Guran,
@k8weeks.bsky.social et al. investigating the role of B56α as a mediator of cardiac responses to β-AR stimulation!

sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

PP2A-B56α is a key determinant of cardiac protein phosphorylation and functional responses to β-adrenergic signalling

B56α is a protein phosphatase 2 A (PP2A) regulatory subunit which modulates the heart's inotropic response to acute β-adrenergic receptor (β-AR) stimu…

sciencedirect.com

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Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute @victorchang.edu.au · Apr 17

Dr Zijing Zhou’s drive to understand the fundamental biological processes at work within the heart has led him to study ion channels that may be the key to managing not only cardiac diseases, but also osteoporosis, obesity and inflammatory diseases: www.victorchang.edu....

Star Scientist – Dr Zijing Zhou - Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

Dr Zijing Zhou’s PIEZO ion channel research may be the key to managing not only cardiac diseases, but osteoporosis, obesity and inflammatory diseases.

www.victorchang.edu.au

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Dr Kate Weeks @k8weeks.bsky.social · Apr 16

Did you know heart muscle cells can have multiple nuclei? (See the pic on my profile for an example!)

Within each nucleus, there can also be multiple sets of chromosomes (polyploidy). 🧬🧬🧬🧬

This new paper in @jmccardiology.bsky.social describes a new method for assessing ploidy in cardiomyocytes. 🔬

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology @jmccardiology.bsky.social · Apr 15

Work in our April issue offers a detailed cardioFISH protocol for #cardiomyocyte nuclear ploidy assessment.

Available open access: doi.org/10.1016/j.yj...

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Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology @jmccardiology.bsky.social · Apr 15

Work in our April issue offers a detailed cardioFISH protocol for #cardiomyocyte nuclear ploidy assessment.

Available open access: doi.org/10.1016/j.yj...

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Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology @jmccardiology.bsky.social · Apr 9

In our April issue, Orlowski and colleagues describe for the first time that IRBIT plays a critical role in the pathophysiology of the heart.

Cardiac hypertrophy induced by overexpression of IP3-released inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate receptor-binding protein (IRBIT) : buff.ly/czTyHDW

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Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology @jmccardiology.bsky.social · Mar 31

Editor's Choice! Autoinhibition of cMyBP-C by its middle domains: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Dr Martha Gulati @drmarthagulati.bsky.social · Apr 8

Loving this new #CardioSmart infographic from @accintouch.bsky.social

Get for your office so your patients remember the importance of this life saving prescription.
#Cardiosky #CVPrev

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Natalie Trevaskis @natalietrevaskis.bsky.social · Mar 6

Copying @k8weeks.bsky.social

International Women's Day is the perfect opportunity to connect with #womeninSTEMM and our allies on this platform!

Hello @gregorykj.bsky.social @drmlhalls.bsky.social @louisepurton.bsky.social @karinayaniv.bsky.social @drzoewaller.bsky.social @elainesanij.bsky.social

Dr Kate Weeks @k8weeks.bsky.social · Mar 6

International Women's Day feels like the perfect opportunity to connect with #womeninSTEMM and our allies on this (still new to me) platform! (1/5)

Hello 👋 @fzmarques.bsky.social @jodieingles27.bsky.social @severinelamon.bsky.social @kimmellor.bsky.social

#IWD2025 #cardiosky

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Dr Kate Weeks @k8weeks.bsky.social · Mar 6

Nice image!

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A/Prof Susann Beier @susannbeier.bsky.social · Mar 6

🚨 Exciting News! 🚨@heartfoundation 2025 funding opportunities are now open! As a past recipient of the Vanguard grant, I encourage you to apply and drive innovation in cardiovascular health.
🔗 buff.ly/AU0AhsR
#HeartFoundation #ResearchFunding #CardiovascularHealth

Applying for research funding with the Heart Foundation

New funding opportunities for 2025 are now available. Learn more about our funding programs, requirements, and application dates now.

buff.ly

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Parham Eshtehardi MD @cardioobdoc.bsky.social · Mar 5

Reposting this because posts are still being “liked”.

Pls “REPOST” if you like to share with others.

#CardioSky #MedSky #ACC25
@anastasiasmihaili.bsky.social @psatishmd.bsky.social @load-dependent.bsky.social @cardiacpa1.medsky.social

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Dr Kate Weeks @k8weeks.bsky.social · Mar 6

International Women's Day feels like the perfect opportunity to connect with #womeninSTEMM and our allies on this (still new to me) platform! (5/5)

Hello 👋 @ishr-aus.bsky.social @ishr-es.bsky.social @stamphaolab.bsky.social @michaelbclark.bsky.social

#IWD2025 #cardiosky

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Dr Kate Weeks @k8weeks.bsky.social · Mar 6

International Women's Day feels like the perfect opportunity to connect with #womeninSTEMM and our allies on this (still new to me) platform! (4/5)

Hello 👋 @merrylindseyphd.bsky.social @mkontaridis.bsky.social @drmarthagulati.bsky.social @anastasiasmihaili.bsky.social

#IWD2025 #cardiosky

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Dr Kate Weeks @k8weeks.bsky.social · Mar 6

International Women's Day feels like the perfect opportunity to connect with #womeninSTEMM and our allies on this (still new to me) platform! (3/5)

Hello 👋 @gundrylab.bsky.social @cherriekong.bsky.social @jonathankirk.bsky.social @davorpavlovic.bsky.social

#IWD2025 #cardiosky

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Dr Kate Weeks @k8weeks.bsky.social · Mar 6

International Women's Day feels like the perfect opportunity to connect with #womeninSTEMM and our allies on this (still new to me) platform! (2/5)

Hello 👋 @natalietrevaskis.bsky.social @clarajiang.bsky.social @juliaritterhoff.bsky.social @dr-yktham.bsky.social

#IWD2025 #cardiosky

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Dr Kate Weeks @k8weeks.bsky.social · Mar 6

International Women's Day feels like the perfect opportunity to connect with #womeninSTEMM and our allies on this (still new to me) platform! (1/5)

Hello 👋 @fzmarques.bsky.social @jodieingles27.bsky.social @severinelamon.bsky.social @kimmellor.bsky.social

#IWD2025 #cardiosky

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Dr Kate Weeks @k8weeks.bsky.social · Dec 19

Thanks for creating this feed! I would like to be added.

Here is my university profile page: findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/8770...

Dr Kate Weeks : Find an Expert : The University of Melbourne

Dr Weeks leads the Cardiac Signalling & Metabolism Group in the Department of Anatomy & Physiology and the Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health at the University of Melbourne. The goal of her research is to identify novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases by investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying cardiac remodelling and dysfunction in preclinical models of heart failure.

findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au

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Prof Derek Connolly @profderekconnolly.bsky.social · Dec 6

Individuals with T2DM had 2-fold more CVD events than matched comparisons starting 3 decades before T2DM diagnosis.

www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...

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Bluesky @bsky.app · Dec 3

Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪

Altmetric @altmetric.com · Dec 3

There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.

A Place of Joy.

‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky
Researchers say the social-media platform — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with.: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03784-6

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · Nov 28

I’m thankful for everyone using Bluesky, everyone building on atproto, everyone listening to our message and sharing our dream of a better social media ecosystem that puts people first. We’re going to do this together — thanks for joining us on this journey!

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