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Ashley Kalinski

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Assistant professor at University of South Carolina. We love neurons and macrophages and SARM1. Neuroimmune interactions after traumatic nerve injury. Twiss lab, Giger lab alum.

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Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · 2d

Paper Alert!! Our collaborative work with Giger Lab at UMich is out now in #ScienceTranslationMedicine Deletion of murine Sarm1 results in a microenvironment that delays peripheral nerve regeneration after injury | Science Translational Medicine @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Deletion of murine Sarm1 results in a microenvironment that delays peripheral nerve regeneration after injury

In Sarm1-deficient mice, peripheral nervous system regeneration is delayed after injury.

www.science.org

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Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · 2d

Check out our paper in this weeks issue: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Dual roles of Sarm1 in the injury response. 👀 read on for more!

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Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · 2d

Deletion of murine Sarm1 results in a microenvironment that delays peripheral nerve regeneration after injury

In Sarm1-deficient mice, peripheral nervous system regeneration is delayed after injury.

www.science.org

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Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · Sep 1

Arrived in London, with the family in tow! Sightseeing and science, what can be better!?!

Grateful for the opportunity to share our work on Friday and to bring the kids to this wonderful city.

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Aug 21

🚨ACTION OF THE DAY🚨
@standupforscience.bsky.social

Day 21! QUACK-O-GRAM THURSDAY!

For $3 we will hand deliver an "IMPEACH THE QUACK" rubber ducky to your House Representative! (By one of our team members in a duck suit!)

DO IT (AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS)

act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...

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Bing Ye @byneuron.bsky.social · Aug 20

Tenure-track assistant professor position in neuroscience or physiology at University of Michigan LSA Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB): lsa.umich.edu/mcdb/news-ev...

MCDB Opens Search for Faculty | U-M LSA Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB)

MCDB welcomes applications at the Assistant Professor level from outstanding biological scientists in all areas of physiology and neuroscience, spanning molecular, cellular, systems, and organismal le...

lsa.umich.edu

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Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · Aug 18

It has been 1 year since the lab opened its doors at the University of South Carolina. Looking forward to, hopefully, a long impactful career here. #neuroskyence #WomenInSTEM

Cake that says happy birthday Kalinski lab

Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · Aug 15

We had a great time at the Carolina Autism and Neurodevelopment (CAN) research retreat yesterday. 2nd year PhD student Noah Leever gave a great short talk on his Sarm1 work!

Also if you don't know about the amazing work of CAN, check them out - it is quite amazing!
sc.edu/study/colleg...

Photo of Ashley and Lauren at the retreat

Photo of Cathryn, Ashley, and Halimah at the retreat

Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · Aug 14

My kiddos are my number 1 fans. We had a paper accepted yesterday so they made me this sign.

Skytorial coming soon on our first major work on Sarm1 and PNS injury. 🧪👩‍🔬🧠 #neuroskyence #neuroscience

Hand made congratulations sign from kids

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Sofiya Hupalo @sofiyahupalo.bsky.social · Aug 11

🚨Update for PIs planning NIH app submissions for Oct/Nov deadlines:

Many NIMH NOSIs I'm engaged with are expiring on Sept 8th so plan accordingly! This includes:
1. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
2. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
3. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

NOT-MH-24-105: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Fundamental Mechanisms and Functions of Co-transmission in the Brain

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Fundamental Mechanisms and Functions of Co-transmission in the Brain NOT-MH-24-105. ...

grants.nih.gov

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Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · Aug 11

Hey #neuroscience #neuroskyence we are hiring a Distinguished Chair of Neuroscience at the University of South Carolina (uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/190...)

We have a vibrant neuroscience community with extensive university support for research. I am extremely happy here. Come join us!

Peter and Bonnie McCausland Distinguished Chair in Neuroscience

uscjobs.sc.edu

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Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · Aug 8

Gave our lab entry way a little update today. Nearly 1 year since we’ve been at UofSC and lots of great memories already

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Aug 5

Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Aug 5

Release from HHS: HHS will wind down its development of the mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).

HHS Winds Down mRNA Vaccine Development Under BARDA

WASHINGTON, DC—AUGUST 5, 2025—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), including the cancellation and de-scoping of various contracts and solicitations. The decision follows a comprehensive review of mRNA-related investments initiated during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

“We reviewed the science, listened to the experts, and acted,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “BARDA is terminating 22 mRNA vaccine development investments because the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu. We’re shifting that funding toward safer, broader vaccine platforms that remain effective even as viruses mutate.”

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Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · Jul 18

This #FluorescenceFriday we have adult DRG neurons cultured in microfluidics! Axons traveled through ~640um length microgrooves to the next compartment. Cyan is neurofilament. These were cultured/imaged by our super talented postbac, Jess. (who is looking for lab tech/grad positions in NJ/NY)

Blue axons growing through microgrooves that separate their cell bodies from axons.

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Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · Jul 18

Have to admit- untoasted for the win!

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Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · Jul 18

New York bagels in South Carolina!?! And out of a food truck so I know it will be good.

Now the question- toasted or untoasted? @mikefeigin.bsky.social

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Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · Jul 11

CHOMP, CHOMP! Check out this hungry macrophage for #FluorescenceFriday. Taken by our fantastic lab technician Julianna, following a myelin assay. Lipids in Magenta, Macrophage marker in Green, DAPI in blue.

picture of many cultured macrophages. The center macrophage is getting ready to engulf or eat another cell

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Alex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · Jun 13

I encourage everyone to consider attending one of the many demonstrations planned for tomorrow across the country.

Show up. Demand accountability. Peacefully protest.

Find the rally closest to you: NoKings.org

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Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · Jun 11

As a young girl in STEM summer camps I was constantly told I didn't belong. A high school guidance counselor told me to not apply to college because I wouldn't cut it.

20 years later I am running a lab & considered an expert in my field.

Use those "you cants" as fuel to succeed. You CAN do it. 👩‍🔬

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Amy Orsborn @neuroamyo.bsky.social · Jun 9

And...it's here. UW announced tenure clock extension options for junior faculty last week.

Leadership frames this as part of their deep support to junior faculty. But how, exactly, is more time (& delayed promotion) are meaningful support in response to reduced & uncertain research resources?

Amy Orsborn @neuroamyo.bsky.social · Mar 12

I'm already hearing rumblings from academic leaders that tenure clock extensions may be part of how early career researchers weather this new storm.

A reminder that clock extensions are not the easy solution some think them to be: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

We must do better by junior faculty.

Extended time, elevated expectations: The unappreciated downsides of pausing the tenure clock | PNAS

Extended time, elevated expectations: The unappreciated downsides of pausing the tenure clock

www.pnas.org

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Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · Jun 5

Celebrating this birthday with a little Neuroscience IPA from Hazlewood Brewing 🧠👩‍🔬

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eric lai @lucksmith.bsky.social · Jun 4

Hello Fly Folks. quick note FlyBase is under duress due to termination NIH$ to Harvard and intl collabs. The hardworking folks @flybase.bsky.social are doing their darndest to ensure access to current data. For US, there will soon be a new site to donate. Please spread the word, ideas and support 🪰💪

Marc Dionne @marcsdionne.bsky.social · Jun 3

My lab studies bacterial infections. We spend a lot of time looking at (or for) species-specific genetic and genomic databases for hosts and microbes. FlyBase is the best of all—there is literally no comparison. Its existence is under threat. Please donate.
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...

Drosophila Genetic Database

The Drosophila Genetic Database, FlyBase, is on the brink of collapse due to the sudden termination of the FlyBase NIH grant, which includes salaries for 5 literature curators based at the University ...

www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jun 3

If you burn down a forest, you don't miss out on lumber for just that season. You have to replant all the trees, nurture them, and wait for them to grow.

The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.

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Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · Jun 3

#NewPI Milestone: First R01 officially submitted to the NIH. This is a culmination of 4 yrs of work built from the ground up by tenacious undergrads. Our grad students brought it to the finish line this year & I am so proud of everything they have done so far. 🤞

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · May 31

There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

Graphs showing 25 years of budgets for the National Institute of Health, NASA, and the NSF. In all cases, the proposed budget for next year is far, far below any year of the previous quarter century.

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UK MND Research Institute @ukmndri.bsky.social · May 29

We are pleased to announce that the @ucl Queen Square Motor Neuron Disease Centre Sixth Hybrid #ALS/#MND International Symposium in Partnership will be held on Friday 5/9/25.

The theme is Translating Targets to Therapies.

To register, click below⬇️

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-queen-...

UCL Queen Square MND Centre Sixth ALS/MND International Symposium

International Conference, in partnership with the UK MND Research Institute, on ALS / MND - TRANSLATING TARGETS TO THERAPIES

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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